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Secured Signing and LawHawk take secure document signing to NZ law industry
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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New Zealand tech firms LawHawk and Secured Signing have partnered to create an integrated solution for secure document signatures in the legal industry.
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Symantec urges customers to replace SSL/TLS certificates before deadline
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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certification
Symantec has been preparing its PKI and certificate-signing business for the handover to DigiCert in December.
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Accenture's data breach stark reminder of server misconfiguration dangers
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Publicly downloadable information included credentials, platform configurations, certificates, decryption keys and API data.
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Cybersecurity still not top priority despite 85% businesses being breached
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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migration
​Recent research reveals that cybersecurity is still taking a backseat despite the vast majority of businesses experiencing a breach in recent times.
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NZ fares well in Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report - but threats still lurk
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report has shown that New Zealand has fared relatively well in avoiding malware.
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Interview: Know your enemy - MapR talks big data and DDoS prevention
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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data analytics
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We spoke to Steve Nunez about Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and how big data is helping to fend them off.
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Expert says Germany’s ‘hack back’ proposal is a slippery slope
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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German intelligence has urged to be granted legal authority to ‘hack back’ in the event of international cyberattacks - is it the right idea though?.
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How North Korea’s nuclear aggression masks a deeper threat
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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malware
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According to Carbon Black's national security strategist, the rogue nation has been carrying out a stealth campaign that threatens even worse mayhem.
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Gemalto & Ledger bring security to finance firms seeking blockchain
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Gemalto is focusing its efforts on blockchain and cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership with specialised cryptocurrency security provider Ledger.
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Palo Alto Networks pledges support to Aus Govt's Cyber Engagement Strategy
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The strategy aims to promote economic growth and prosperity through digital trade while maintaining a secure and free cyberspace for all stakeholders.
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Under the spotlight: The tech security people crunch
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
The tenure of an enterprise CISO is said to be less than two years. A change in that position almost always follows a breach.
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Kaon Security & Catapult Software combine expertise for OT customers
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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cloud services
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Kaon Security has announced a partnership with Catapult Software that will provide security auditing and ICS assessment services across New Zealand.
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Security versus convenience? Don't trust everything 'UC'
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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So, if the proliferation of UC applications is a problem, what’s the solution? Session border controllers, also known as SBCs.
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Governments must build availability into services to handle digital transformation - Veeam
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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malware
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virtualisation
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ransomware
TechDay spoke to Veeam’s product strategy VP about the necessary digital transformation, data centres, and ransomware.
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Making your security strategy work for your organisation’s size
Sun, 8th Oct 2017
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Tailor your SOC to your firm's size with Dragonfly Technologies' guide, avoiding the one-size-fits-all trap in cybersecurity.
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Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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nsa
Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.
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SonicWall onboards more customers as malware block rate soars
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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malware
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SonicWall reports a 524% increase in unique malware variants in the last 6 months, equating to around 1000 new variants daily.
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98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
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Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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email security
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symantec
Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
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Why IoT and Wi-Fi testing are crucial for security
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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iot
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supply chain & logistics
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wireless networks
IoT devices may be more cost-intensive than they could be if organisations don’t invest in ones that can handle the security complexity.