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CPR observed a concerning increase of various malware impacting New Zealanders, with 16 additional malware families tied at tenth place for the month.

By implementing behavioural analytics and smart password practices, security teams can thwart credential-based attacks across the organisation.

Bots and infrastructure-as-code automation are common additions to the business landscape, and their explosion has not gone unnoticed by threat actors.

New research reveals likely connection between BlackMatter and DarkSide ransomware-as-a-service, according to Sophos.

Accenture falls victim to LockBit ransomware attack, becoming the second major company hit this week. Ransom demands threaten data on the dark web.

Highest ransom paid in 2020 was $12.9m, almost doubled from the previous year, according to new research by Palo Alto Networks.

Ransomware attacks on industrial facilities pose a growing threat, warns cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, risking downtime and data theft. .

HP's security report reveals remote work is increasing the cybersecurity risk, with hackers targeting home workers.

Thycotic and Centrify merge to create ThycoticCentrify, a cloud identity security vendor targeting the privileged access management market.

Imperva acquires modern database security firm jSonar, paving the way for a new integrated approach to data security.

Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.

KuppingerCole lead analyst Anmol Singh evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of 20 solution providers in the PAM market for the report.

When fully in place, the HHPNZ platform will supposedly create a seamless patient experience across every touchpoint of healthcare.

SailPoint has credited its staff and passion for innovation for what the company describes as an ‘award-winning’ year in 2017.