Latest news - Page 489

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fortinet announces latest network firewall appliance
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Fortinet has unveiled its new network firewall, the FortiGate 2600F, designed to enhance security for remote workforces and hybrid data centers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dynamic security services on demand: Onboarding Fortinet’s Security Fabric
Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Fortinet's Jon McGettigan outlines cybersecurity 'best practices' and the deployment of agile security services in a CAPEX or OPEX model.

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.