Risk Management stories - Page 178

Cyber security has become too important to be left to chance, as security threats are increasing in volume, severity and complexity.

Australian businesses have high email threat awareness and confidence in security solutions, according to research by Mimecast.

Businesses need to up their security game, with advisory firm RSM Australia claiming security is becoming a spectator sport.

KPGM Australia has snapped up technology consultancy, Markets IT, for an undisclosed sum, in a deal to bolster its play in the capital markets sector.

Bitdefender named Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection, validating the company's rapid advancement in enterprise sector.

CyberArk bolsters defence with Viewfinity v5.5, blending malware protection and user productivity in latest security update.

Chief data officers will be a standard role within large organisations, with 90% of large companies to have a CDO role by the end of 2019.

Digital transformation, insider threat and machine learning will impact cyber security in APAC, says Darktrace MD APAC.

New Zealand's Portland Software Services has been named on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2015 after recording 220% growth in three years.

IDC says by 2020 more than 30% of IT vendors will not exist as we know them today, as digital transformation and third platform change IT forever.

IDC has issued a stark warning to local CIOs, saying they must transform or be left behind, with digital transformation and third platform booming.

A proactive approach and solid plan can turn the changing security landscape into an opportunity for big improvement, says HID Global's Steve Katanas.

Total IT spending in Australia to surpass $11.7 billion in 2016, as Gartner talks up the 'algorithm economy' and urges new security spend focus.

Australian eCommerce solutions company eStar has launched a SaaS-based tool to protect retailers from online fraud.

NZ's IT Power has unveiled what it believes is the first locally developed 'data centre in a box', offering an 'affordable and flexible' option.

TechnologyOne has continued its acquisition path, snapping up asset management consulting and software firm Jeff Roorda and Associates in a $10m deal.

The annual NZ Security Conference and Exhibition comes to Auckland this November, bringing with it a range of international speakers and presentations.

The threats to mobile security have not changed, but the consequences have, warns Dionisio Zumerle, research director at Gartner.

Melbourne IT has become the first Australian AWS Premier Consulting Partner to win AWS Managed Service Provider Partner status.

The cost of recovering from a cyber attack is twice as much for businesses with virtual infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab.