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Cybersecurity strategies must involve every part of the organisation - study

In the past year, a third of the breaches incorporated social engineering techniques and the cost of a breach caused by a human error averaged to $3.33 million.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Jan 2021

Distributed Denial of Service

Cyberattacks on healthcare organisations 'out of control' - Check Point

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have increased by 45% in the last two months, making healthcare the most targeted industry, according to Check Point.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Jan 2021

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks advances attack surface management with Expanse

Palo Alto Networks to acquire attack surface management company, Expanse, for $670 million, enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Dec 2020

Firewalls

Sophos unveils new open AI developments to sharpen defenses against cyberattacks

Sophos has unveiled four new open Artificial Intelligence developments to enhance the industry's defenses against cyberattacks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2020

Distributed Denial of Service

DNS threats expected to explode over the holiday period, report finds

Experts warn of heightened DNS attack risks during holiday shopping peak, urge firms to bolster cyber defences.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020

Data Loss Prevention

Cyber-espionage growing problem for APAC region, report finds

Asia-Pacific public sector at highest risk for cyber-espionage attacks, says new Verizon Cyber-Espionage Report. APAC also hit hardest worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Malwarebytes expands security protection suite for remote workers

Malwarebytes has announced the expansion of its protection suite and industry partnerships to incorporate more features to help protect remote workers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020

Virtualisation

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Veeam?

Veeam's senior global technologist speaks on the great shift to a digital economy and organizations' investments in digital platforms.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020

Digital Transformation

Operational technology catches up with digital transformation

Asia's energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors are rapidly digitizing operations to remain competitive, driving a greater focus on cybersecurity.

By Vincent Liu • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020

Firewalls

Fortinet collaborates with AWS to deliver integrated next-gen firewall solution

Fortinet has announced new integration with Amazon Web Services to provide customers with advanced security across their cloud platforms.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020

Malware

Malwarebytes expands protection suite, with focus on protecting remote workers

Malwarebytes expands its protection suite and partners with cyber-insurance provider Coalition to offer customers joint discounts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2020

Risk & Compliance

Organisations continue to get hit hard by cyber attacks

A quarter of global organisations hit by seven or more cyber attacks in the last year, according to a Trend Micro survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2020

Malware

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Vectra AI exec discusses cybersecurity for Office 365

Vectra AI's head of security engineering, Chris Fisher, discusses the rise of security breaches in Microsoft O365 and how to protect against them.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Nov 2020

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks and PwC deliver MDR services to Hong Kong enterprises

PwC and Palo Alto Networks have partnered to deliver managed detection and response services to enterprises in Hong Kong.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Nov 2020

Malware

Ransomware the most common cyber threat to SMBs - report

The survey found that 60% of managed service providers report that their SMB clients have been hit as of Q3 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Nov 2020

eLearning

New CompTIA cybersecurity skills certification available worldwide

Private sector business and defense organisations alike rely on CompTIA Security+ to build cybersecurity skills among their frontline cyber defenders.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2020