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Dicker Data acquires Hills Security and IT division
Fri, 6th May 2022
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cloud services
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surveillance
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distribution
Dicker Data completes acquisition of Hills Security and IT division, rebranding it as Dicker Data Access and Surveillance (DAS).
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World (un)Password day? Yubico releases MFA guide encouraging new ideas
Thu, 5th May 2022
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cybersecurity
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safety
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mfa
In a slight departure from traditional World Password Day lore, Yubico has today announced a multi-factor authentication (MFA) guide.
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Outdated cybersecurity approaches are failing - report
Thu, 5th May 2022
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partner programmes
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ai security
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ai
Security innovation is years behind where it should be, according to new research from Vectra AI, and the gap appears to be widening.
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80% of Australian organisations hit with ransomware in 2021
Wed, 4th May 2022
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malware
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firewall
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ransomware
80% of Australian organizations were hit with ransomware in 2021, up from 45% in 2020, according to a new survey by Sophos.
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ASX 100 company directors ill-equipped for cyber attacks
Wed, 4th May 2022
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cybersecurity
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asx
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skills gap
A UNSW Institute for Cyber study has demonstrated a significant skills gap around cyber security awareness and resilience among ASX 100 company directors.
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IBM study reveals changing sentiments around AI ethics
Wed, 4th May 2022
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ai
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ibm
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ethics
80% of respondents pointed to a non-technical executive, such as a CEO, as the primary 'champion' for AI ethics, a sharp uptick from 15% in 2018.
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WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks are spiking in Australia
Wed, 4th May 2022
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ddos
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cloud services
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breach prevention
According to a new observation by Akamai, Australia has experienced a massive spike in WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks.
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Salesforce resets user passwords as GitHub breach investigation continues
Wed, 4th May 2022
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cloud services
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bi
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big data
Salesforce is increasing its security measures after a recent GitHub breach incident investigation reported in Heroku.
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Radware named Leader for application and API protection
Wed, 4th May 2022
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ml
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radware
Radware has been named a Leader in GigaOm's Application and API Protection Radar report for its cyber security solutions.
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Jamf unveils new technologies for business security
Wed, 4th May 2022
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byod
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malware
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apple
Jamf has showcased new technologies it has developed to assist organisations in offering an enterprise secure and straightforward environment for consumers.
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Shopping for cyber insurance? Six questions to ask before calling the insurer
Wed, 4th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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compliance
The cyber threat landscape has always been worrisome, but today these concerns are heightened given an anticipated uptick in cyber-attacks from bad actors.
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Vector Capital to be majority shareholder of WatchGuard
Wed, 4th May 2022
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network management
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firewall
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managed services
WatchGuard Technologies has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vector Capital to make a large new equity investment in the business.
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Undoing the productivity gaps of knowledge work
Wed, 4th May 2022
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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inflation
As Australia accelerates its digital economy and Australians head for the polls, one word is central: productivity.
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What is a DApp and why are they useful?
Wed, 4th May 2022
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cloud services
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bi
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big data
DApps are an innovative way to make use of a blockchain's capabilities. But it can be tough to find a plain English definition of exactly what they are.
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Half of Aussie businesses have seen increase in data threats
Wed, 4th May 2022
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Australian companies are starting to understand they need to be constantly training and educating staff on how to keep their privacy.
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Privacy Bureaux, Comodo Cybersecurity form strategic partnership in AU
Wed, 4th May 2022
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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comodo security
The addition of Comodo’s privacy and cyber security solutions delivers game changing protection for Privacy Bureaux's mid-market and SME clients.
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Exabeam offering gives customers 245% ROI over three years
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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siem
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research
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forrester research
Exabeam's Fusion SIEM offering delivers a 245% ROI and $3.73m in benefits over three years, according to a commissioned TEI study.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from CyberArk
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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cloud services
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cyber threats
Today we are joined by CyberArk regional manager for ANZ Thomas Fikentscher, who gives us some expert insight into the company's Threat Landscape 2022 Report.
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Australian and NZ security leaders want better innovation
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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cybersecurity
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nz
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vectra
Vectra research finds most Australian and NZ security leaders are aware their solutions are ineffective, with 58% buying a product that's failed at least once.
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Mastercard and Openly partners to boost privacy and security
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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pos
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martech
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commerce systems
Mastercard and Australian company Openly have teamed up to provide organisations a complete view of their supply chain privacy and cyber risk posture.
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Akamai announces new products across security, computing
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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cloud services
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iaas
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servers
Akamai expands its product line with new offerings in security, compute, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) markets.
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A deeper dive into the false positive quandary
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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ai security
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cybersecurity
False positives are often used as a key metric by decision-makers trying to identify the effectiveness of a cybersecurity solution.
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NCSC ANZAC address highlights the importance of strong relationships for cyber threat prevention
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cyber threats
NCSC Director Lisa Fong shares insight on cyber challenges and opportunities facing NZ, highlighting the importance of working with allies to tackle threats.
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New strategies for cloud-native attacks - Aqua Security
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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cloud services
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devops
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application security
New research from Aqua Security reveals attackers are using more sophisticated techniques to target cloud-native environments.