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Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
Alcatel strike deal with Family Zone to pre-load security software on devices sold in ANZ
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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parental control
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The deal is set to commence in mid-2018 on a three-year term, with a global rollout upon a successful implementation.
Expert says thriving IoT security market “shouldn’t surprise anyone”
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.
Interview: IBM New Zealand's John Martin talks GDPR, NZ's Privacy Act, and Australia's NDB laws
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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data protection
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hyperscale
John Martin of IBM New Zealand discusses the impact of GDPR, Australia's NDB laws, and New Zealand's Privacy Act on businesses and cybersecurity practices.
Ziften moves into ANZ with new partnership and appointment
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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advanced persistent threat protection
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microsoft
Ziften will be expanding into the ANZ cybersecurity market with a new country manager and partnership, and a programme for onboarding new partners.
Report uncovers big business of cybercrime – but just how big?
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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dark web
'Would you like anything else with your $10 DDoS attack-as-a-service sir?' Armor's report paints a disturbing picture of the cybercrime market.
Five million Android devices possibly infected with 'aggressive' pre-installed adware
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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smartphones
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malware
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cybersecurity
Nearly five million Android devices may have pre-installed 'RottenSys' adware, researchers reveal, implicating distributors in the alarming spread.
The next major DDoS battleground: DNSSEC a 'significant new risk'
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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DDoS attacks using amplification to increase severity rose 110% in Q4 2017, with DNSSEC to blame for the surge, according to Nexusguard's Q4 2017 Threat Report.
New Zealand's Privacy Bill to get first reading in Parliament
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
New Zealand’s updated Privacy Bill is about to begin its first reading in Parliament with Andrew Little as the MP in charge.
A chatbot for network security management? It's a reality
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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In what may be an industry-first, a UK-based company has launched an intelligent chatbot especially designed for network security management tasks.
Not a Bitcoin owner? You're still fair game for a cryptomining attack
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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hackers
Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.
Expert explains fighting cloud’s ‘biggest security risk’ – the user
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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cloud security
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cloud services
Routed's director says while cloud providers are responsible for securing the cloud, only the organisation can secure how they use it.
APEC says there's a balance between privacy and data flow for digital trade
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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data privacy
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data sharing
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trade
The future of trade will balance eCommerce and consumer protection, says APEC. It highlights challenges in dealing with data protection.
NZ businesses finally ready for cybersecurity upgrade
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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Kiwi businesses have cybersecurity high on the agenda but are unsure how to go about it, according to a report by Microsoft and Marsh.
The importance of knowing your data to be secure
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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cloud services
Risk comes from a range of different places; internal, external and increasingly through technologies like cloud.
Cryptomining malware affected 42% organisations worldwide in Feb
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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cybercrime
This persistent threat not only continues to chip away at enterprise CPU power, but once inside a network can carry out other malicious acts.
Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
Sailpoint outlines deployment options for identity governance platform
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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private cloud
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dc
SailPoint unveils new deployment options for its identity governance platform, offering SaaS, public/private cloud, data center, and managed service solutions.
Businesses confident about their 'cyber resilience' - but 77% don't have an incident response plan
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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ibm
Most organisations lack a formal cybersecurity incident response plan, but feel more cyber resilient than last year, according to a study by IBM and Ponemon.
GitHub boosts bug bounty program & payouts in 2017 with more to come this year
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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software development
GitHub’s Security Bug Bounty program paid out more than US$166,000 in 2017 after a significant payout revamp that doubled amounts across the board.