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BlackBerry & Melanoma Institute Australia conduct trial to secure medical research
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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smartphones
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data protection
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healthtech
The trial will introduce BlackBerry Workspaces as a secure file storage and collaboration platform for Melanoma Institute Australia.
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Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops ‘dark web medals’ table
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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dark web
RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.
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Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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martech
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software development
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domain names
Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.
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Email: The often ignored factor in strong cybersecurity
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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uc
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phishing
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email security
A customer-facing organisation will receive hundreds, if not thousands of emails every day, each one containing personal identifiers.
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CrowdStrike detail rise of state-sponsored attacks in new global threat report
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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supply chain
CrowdStrike's 2018 Global Threat Report spotlights the rise in state-sponsored cyber attacks, revealing a shift in how adversaries share and repurpose tactics.
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CERT Australia reveals this year's cybersecurity challenges
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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iot
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email security
Criminals will exploit known vulnerabilities; social engineering will craft sophisticated networks; supply chain targeting will target third parties..
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How to ensure your organisation doesn’t get hooked by phishing scams
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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email security
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trend micro
While many organisations recognise phishing as serious, they often struggle to obtain quality information about specific threats.
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New partnership offers secure credentials-storage solution
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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software
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pronto software
Pronto Software and Forticode have partnered to create a more secure solution to credential storage to allay data breach regulation concerns.
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ASD grants Dimension Data the power to host 'protected' government information
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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cloud security
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iaas
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dimension data
Dimension Data Australia will now be able to provide cloud security services to the Australian Government for protected data.
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Anti-phishing software integrates with SIEMs to secure the enterprise
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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siem
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phishing
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email security
Cofense’s anti-phishing software now integrates with SIEM systems, fortifying enterprise security by automating incident response and threat intelligence.
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Empower and mobilise your 'human sensors' to fend off phishing attacks
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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email security
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threat intelligence
Some of the largest enterprises in the world fall victim to phishing attacks, even with the latest and greatest technologies. Why?.
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Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.
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Decentralisation central – Melbourne launches first Web 3.0 tech hub
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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australian government
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york butter factoy
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web 3.0
Efforts to remake web services in a decentralised, persistent and uncensorable manner are likely the most important work happening in tech today.
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Done deal: LexisNexis and ThreatMetrix fight fraud as one
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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iam
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risk & compliance
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m&a
ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.
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Cisco report finds AI & machine learning still hot topics in cybersecurity
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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supply chain
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ai
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cybersecurity
AI & machine learning in cybersecurity prove to be hot topics amongst security professionals and they’re looking to spend more on those tools.
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Insights on industrial vulnerability: How secure is your OT infrastructure?
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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encryption
Addressing the requirements of an OT network is now more important than ever and requires an integrated approach.
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Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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malware
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application security
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devsecops
​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.
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How GDPR changes the game for cloud service providers
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
While GDPR has been a hot topic of conversation recently, but what impact will the laws have on cloud platforms and environments?.
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WhiteHawk hires top cyber talent to develop online security marketplace
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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accenture
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fraud
WhiteHawk has expanded its team, hiring top cyber talent and promoting Antonio Crespo to chief information officer.
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Q4 malvertising levels drop; but scammers aren't finished yet
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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mssp
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riskiq
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malvertising
Malvertising may be going out of fashion for cyberattackers across the board, but it doesn’t mean web users can rest easy.