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"Today's fast-paced changes to business applications and deployments to the cloud require organisations to be more agile than ever before."More

“One of the few predictable things about cyber-security is that threat actors will always seek to take advantage of major events or changes – such as COVID-19, or the introduction of 5G – for their own gain."More

"We've seen ransomware attacks increasing since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, to try and take advantage of security gaps as organisations scrambled to support remote workforces."More

Popular phishing tactics using the Microsoft brand used email campaigns to steal credentials of Microsoft accounts, luring victims to click on malicious links which redirect them to a fraudulent Microsoft login page. More

Check Point’s Infinity NEXT architecture will support NVIDIA DPUs by providing zero trust security. More

The daily global average of ransomware attacks jumped 50% in last quarter, compared to 1st half of 2020.More

The deal will integrate Odo’s remote access software with Check Point’s Inifinity architecture, bolstering the latter company’s remote security capabilities in a time where working and learning from home has become the norm, and looks to largely remain that way in the near future.More

Security operations centres (SOCs) are often the first lines of defence.More

Check Point Software Technologies has this week launched a new cybersecurity offering designed for cloud-based emails and office suite applications.More

“Working with leading vendors like Check Point to offer free courses will help to upskill those people already working in the sector, and help to attract new talent to protect business and industry against damaging cyber attacks in the future.” More

The collaboration is based around an integration between Claroty’s Continuous Threat Detection (CTD) and Check Point’s recently released IoT Protect solution. More

According to new research from Check Point, the primary attack delivery method is email, constituting 82% of all attack vectors for malicious files in the last month.More

Google and Amazon were the most imitated brands in phishing attempts for the second quarter of 2020, according to Check Point. More

The popular online dating service has been found to have several vulnerabilities which, if exploited, could put the private data of users in danger of being stolen.More

Telegistics will initially distribute Check Point products to New Zealand, with an emphasis on ‘green field’ opportunities.More

Check Point researchers have identified malware that is disguised as a legitimate looking Android application and is used to capture user’s information. Known as ‘Joker’, the billing fraud malware is specifically designed to evade Google Play Store protections.More

A new report from Canalys indicates investment in cybersecurity has increased 9.7% - but worsening economic conditions could turn the statistic around.More

"CloudGuard gives organisations the most advanced cloud-native security across their cloud estates, together with holistic visibility and easy, automated management and enforcement of security policies.” More

It comes as resume or CV-themed scams have doubled in the past two months, with one out of every 450 malicious files reported involving CVs.More

Naikon’s primary method is exploit the trust and diplomatic relations between departments and governments to increase the chances of its attack succeeding.More

The gang succeeded in its campaign by manipulating email correspondences, registering lookalike domains, and cashing out in phases. More

To prove the validity of the threat, threat actors leak a small portion of sensitive information to the dark web, dangling intimidation that more is to follow if ransom goes unpaid.  More

Cybercriminals are most likely to impersonate major global tech companies like Apple, Netflix, Yahoo, WhatsApp and PayPal in order to trick people to clicking links or downloading attachments in malicious phishing emails.More

Security partners across 16 categories were recognised at the inaugural 20/20 partner awards.More