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'DerpTrolling’ faces jail time for Sony DoS attacks
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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gaming
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ddos
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digital entertainment
A United States federal court has charged a 23-year-old man for the hacks on Sony Online Entertainment and other major companies back in 2014.
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Kiwis concerned about being scammed – survey
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.
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It's time to rethink your back-up and recovery strategy
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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dr
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cloud services
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opinion
Legacy approaches to backup and recovery may no longer be enough for organisations as data becomes increasingly distributed.
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Impact of legacy technologies on threat alert response and cloud adoption among Aus enterprises
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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cloud services
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juniper networks
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ovum
Most Australian enterprises today are hamstrung by the same technologies that once helped advance the nation’s IT economy.
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The five-step guide to securing data in the cloud - IDC
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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migration
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cloud security
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multi-cloud
Cloud's rise brings hybrid and multicloud challenges, IDC and Forcepoint guide on secure cloud data transition.
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ForeScout acquires OT security company SecurityMatters for US$113mil
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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iot security
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forescout technologies
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m&a
ForeScout Technologies has acquired OT security company SecurityMatters for USD $113 million, enhancing its ability to secure both IT and OT environments.
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Dropbox strengthens security with raft of new partnerships
Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dlp
Integrations will keep customer content protected and secure with tools for controlling identity access, governing data, and managing devices.
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Companies swamped by critical vulnerabilities – Tenable
Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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tenable network security
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report
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cybersecurity strategy
Research has found enterprises identify 870 unique vulnerabilities on internal systems every day, on average, with over 100 of them being critical.
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Interview: Aruba’s NZ country manager talks channel strategy
Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
Aruba’s NZ country manager, Andrew Fox, reveals plans to grow channel presence, expand team, and bolster market share with new SD-WAN and security solutions.
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Don’t let your network outgrow your IT team
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Growing complexity in business networks can overwhelm IT teams. Pruning back complexity and increasing visibility can help IT teams stay in control.
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NZ being targeted for cyber attacks – study
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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ai
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aura information security
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fia
The survey polled more than 230 IT decision makers in businesses with 20 or more employees across New Zealand.
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Case study: Startup revamps systems with HID mobile access
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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case study
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mobility
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mobile apps
French startup Deskopolitan has chosen to work with HID Global solutions to improve its co-working spaces and offer innovative experiences to clients.
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Three access management trends making waves in APAC
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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mfa
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iam
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data privacy
Identity and Access Management (IAM) emerges as a key cybersecurity focus in APAC, driven by severe impacts of cyber attacks and stringent GDPR regulations.
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The silent security risk of unstructured data
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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data protection
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data analytics
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martech
Australian businesses are struggling to manage and secure their distributed unstructured data, leading them to turn towards software-defined storage solutions.
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Combatting the rise of Cybercrime-as-a-Service
Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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malware
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
Amateur cybercriminals (or anyone with a grudge), can execute spam attacks, steal people’s identities, and more.
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ThreatQuotient partners with Visa for payments safety
Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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partner programmes
ThreatQuotient integrates verified breach intelligence from Visa to help customers detect and protect against cyber attacks on payment data.
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Gartner names Bitglass a leader in cloud security
Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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iaas
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casb
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cloud services
Gartner has named Bitglass a Leader in its 2018 Magic Quadrant for cloud access security brokers, highlighting Bitglass' advanced data protection and execution.
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Computer Lounge online store hit by security breach
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Auckland’s Computer Lounge has suffered a months-long security breach. While credit card details are safe, other personal data may have been exposed.
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Securing your cloud data: Point solutions vs single pane of glass
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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edutech
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cloud security
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casb
Organisations that can use fewer security products that individually offer more capability are likely to have a lower total cost of ownership.
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2018’s worst malware revealed in report
Fri, 2nd Nov 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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ai security
Webroot’s 2018 Nastiest Malware report highlights Emotet, Trickbot, and GhostMiner as the latest threats, urging improved cybersecurity measures.