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Travel

How to mitigate cyber risks while travelling

Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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Over the past year, compromises of payment card data, network intrusions, and cyberattacks using hotel Wi-Fi have plagued the hospitality industry.
Cloud security

AI, edge computing, and IoT - Ixia's 2018 predictions for cloud security

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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It's essential for businesses to be aware of these trends and understand how they can ensure their networks are properly architected and secured.
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Cisco maintains grip on IT security market after 'strong channel partner focus'

Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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​Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market's performance over the third quarter in 2017.
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Ludicrous cybercrime profit means Mafia no longer constrained to the streets

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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​Back in the day it was not uncommon for people to ransack stagecoaches and rob armoured trucks, but now they're robbing servers.
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Businesses MUST prepare: World's cybersecurity big guns forecast 2018

Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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What will 2018 bring? We've brought together a line-up of cybersecurity heavyweights to provide their opinions on various topics for the year ahead.
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Malicious attacks to drive surge in cybersecurity spending for 2018

Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.
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Attacks on UK's critical infrastructure to skyrocket 100% over next 2 years

Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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​Thought 2017 was bad? Well according to cybersecurity expert Huntsman Security, it's going to get a whole worse.
Fallback

Why machine learning is essential for cybersecurity

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Machine learning and AI are becoming indispensable in cybersecurity, promising reduced human effort and quicker incident response.
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2017's threat landscape report shows ransomware epidemic

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Cyberthreats have changed significantly in 2017 - Bitdefender's annual report shows one in six spam emails now contain some form of ransomware.
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NCSC reveals unclassified look into New Zealand's cyber threat landscape

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The NCSC released its 2016/2017 Cyber Threat Report last week, which reveals that there were 396 cyber incidents this year - 58 more than last year.
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Holiday alert: Cyberattacks can rise over 20 per cent starting now

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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As we approach the holidays organisations need to be on the lookout for cyber attacks if history offers an indication of what's to come.
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Forcepoint updates 'human-centric' security portfolio

Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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Forcepoint recently revealed updates to several features in its 'human-centric' security portfolio designed for government agencies and enterprise.
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Expert opinion: How secure is the 'I' in 'IoT'?

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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The public nature of the Internet is causing business and government leaders alike to confront a profound challenge.
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Police say everyone in UK has been hacked – Expert says not quite

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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UK's Police representatives have revealed virtually everyone in the country has been hacked, however, High-Tech Bridge's CEO disagrees.
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Expert says Cash Converters cybersecurity breach 'yet ANOTHER wakeup call'

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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data breach
Cash Converters breached, hackers have access to UK customer account details, usernames, passwords, addresses and partial credit card numbers.
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LogRhythm celebrates bumper year of accolades for SIEM development

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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LogRhythm has cemented its pioneering space in the security sector this year, with accolades from the SANS Institute, Gartner and Forrester Wave.
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Why security tools are useless if they don't relate to business objectives

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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Cybersecurity tools and products may not provide enough protection if businesses can't say how those tools are part of their business objectives.
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Businesses must 'transform or die' yet many not ready – Commvault Go 2017

Fri, 10th Nov 2017
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cloud services
More than two-thirds of respondents believe their organisations are not prepared for migrating data to the cloud.
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Forcepoint appoints new CISO to 'protect the human point'

Thu, 9th Nov 2017
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Forcepoint appoints new CISO to lead user and data protection program, compliance, and certification for security offerings and partners.
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Japanese firms face 'Night of the Devil' after ransom wiper attacks

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Japanese firms are reeling from a spate of 'Night of the Devil' cyberattacks, with a new wiper masking as ransomware.