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Spear phishing techniques evolving to execute lateral attacks – Barracuda

Barracuda’s research uncovered fresh insights into how these popular attacks are evolving and the tactics used by cybercriminals to try to make them successful.More

Today

Puppet launches vulnerability remediation product

With vulnerabilities and security breaches on the rise, the latest Puppet product helps IT teams find, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities.More

Today

SecurityScorecard launches custom security ratings feature

Custom Scorecard allows enterprise leaders to better isolate and focus on cybersecurity risk issues by business units and/or subsidiaries.More

Yesterday

The dark side of apps: Security threats on the rise

"Think about it, unsecured Wi-Fi, spoofing, phishing attacks, ransomware, spyware... mobile devices make for the perfect target."More

The fascinating way Microsoft is making a social impact

67b emails rejected due to 'highly malicious attack techniques'

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Keysight solution helps prevent cyber-attacks on connected vehicles

Jamf extends Apple expertise through security firm buyout

Report: Fortinet releases latest analysis of the cyberthreat landscape

ForgeRock launches open-source IoT edge controller solution

The IoT Edge Controller runs on smart edge devices, and provides the privacy, integrity and security required for devices to register as identities.More

ESET: Ignoring human element in cyber safety a mistake

"We believe that when employees are aware of their potential blindspots, they are naturally more invested and better prepared to be wary of things that may not seem quite right."More

OutSystems gains new certifications for cloud security compliance

These certifications demonstrate the level of commitment OutSystems has to ensuring the privacy and protection of its customers’ data in the cloud.More

Broadcom set to own Symantec’s enterprise security business for $10.7B

"M&A has played a central role in Broadcom's growth strategy and this transaction represents the next logical step in our strategy following our acquisitions of Brocade and CA Technologies," says Broadcom CEOMore

SentinelOne launches next-gen server protection offering

SentinelOne has released a new next-generation server and protection offering, which is purpose-built for containers.More

CIOs – here’s how you get your IT environment digital-ready

It’s no simple task to optimise performance for an array of internal and external applications, particularly when there’s a mixture of cloud and legacy workloads that intersect.More

Business ransomware detections spiking - Malwarebytes

Ransomware attackers are targeting large, ill-prepared public and private organisations with easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities.More

Microsoft and CyberArk lead GlobalData identity management theme

Both companies gained the highest score for the identity management theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector.More

Rubrik enters data governance and disaster recovery orchestration market

Sonar addresses the intensifying risk of data privacy breaches and compliance penalties by applying machine learning to discover sensitive data.More

More than half of personal data breaches caused by human error

"The biggest cause of breaches remains the fallibility of people and an inherent inability of employees to send emails to the right person."More

Attackers upping the ante on evasion and anti-analysis - Fortinet

Cyber-adversaries are becoming more sophisticated in their obfuscation and anti-analysis practices to avoid detection.More

Cylance report looks into questionable pentesting practices

The report demonstrates how the line distinguishing pentesting exercises from actual threat actor behaviour has thinned.More

Nintex bolstered by independent security report

Nintex Workflow Cloud’s security controls are up to scratch, with not one single instance where a security control wasn’t working, or not in place.More

Too quick to click: New Zealanders falling for phishing emails

New insights from CCL reveal that a significant amount of New Zealanders are still falling for phishing email scams, due in part to impulsive email behaviour.More

Kaspersky opens first Transparency Center in APAC

The company’s third code review facility will be located in Malaysia’s Cyberjaya, alongside key cyber-related government agencies and companies in the country.More

SolarWinds announces updates to web performance monitoring products

With the improved functionalities, technology professionals managing every type of environment can monitor website availability and performance.More

Genetec shows impressive growth, says IHS Markit

IHS has named Genetec one of the fastest-growing access control software manufacturers in the world, according to the latest IHS Report.More

Ping Identity launches private cloud identity solution

Enterprises need a dependable way for customers, employees and partners to conveniently sign-on to their services and applications.More

Fortinet integrates security fabric with Alibaba Cloud

The combination of technologies will provide extended security visibility and control from the data center to the cloud.More

Cyber defence techniques in fighting advanced persistent threats

Today’s cybersecurity compliance standards are only designed to protect against elementary threats.More

CrowdStrike launches threat-scoring platform

CrowdScore is a metric that enables CSOs to instantly see the real-time threat level their organisations are facing, allowing them to mobilise resources to respond.More

Unsecured WiFi leaving schools vulnerable to attack

While the internet has transformed the learning process in schools, it’s also given rise to new dangerous online threats.More

Successful threat hunting requires curation & collaboration

Many organizations already have the technology required for threat hunting, with SIEMs and threat intelligence a starting point.More

Check Point: Attackers executing commands remotely with latest malware

Threat actors are quick to try and exploit new vulnerabilities when they emerge, before organisations have had the chance to patch them.More

New research highlights third party risks facing organisations

modern risk management must account for ongoing changes in third-party relationships and mitigate risks in an iterative way — that is, on a continual basis, rather than at specified intervals."More

Cohesity launches new vulnerability scan using backup data

The application works by scanning backup copies on to identify any vulnerabilities across an organisation’s IT environment.More

How you can leverage cloud’s advantages while staying secure

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

Security defensive blue teams failing to catch offensive red teams - Exabeam

35% of respondents claim that the blue team never or rarely catches the red team, while 62% say they are caught occasionally or often. More

Understanding VMware in just 4 minutes

We look at the companies history and key technology solutions.More

Making secure SD-WAN possible with a comprehensive approach - Fortinet

SD-WAN is changing the way enterprises offer access to branch offices - but securing SD-WAN can be challenging.More

F5 Networks' BIG-IP load balancer product vulnerable to attack

Organisations that use F5 Networks BIG-IP load balancer should immediately check their configurations to ensure they are protected from potentially serious security issues.More

430,000 people hit with financial malware

Financial malware, that is malware that targets finances, cryptocurrencies and web-money services, has increased by 7% from the same period last year, according to new research from Kaspersky.More

Air NZ faces data breach after staff accounts phished

Air New Zealand says information relating to membership profiles may have been visible on internal documents as a result of the breach.More

Yubico launches lightning-compatible security key

Today, the YubiKey 5Ci can be used to secure the 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, Idaptive, LastPass, and Okta iOS mobile applications.More

Popular enterprise printers riddled with security risks

Researchers from NCC Group analysed different aspects of six mid-range enterprise printers manufactured by HP, Ricoh, Xerox, Lexmark, Kyocera, and Brother. More

How crucial is cloud expertise to your organisation?

The study surveys more than 950 IT decision-makers and IT pros from across the globe to better understand the barriers to increasing cloud usage.More

Limiting access key to minimising data breaches, says expert

"When a company provides only a minimum amount of access needed for the employees to fulfil their roles, the risk of wide-spread breach greatly diminishes."More

Slack tackles balance between productivity and security

The new features include more options to protect data without interrupting employees’ requirements to get work done.More

BitSight announces enterprise analytics to help security leaders manage risk

The solution provides visibility into which groups have the biggest impact on their organisations' overall cyber risk posture and helps identify areas for security performance improvement.More

DDoS attacks on the rise despite taking a summer break

“Traditionally, troublemakers who conduct DDoS attacks for fun go on holiday during the summer and give up their activity until September."More

Mobile Mentor solution lets you manage Windows 10 like a smartphone

The solution gives IT managers the ability to holistically manage all endpoints to improve security and employee experience.More

DXC Technology & Autism NZ help autistic Kiwis into the workforce

The Enterprise Centre, which is set to open in 2020, will include a cybersecurity centre and technology centre. It will also be one of the world’s first on-site training and learning facilities for autistic people setting out in the workforce. More

Security teams spend 25% of their time chasing false positives

The report also showed that teams were also concerned about investigating actionable intelligence and building incident timelines as well as cleaning, fixing and/or patching networks. More

Delta launches NZ first: personal cyber insurance

“For the first time in New Zealand, families will really be able to significantly reduce their exposure to hackers and online criminals, but organisations will also benefit," says Delta CEO.More

Venafi announces guarantee for no certificate-related outages

Eliminating certificate-related outages within complex, multi-tiered architectures can feel like an impossible effort.More