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Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack

The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'
Malware

Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'

There is no doubt about it, but spear-phishing is big business in 2017 - Menlo Security's Jason Steer explains how businesses can protect themselves.

By Jason Steer • 9 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Measure and mitigate risk to build a comprehensive cyber defense
Network Infrastructure

Measure and mitigate risk to build a comprehensive cyber defense

It is helpful to think of cybersecurity risk as a three-dimensional concept: a function of threat, vulnerability and consequence.

By Sharon Chan • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Onesecure Asia and Trusted Metrics form security operations center for Singapore & ASEAN
Endpoint Protection

Onesecure Asia and Trusted Metrics form security operations center for Singapore & ASEAN

Trusted Metrics and Onesecure Asia are partnering up to deliver US-developed Security Operations Center (SOC) technology to Singapore and ASEAN.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Redlock signals company growth with new appointments
Cloud Security

Redlock signals company growth with new appointments

RedLock appoints Ankur Shah as VP of products and Viswa Subramanian as VP of engineering to drive product development and research.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Cylance ink OEM agreement with ContentKeeper to provide predictive malware blocking
Malware

Cylance ink OEM agreement with ContentKeeper to provide predictive malware blocking

ContentKeeper Technologies and Cylance have partnered to embed Cylance's OEM Engine into ContentKeeper's Gateway Security Platform.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017
Turla threat group targets G20 Summit attendees
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Turla threat group targets G20 Summit attendees

Participants in this year's G20 Summit in Germany are being targeted in a new wave of malware droppers, suspected to be from APT group Turla.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2017
New opportunities emerge as APAC web application firewall market surges
Firewalls

New opportunities emerge as APAC web application firewall market surges

Research from Frost & Sullivan has revealed the demand for cloud-based and virtual web application firewalls is strong in the APAC market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
The three Rs of enterprise security: Rotate, repave, and repair
Gaming

The three Rs of enterprise security: Rotate, repave, and repair

No organisation regularly repaves their services or applications from a known, good state, leading to vulnerable servers for more than five months.

By Justin Smith • 6 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers - report
Firewalls

Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers - report

WatchGuard found that despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36% of the top threats.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Digital Shadows on Wannacry: An analysis of competing hypotheses
Malware

Digital Shadows on Wannacry: An analysis of competing hypotheses

Digital Shadows probes the enigma of WannaCry's origins, weighing cybercriminal mischief against nation-state subterfuge.

By Analyst Team • 6 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017
Fight malware by spotting the top eight indicators of threat traffic in your network
Malware

Fight malware by spotting the top eight indicators of threat traffic in your network

There are eight main indicators that can help detect compromised networks. Here's how you can catch threat traffic before it cripples your systems.

By Sara Barker • 1 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017
Asia Pacific MSSPs staying buoyant amidst economic slowdown
Malware

Asia Pacific MSSPs staying buoyant amidst economic slowdown

Asia Pacific Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) are experiencing healthy growth an market buoyancy despite an economic slowdown.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
ICIT: The Know Your Enemies 3.0 Advanced Persistent Threat Advisory is finally here
Malware

ICIT: The Know Your Enemies 3.0 Advanced Persistent Threat Advisory is finally here

China and Russia are by far the most active and they sponsor the most prevalent and the most sophisticated adversaries.

By James Scott • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
SonicWall reports that Cerber ransomware mutates fast to avoid detection
Malware

SonicWall reports that Cerber ransomware mutates fast to avoid detection

The Cerber ransomware is self-mutating by as much as two versions a day to stop matching its own previous signatures.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2017
NTU Singapore signs joint agreement to pour $3m into cyber threat research
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

NTU Singapore signs joint agreement to pour $3m into cyber threat research

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University and Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will work together to combat cyber threats.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017

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Advanced Threat Protection – Preventing unknown risks
Firewalls

Advanced Threat Protection – Preventing unknown risks

APTs compromise their target system with advanced code techniques to circumvent security barriers - and stay under the radar as long as possible.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Mar 2017