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Proofpoint spends $284m to acquire email security leader
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million (AU$284 million) as part of a deal that will help the company continue its journey into phishing prevention.
Cyber security firm LMNTRIX taps Liquid IT as first NZ partner
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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partner programmes
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Liquid IT will focus on offering the ATR platform to Government clients through its recent appointment to the New Zealand Government’s TaaS panel.
The risks of DDoS and why availability is everything
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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arbor networks
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netscout
We’ve all experienced the feeling of frustration, or even desperation, when the online services we expect are not available when we need them.
Orca Tech expand distie profile with ExtraHop contract
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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extrahop
ExtraHop and Orca Tech have partnered up to provide complete network insights for Australian and New Zealand customers.
Intel amplifies Bug Bounty rewards to attract more security researchers
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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intel
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spectre
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security vulnerabilities
Intel has boosted its Bug Bounty rewards to attract more researchers, with up to USD $250,000 available for side channel vulnerabilities in its products.
New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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email security
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cybersecurity
A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.
Huge increase in email-borne attacks requires new thinking
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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email security
More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.
NZ & AU join international condemnation against Russia for NotPetya attack
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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australian government
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notpetya
The New Zealand and Australian Governments have condemned Russia for the NotPetya cyber attack that caused global damage.
Know the enemy before preparing defence: An in-depth look at phishing
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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email security
All too often organisations believe that spam filters are sufficient or that employees can always tell the difference.
New malicious search engine trawls AWS servers for sensitive data
Sat, 17th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
As if it wasn’t easy enough already, the lives for hackers has just been made a lot easier with a tool that lays bare AWS S3 servers.
Rumours fly about who was behind the PyeongChang Olympics hack
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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hacking
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talos
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winter olympics
The Olympic Destroyer campaign comes at a precarious time of geopolitical tensions with several possible perpetrators but no conclusive proof.
25% of firms fail to implement multi-factor authentication for BYOD
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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data protection
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surveillance
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biometrics
25% of respondents at the Gartner Symposium lacked some form of multi-factor authentication when securing BYOD.
Gartner provides 7 steps for dealing with Spectre and Meltdown
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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iaas
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
No doubt you’ve heard of Spectre and Meltdown before, given security researchers are calling them ‘catastrophic’ - here's Gartner's advice.
New advisory platform finds 41m PDFs part of a cyberattack in last 3 months
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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malware
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firewalls
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ransomware
Barracuda announced the availability of its new platform that provides advanced threat trends in real time - along with some shocking findings.
A look inside network monitoring for the connected age
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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iot
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paessler
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network monitoring
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. The five Ps - we’ve all heard them and no doubt committed them to memory, but how many of us use them?.
US intelligence agencies accuse Huawei & ZTE of spying - again
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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spying
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zte
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huawei
Four US intelligence agencies have accused Huawei of spying on customers who own Huawei smart devices, but they aren't sharing any evidence.
Trend Micro & Panasonic launch mission to advance connected car security
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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iot
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cartech
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trend micro
The two companies aim to thwart cyber risks that jeopardise connected car safety - particularly security in ECUs and infotainment systems.
Okta and SailPoint take joint identity solution to market
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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iam
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okta
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sailpoint
Okta and SailPoint are teaming up in an effort to bring end-to-end identity management to all data and applications across the enterprise.
How one Dutch company created Civil Defence's emergency alert system
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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uc
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civil defence
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emergency communications
Dutch company one2many has been chosen by the Ministry of Civil Defence - Emergency Management as its provider of a national Wireless Emergency Alert System.
67% of organisations say they're understaffed to handle cybersecurity
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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managed services
RiskIQ's survey paints a grim picture that forecasts a 'perfect storm' where the problem of staff shortages collides with escalating cybercrime.