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Ingram Micro NZ ramps up Fortinet team; adds new regional workshops
Firewalls

Ingram Micro NZ ramps up Fortinet team; adds new regional workshops

Ingram Micro NZ has bulked up its Fortinet practise and added new outreach offerings to help resellers overcome security talent shortages.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
NZTech chief: CERT NZ's cybersecurity report is the tip of a much bigger iceberg
NZTech

NZTech chief: CERT NZ's cybersecurity report is the tip of a much bigger iceberg

New Zealand faces a growing cyber threat as CERT NZ's first quarterly study shows only the tip of the iceberg, says NZTech chief Graeme Muller.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
364 incidents in just three months: CERT NZ reports from the cybersecurity frontline
Phishing

364 incidents in just three months: CERT NZ reports from the cybersecurity frontline

New Zealanders have reported 364 cybersecurity incidents in just three months, costing us upwards of $730,000.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017

Global Stories

Cyber attacks stories

'Good lessons' arise from Singapore business continuity test
Unified Communications

'Good lessons' arise from Singapore business continuity test

Singapore's financial sector conducted a massive business continuity exercise in order to test response to both cyber and physical attacks last month.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
INFOGRAPHIC – The EU's most vulnerable countries to cybercrime
Cybersecurity

INFOGRAPHIC – The EU's most vulnerable countries to cybercrime

Cybersecurity comes down to a number of factors and one of them is geographical location - here's a full list of the EU countries and their rankings.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
One step ahead: Safeguarding your business from the top down
Breach Prevention

One step ahead: Safeguarding your business from the top down

Mitigation plans against cyber attacks fail due to a lack of support from the board. But if the board starts leading the charge, they will succeed.

By Ian Pitt • 5 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity
Firewalls

Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity

Businesses should worry less about security and start addressing operational risk when it comes to moving to cloud, according to Palo Alto Networks.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Hands-on Review: Trend Micro's Home Network Security simplifies how we get protected from cyber attacks
Malware

Hands-on Review: Trend Micro's Home Network Security simplifies how we get protected from cyber attacks

As IoT devices proliferate, Trend Micro's Home Network Security offers a simple, router-based solution to protect all connected devices from cyber threats.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
A new player enters SA cybersecurity market through acquisition
Cybersecurity

A new player enters SA cybersecurity market through acquisition

​An established company recently announced its expansion into the South Africa cybersecurity market by acquiring a managed security service provider.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
ShadowPad exploit 'one of the biggest' APAC supply chain attacks
Encryption

ShadowPad exploit 'one of the biggest' APAC supply chain attacks

Malaysia's MyCERT warns of mass APAC supply chain breach after ShadowPad exploit hits NetSarang servers, stealing data.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
Upside-down flag prompts hack against Malaysian websites
Distributed Denial of Service

Upside-down flag prompts hack against Malaysian websites

Malaysian websites have been hit by hacks and DDoS attacks reportedly in response to an error in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 booklet.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
Webroot takes over Securecast in move to take cyber awareness training to mass market
Phishing

Webroot takes over Securecast in move to take cyber awareness training to mass market

Webroot has officially acquired security awareness training platform Securecast and has plans to take the new integrated solution to the mass market.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Why DDoS attacks show no signs of slowing down
Distributed Denial of Service

Why DDoS attacks show no signs of slowing down

The scale of devastation can have a lot to do with how attackers use resources, such as IoT devices, to launch wide-scale attacks.

By Robin Schmitt • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
BDO & AusCERT kick off 2017 ANZ Cyber Security Survey
BDO

BDO & AusCERT kick off 2017 ANZ Cyber Security Survey

BDO and AusCERT tap leaders in ANZ for insights on cyber threats in their pivotal annual security survey, amid a spike in ransomware attacks.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
British Telecommunications appoints new VP for security in AMEA
Cybersecurity

British Telecommunications appoints new VP for security in AMEA

​British Telecommunications (BT) has announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017
HBO breach: Centrify says 'winter is coming' for passwords
Cybersecurity

HBO breach: Centrify says 'winter is coming' for passwords

HBO's soft underbelly was laid bare to the world after hackers stole 1.5 TB of data from its systems - Centrify says passwords' days are limited.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Cyber attacks stories

Enterprise concerns driving Australian information security spend to $2.8b
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Enterprise concerns driving Australian information security spend to $2.8b

Australian information security spend is expected to climb to $2.8b this year, with enterprise security services a key market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017