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Accenture bulks up threat intelligence offerings with iDefense acquisition
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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banking
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acquisition
Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.
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Siemplify releases first purpose-built platform for MSSPs
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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threatnexus
​Siemplify today announced the extension of its ThreatNexus platform to the managed security service provider (MSSP) market.
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Be ready: DDoS attacks like you’ve never seen are coming
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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At Equinix, we see our global interconnection platform, Platform Equinix, as an excellent staging ground for DDoS defenses.
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Ivanti reveals suite of data center security solutions for the enterprise
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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Ivanti unveils an enhanced line-up of enterprise-grade security solutions to fortify data centers and hybrid clouds.
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Subdomain spoofers turning to ‘trusted’ brand LinkedIn to spam users
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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email security
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LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
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RSA introduces new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice as part of security suite
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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identity governance
RSA is continuing to forge its way ahead in the cybersecurity space with the launch of its new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice.
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An in-depth look at next-gen security software: Myths and marketing
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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virus
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analyst report
When next-gen vendors talk about behavioural analysis as their exclusive discovery, they’re at best misinformed.
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Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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malware
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phishing
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email security
‘Polymorphism’ was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.
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Cybersecurity trends 2017: What to expect in the year ahead
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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cybernetics global intelligence
To say last year was a catastrophe in terms of combating cyber threats in Australia would be putting it lightly.
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CyberArk boosts privileged account security for AWS
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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pam
CyberArk enhances AWS security, aims to protect critical cloud-based user credentials against rising cyber threats.
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ANZ Bank appoints former government exec as new CISO
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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ANZ Bank has appointed a new chief information security officer who hails direct from the Australian Government.
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Capgemini says banks & insurers must deal in 'currency of trust' for data security
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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bank security
Banks and financial insurers may still be seen as trustworthy by customers but the story from inside the industry is very different.
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Digital Shadows on why it's sometimes best to avoid 'Cupid's' arrow
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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digital shadows
Different times of the year and major news events can trigger a surge in attacks aimed at particular industries and geographies.
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Aquion signs on as first local Unisys Stealth value added reseller
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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data protection
Aquion becomes ANZ's inaugural reseller of Unisys Stealth, offering top-notch cyber protection for enterprises and governments.
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Australia catches up: Mandatory data breach reporting bill finally reaches Senate
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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breach prevention
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Australia is finally seeing progression on the mandatory data breach notification laws, as the bill passed the House of Representatives last week.
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NordVPN's top tips to help you stay savvy about your internet privacy
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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data privacy
Most internet users are unaware of the extent to which their private data is being tracked and shared with advertisers, according to a study by iSchool.
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ICIT paper reveals why signature-based malware prevention is dead
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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malware
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ai
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cybersecurity
New research from ICIT says that cybersecurity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is the way forward, because traditional solutions are now dead.
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Brute force RDP attacks plant CRYSIS ransomware in ANZ region
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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In September 2016, we noticed that operators of the updated CRYSIS ransomware family were targeting Australia and New Zealand businesses.
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Proofpoint unveils the biggest cyber threat hotspots from Q4 2016
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.
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Menlo Security uncovers sophisticated spear phishing attack at well-known enterprise
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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email
Existing security solutions failed to detect a sophisticated and dangerous spear phishing attack at well-known enterprise, Menlo Security says.