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How threat intelligence can improve DDoS protection
Distributed Denial of Service

How threat intelligence can improve DDoS protection

DDoS attacks have become a major threat to a wide variety of businesses, from the smallest to the largest multi-national corporations.

By Shani Czyzyk • 5 min read • Fri, 26th May 2023
Gen wins 10 AV-TEST Institute awards for device protection solutions
Customer Experience

Gen wins 10 AV-TEST Institute awards for device protection solutions

These awards recognise the reliable protection across a variety of operating systems, fast performance speeds and user-friendly experiences.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2023
Claroty reveals new cryptographic key extraction method
Health Technologies

Claroty reveals new cryptographic key extraction method

Claroty's Team82 exposes major security vulnerabilities in Siemens PLCs and Dataprobe's PDUs, prompting urgent updates.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022
Small security teams facing greater risks than large orgs
Risk & Compliance

Small security teams facing greater risks than large orgs

Small security teams face unique challenges that put them at greater risk than larger enterprises, according to a survey by Cynet.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2022
Email fraud identified as top attack vector - Proofpoint
Email Security

Email fraud identified as top attack vector - Proofpoint

More than three quarters of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022
Virsec launches Deterministic Protection Platform to protect software workloads
DataCentre infrastructure

Virsec launches Deterministic Protection Platform to protect software workloads

Virsec launches Deterministic Protection Platform to provide better protection against known and unknown threats to software workloads.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jan 2022
Virsec hits $137 million investment milestone after latest round
Investment

Virsec hits $137 million investment milestone after latest round

Virsec raises $100m in Series C funding from industry players and company builders, bringing total funding to $137m.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jul 2021
ESET urges parents to consider security protection for their children
Cybersecurity

ESET urges parents to consider security protection for their children

While many parents worry about their child's online activity, many are not taking precautionary measures, according to new insights from ESET.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Dec 2019
Interview: Sophos reveals the criminal underbelly of the dark web
Malware

Interview: Sophos reveals the criminal underbelly of the dark web

The dark web may be a place that most of us have heard of as a murky underworld for cybercriminals, but also where most internet users daren't tread.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Additional Microsoft services certified to handle 'sensitive' data
Unified Communications

Additional Microsoft services certified to handle 'sensitive' data

The ASD has formally certified 40 Microsoft Azure and Office 365 services for inclusion on its Certified Cloud Services List.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
Polycom bumps up information security; becomes ISO certified
Hybrid & Remote Work

Polycom bumps up information security; becomes ISO certified

Polycom achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, strengthening its information security practices and providing assurance to customers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
TITUS CEO interview: Channel strategy & crucial considerations for enterprises
Data classification

TITUS CEO interview: Channel strategy & crucial considerations for enterprises

Tim Upton is currently in Australia to talk about data classification & their channel strategy – we were able to catch up with him on some key issues.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2017
Making sense of security
EduTech

Making sense of security

A Kiwi connection is helping keep New Zealand in focus at the Asia Pacific headquarters of unified security company Websense.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2013

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iSANZ Board reveals keynote speaker for 2017 Awards evening
Health Technologies

iSANZ Board reveals keynote speaker for 2017 Awards evening

The iSANZ Board has announced the keynote speaker at this year's iSANZ Awards, due to be held at Wellington's Te Papa Museum on November 21.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
Spark, Aura InfoSec & Dimension Data amongst iSANZ Awards finalists
iSANZ

Spark, Aura InfoSec & Dimension Data amongst iSANZ Awards finalists

Finalists for the iSANZ Awards have been unveiled, highlighting New Zealand firms like Spark and Dimension Data for exemplary information security initiatives.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
You're invited: the 2017 iSANZ Awards & Gala Evening
iSANZ

You're invited: the 2017 iSANZ Awards & Gala Evening

Join New Zealand's InfoSec community at an exclusive Gala Dinner as part of the 2017 iSANZ Awards, to be held in Wellington next month.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Oct 2017
2017 iSANZ Awards on the hunt for InfoSec excellence
iSANZ

2017 iSANZ Awards on the hunt for InfoSec excellence

Entries are now open for the 2017 iSANZ Awards and applicants have until Monday October 2 to submit their nominees.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
Putting the 'i' back into IT
Data Protection

Putting the 'i' back into IT

<strong>A new study shows Kiwi businesses understand the value of the information they hold but are struggling to manage, protect and get maximum value from it.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2012