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Interview: Okta on their growth strategies in APAC
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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partner programmes
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iam
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okta
We caught up with Graham Pearson, Okta vice president for APAC, to talk about how the company plans to grow through its channel partners.
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Move over ransomware; put spear phishing on your radar
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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malware
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firewalls
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ransomware
Spear phishers continue to exploit security weaknesses in organisations using social engineering. It’s becoming the most significant security threat.
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Credential theft is the hottest trend for cyber attackers in Q2
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
This year cyber attackers have narrowed their focus to methods that involve credential theft, be it through malware, phishing or brute force attacks.
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ForeScout and CyberArk announce partnership - and new solution
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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pam
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iot security
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partner programmes
ForeScout and CyberArk forge a key alliance, launching a security solution to bolster defences against cyber threats and protect privileged accounts.
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New data logging service allows actionable cybersecurity insights
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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storage
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.
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Ethereum Classic & Litecoin cryptocurrencies now available in NZ
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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blockchain
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cryptocurrency
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bitprime
Kiwis can now trade Litecoin and Ethereum Classic in NZ dollars via BitPrime, joining Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum in the brokerage's offerings.
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Palo Alto Networks brings WildFire threat intelligence platform to APAC
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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data protection
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks has brought WildFire Cloud to Asia Pacific with a new base in Singapore, furthering the company’s cloud reach.
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Ixia extends CloudLens, now supports all major cloud platforms
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
It has now been extended to support for Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Bluemix, and Alibaba Cloud.
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US research team takes biometric scanning to heart
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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biometrics
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mfa
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iam
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new method of biometric scanning that uses heart scans for authentication.
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Hackers steal data through ‘easy back door’ in massive Deloitte breach
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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casb
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breach prevention
​In just the last few weeks we’ve had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.
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Customers will turn their backs if data breach disclosure isn't done right - survey
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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crm
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cx
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martech
Of 3035 customers worldwide, 43% said they would never return to a company following a data breach and poor rectification methods.
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Criminals turn to virtual methods to cash in on ATMs
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
There’s change in the air as criminals are increasingly ditching the physical-based methods of stealing information and cash from ATMs.
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Android banking Trojan stalks Google Play - again
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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cybersecurity
It’s a case of déjà vu for one particular Android banking Trojan, which has popped up on Google Play after being removed from the store this year.
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MacOS High Sierra zero-day shows Keychain passwords in plain text
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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personal computing devices
MacOS users who are starting the upgrade to High Sierra are vulnerable to a proof-of-concept attack that shows their online passwords in plain text.
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EHF Fellow creating a global model for blockchain policy from New Zealand
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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blockchain
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defi
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cryptocurrency
New Zealand has a clean slate on blockchain policy and a history of being forward-leaning, nimble, technology-savvy, and open to new ideas.
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SonicWall unveils 'biggest innovations in company's history'
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
SonicOS, firewalls, wireless access points, cloud analytics and a mobile OS make up SonicWall's newest range of products.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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blockchain
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email security
Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest’s campaign to deliver Coinhive’s Monero cryptocurrency miner.
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Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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hack
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avast
The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.
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APAC is now the most dangerous cyber threat region in the world
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
APAC ranked highest in ransomware threats & malware detections, with online banking malware and malicious mobile app downloads also prevalent.
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Digital Shadows' $26m funding a 'huge milestone', says CEO
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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risk & compliance
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digital shadows
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funding
Digital Shadows has raised $26 million in a Series C funding round, which will be put towards global expansion and its service development.