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Profit-for-good, connections creation company heads to NZ
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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meetmagic curates meetings between IT leaders and problem solvers from leading tech companies, and donates at least half to a worthy charity.
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2020's most wanted malware: Trickbot and Emotet trojans driving spike in ransomware attacks
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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Trickbot and Emotet are being used to distribute ransomware against hospitals globally, according to research from Check Point.
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Cloudbric's pandemic response recognised at 2020 Golden Bridge Awards
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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Cloudbric, which offered free cybersecurity services to several vulnerable industries, was honoured for its work to keep businesses safe.
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Cloudflare updates Spectrum with DDoS analytics & trends
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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Enterprises that use Cloudflare’s reverse proxy offering Spectrum will notice a few more things on their Network Analytics dashboard this week.
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92% of financial services firms increased cybersecurity investment this year
Sat, 7th Nov 2020
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The report revealed that 45% of respondents saw an increase in cyber-attacks since the pandemic first emerged.
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Ping Identity acquires Symphonic Software
Fri, 6th Nov 2020
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Ping Identity acquires Scotland-based security firm Symphonic Software, adding its dynamic authorisation platform to its portfolio.
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Corero Network Security lands customer wins in Asia, Australia, US
Fri, 6th Nov 2020
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Corero Network Security is reporting strong growth in 2020, which has been propelled in part by a ‘record’ order intake in Q3.
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COVID-19-themed attacks and PowerShell malware surged in Q2 - report
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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New malware samples increased by 11.5% in Q2 2020, with COVID-19-themed cyber-attacks surging 605%, according to McAfee.
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Post-COVID-19, every user should be treated as privileged
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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Organisations must adapt their data access and security measures in a world without 'normal', balancing convenience and security.
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The rise of viral threats and network detection and response
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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COVID-19 and escalating cyber-attacks have highlighted the need for early detection and a balanced approach to cyber-threats, says report.
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Four security threats affecting FSIs in 2020
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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The 2020 Future Cyber Threats report by Accenture highlights six extreme threats to the global financial services sector. Here are four of them.
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Claroty adds remote incident management to OT security capabilities
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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Claroty enhances its OT security platform with remote incident management to help cybersecurity teams respond to security incidents in remote work environments.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is StorageCraft?
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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StorageCraft: a cybersecurity company providing data protection and backup solutions - TechDay interviews senior director Florian Malecki.
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Fortinet announces latest network firewall appliance
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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network infrastructure
Fortinet has unveiled its new network firewall, the FortiGate 2600F, designed to enhance security for remote workforces and hybrid data centers.
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DDoS attackers exploited COVID-19 'lifelines' in 1H 2020 - NETSCOUT report
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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The first half of 2020 was littered with multivector distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks - with more than 4.8 million recorded attacks over the period.
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Companies exploited by high-risk vulnerabilities, new research shows
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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84% of companies have high-risk vulnerabilities on their network perimeter, with half of them fixable through software updates, says Positive Technologies.
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Malwarebytes integrates with CrowdStrike for end-to-end enterprise security
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Malwarebytes has announced it will offer its remediation solution to CrowdStrike customers to elevate and simplify enterprise remediation efforts.
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Kaspersky brings threat intelligence to greater number of organisations
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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To make threat research available to a wider number of organisations, Kaspersky continues to develop new functions for its Threat Intelligence Portal.
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Dynamic security services on demand: Onboarding Fortinet’s Security Fabric
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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network security
Fortinet's Jon McGettigan outlines cybersecurity 'best practices' and the deployment of agile security services in a CAPEX or OPEX model.
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Small biz in firing line as cyber breaches surge
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Smaller enterprises are exposed to a level of sophisticated cyber-attack ordinarily reserved for large multi-nationals.