About Kai Ping
Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.
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Interview: Hitachi Vantara talks challenges of compliance in financial services
Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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storage
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Technology is advancing a lot quicker, and the incumbent banks need to be more up to speed but are held back by a lot of legacy systems.
Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.
SD-WAN adoption growing, but MPLS is here to stay - report
Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The report represents 850 companies in five industries: manufacturing, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail, technology.
New online tool helps organisations evaluate security maturity
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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endpoint protection
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cloud security
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risk & compliance
The report also assigns a current security maturity tier and compares the organisation's results to peer benchmarks.
Research finds majority of businesses failing to comply with GDPR
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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edutech
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data analytics
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martech
70% of companies couldn't fulfil data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.
WatchGuard launches multi-factor authentication solution aimed at SMBs
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
WatchGuard's AuthPoint solution is a cloud service that can be deployed and managed from any location without the need for expensive hardware components.
Yubico to provide hardware security key with Okta's MFA
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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mfa
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partner programmes
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physical security
YubiKeys, hardware-based protection in the form of physical devices, provide an option for a second factor in Okta MFA.
Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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ddos
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.
Proofpoint launches email analysis and phishing remediation solution
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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phishing
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email security
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m&a
Proofpoint debuts CLEAR solution to swiftly analyse and remediate phishing emails, leveraging Wombat Security's expertise to enhance threat response times.
NTT Security launches web security-as-a-service with Symantec
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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partner programmes
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casb
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symantec
The service offloads the burden of real-time network and device monitoring, advanced security analysis and security management.
Exclusive: SailPoint CEO on why bot identities need to be scrutinised
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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uc
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martech
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it automation
Bots today have access to mission-critical systems, applications and data, just like any other user within the organisation.
Secureworks opens up proprietary UEBA through partner programme
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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partner programmes
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ueba
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secureworks
With the launch of its Red Cloak Partner Program, Secureworks will engage in a more transparent exchange of raw data with participating vendors.
NordVPN launches dedicated Linux app
Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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vpns
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open source
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cloud services
Most VPN providers offer Linux connectivity without the app support, and that is not always the easiest way, especially for beginners.
Carbon Black updates endpoint security solution
Fri, 31st Aug 2018
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endpoint protection
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edr
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av
Carbon Black announces Cb Protection 8.1, enabling customers to meet PCI DSS standards and remove legacy antivirus without additional steps.
Exclusive: Over half of ASX companies at risk of email fraud
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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email security
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dlp
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proofpoint
Businesses can be more susceptible to phishing attacks and business email compromises (BEC) than they realise.
Report reveals 80% increase in email impersonation attacks
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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cloud security
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email security
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mimecast
Mimecast's latest report shows an 80% rise in email impersonation attacks, exposing the vulnerability of current email security systems.
Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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hackers
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venafi
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certification
As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.
Exclusive interview: RSA on the road to AI security
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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ai
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ml
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rsa security
Organisations are now capable of leveraging AI as its advanced to the point of addressing critical issues in cybersecurity.
EMA names Pulse Secure leader in hybrid IT secure access platform solutions
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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firewalls
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network security
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pam
The survey included executives from over 200 enterprises and an analysis of hundreds of vendor product briefings, case studies and demonstrations.
SailPoint updates IdentityIQ to expand definition of digital identities
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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iam
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cybersecurity
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bots
The update gives enterprises the ability to govern non-human identities such as software bots, including robotic process automation (RPA) bots.