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Redscan has received accreditation from CREST for its Security Operations Centre (SOC), confirming its place among top security providers.More

Talend’s new chief information security officer Anne Hardy says she’s looking forward to driving security priorities within the company as its scales to new heights.More

New research highlights the continuing issue of weak passwords, revealing that 30% of ransomware infections in 2019 were due to passwords.More

The addition of Nyansa’s capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning will complement VMware’s existing network and security portfolio.More

Nation-state attacks have targeted telecommunications and internet service providers, government organisations, and other institutions globally.More

With the volume of valuable financial data increasing by the second, how do businesses ensure they balance expectations for robust security controls from customers with their need for convenience?More

28% of all organisations worldwide were impacted by malicious multi-purpose botnets, while the rise of 20% of incident response cases were targeted ransomware attack.More

With over 320 million monthly active users of OPPO’s ColorOS, and a rapidly expanding online presence, cybersecurity is top of mind for the mobile phone manufacturer.More

The company was named the top cybersecurity vendor for channel satisfaction after achieving the highest overall rating against 10 others.More

ExtraHop has expects to 2020 to be hot on the heels of a bumper year in 2019, with US$150 million in bookings and more than 40% year-on-year growth under its belt.More

iPhone users are now able to use their phones to sign up to Google’s Advanced Protection Program, using the iPhone’s built-in security key technology. More

As data loads are increasing and becoming more diverse across systems, IT teams must create a platform to collect, analyse and store data while also determining which are a priority.More

To address the risks connected IoT devices pose, it is important organisations come up with a strategy that will ensure every device is monitored and managed, Forescout says. More

According to the Australian Government Department of Communications, the average cost of an individual cybersecurity breach to a business is $276,000.More

Privacy and security fears put young people off using virtual assistants for customer servicesMore

"It's vital that the organisations that rely on Windows 7 are aware of the risks and what they need to mitigate them."More

New security for Chrome OS and mobile threat defence for Android and iOS devices protects users from new fleeceware applications uncovered by SophosLabs. More

The most significant of these outages took place over the northern hemisphere summer and disrupted nearly every top tech company in some fashion.More

The acquisition of the Israeli Segasec extends Mimecast’s capabilities to protect against brand exploits used to steal money and data.More

Edge security, SSO application integration and flexible authentication options are critical for optimal user experience and information security policy compliance, Kemp says.More

Research found that only 34% of those who had adopted cloud-based solutions had implemented single sign-on (SSO), one of the most basic cloud security tools.More

Companies that want to make the most of data storage should be on top of these developments.More

Insight Partners will acquire Swiss cloud data management vendor Veeam. Co-founders step down from the Board.More

"Collecting data from various systems, tools and devices and the application of analytics, AI and machine learning will gain speed."More

Endace has announced global growth in the packet capture market, and the importance of packet capture as a key source of data for network security, is contributing to significant growth of the company.More

"Considering the high risk brought by the discovered vulnerability, and how widespread Citrix software is in the business community, we recommend information security professionals take immediate steps to mitigate the threat."More

“The volume of online attacks has been growing for years, but in 2019 we saw a clear shift from certain types of attacks that are becoming ineffective, to the ones focused on gaining clear profit from users."More

Significantly, spam messages account for more than half of 295 billion in 2019, making 55% of global email traffic in this year, the company states.More

The true value of data is revealed when insights are gained through a collaborative approach, where organisations and partners choose to connect their data sources.More

total, 38 different state-sponsored threat actors were active throughout review period, including seven new ones. Some of these groups operate from Asia Pacific countries including China, India, North Korea, and Vietnam.More