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Ivanti reveals potential ROI of 261% for Endpoint Management Solution
Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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hcm
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edr
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ivanti
Ivanti has announced the results of a commissioned Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
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Schneider Electric launches Connected Services with Claroty
Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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iam
Schneider Electric is teaming up with Claroty to assist in maintaining cybersecurity for physical assets - a critical issue.
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‘Windows shops’ target admin rights to de-risk their environments
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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cybersecurity
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windows
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users
New data shows up to 75% of critical vulnerabilities could be mitigated through a rights and privileges crackdown.
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8x more users attacked via old Microsoft Office vulnerability in Q2
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
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kaspersky
Exploits for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office have surged, accounting for 82% of total exploits in Q2 2022, according to Kaspersky.
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Lookout named Strong Performer in 2022 Gartner Peer Insights
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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data analytics
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cloud security
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cx
Gartner has recognised Lookout as a Strong Performer in the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Security Service Edge (SSE).
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Fortinet attributes Gartner-reported growth to ZTNA approach
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Fortinet ranked among top five zero-trust network access vendors with fastest growing revenue, according to new Gartner report.
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NZ’s Cyber Resilience Framework to be evolving and potentially automated
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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strategy
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cyber resilience
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framework
The government's already putting $2.4 million into the Cyber Resilience Framework in its initial stages, what is it and why is it important?.
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Benefits vs risks of facial recognition technology
Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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surveillance
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biometrics
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cloud services
Once a distant, futuristic concept, facial recognition technology is now found in many technological applications with a variety of different functions.
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CISOs need to consider a risk-based cybersecurity strategy
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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strategy
Rather than talking in terms of attack vectors and vulnerabilities, CISOs and security decision-makers must look at actual business risk.
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Claroty research unveils new attack that targets PLCs
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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cybersecurity
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it industry
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research
Claroty has released research detailing a new type of cyber-attack, one that weaponises programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
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Safeguarding your financial data
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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data protection
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fintech
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breach prevention
Managing data security is crucial in the digital revolution. Here are five steps towards better financial data security.
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HelpSystems shines light on impact of response-based threats
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
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cybersecurity
Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41% of all email-based scams.
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Concentric AI protects sensitive data with new capabilities
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
The new capability reveals sensitive data shared across email and business messaging platforms and highlights who has inappropriate access to content.
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Demand grows for future-proof mobile access solutions
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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smartphones
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cloud services
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report
HID Global, in partnership with IFSEC Global, recently released the 2022 State of Physical Access Control report for the fourth year running.
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Kaspersky uncovers new attacks by advanced persistent threat group
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
The attacks involved modifications of the well-known malware, DTrack, as well as the use of a brand-new Maui ransomware.
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Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.
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Lacework launches new capabilities for better threat detection
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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uc
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advanced persistent threat protection
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multi-cloud
Lacework has announced new capabilities that enable organisations to uncover more critical threats to their infrastructure and empower teams.
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Can biometrics help? 123% increase in Gen Zs scammed online
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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biometrics
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email security
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passwordless
In the three years leading up to 2022, the number of Gen Zs who fell victim to online scams rose by 123%, according to Ping Identity.
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How to increase the success rate of business data projects
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
New Zealand organisations must embrace data-driven innovation to navigate post-COVID challenges and drive growth, says report.
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Dynatrace extends application security capabilities for runtime environments
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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devops
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martech
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application security
Dynatrace has announced that it has extended its Application Security Module to detect and protect against vulnerabilities in runtime environments.