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Millions of DDoS attacks hit Asia Pacific in 2017

Thu, 25th Jan 2018
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Automation and managed services may be the key mechanisms for fighting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
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How to stop 'sleeper-agent' hackers from causing havoc

Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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In an evolving cyber threat landscape, companies pivot from prevention to detection, with 60% of budgets geared towards rapid response, reveals Gartner.
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Where to focus your threat protection strategies this year

Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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Some might think that by now organisations would have come to a point where they are a step ahead of criminals.
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Proficio to deepen APAC presence after 'record-breaking' 2017

Wed, 17th Jan 2018
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Proficio plans to expand its global presence across Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America after a record-breaking 2017.
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ESET: A breakdown of 2017's ransomware epidemic - and what to expect next

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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​Given the digital plague around the world in 2017, it would be unseemly not to give ransomware its own dedicated piece.
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LogRhythm, McAfee, Splunk & IBM round out Leaders in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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LogRhythm, IBM, Splunk and McAfee named 'leaders' in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).
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Cylance, Symantec, Carbon Black lead next-gen endpoint security market

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Cylance, Symantec and Carbon Black have all featured top of the ranks in the Enterprise Management Associates next-generation endpoint security report.
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Interview: BT on securing cooperation between government and industry

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Rajiv Shah, former BAE Systems executive, is appointed as Director of Government Cybersecurity for BT in Australia.
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AI could be the key to ending cybercrime

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Over the last few years, the world has seen a steady and increasing flow of high profile data breaches hitting the headlines...
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How to make attackers' lives harder with effective threat hunting

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Sandboxing was big, but I believe that in two years sandboxing won't be an effective control, because the bad guys understand it.
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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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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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Attackers will get in: Three frameworks that help you through ransomware

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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Ransomware will breach networks, but frameworks from NIST, SANS, and the Navy can guide organisations in preparing for and mitigating these attacks.
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Barracuda brings new firewall capabilities to DevSecOps

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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The expanded public cloud functionality for its Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Barracuda NextGen Firewall will integrate the new capabilities.
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Fortinet recommended in NSS Labs intrusion prevention system (NGIPS) test

Sat, 18th Nov 2017
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Fortinet's FortiGate 600D excelled in the latest NSS Labs NGIPS test, achieving a 99.7% security effectiveness rating and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership.
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The security 'F' word: Everything you need to know about firewalls

Fri, 17th Nov 2017
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The nature of the current threat landscape is creating the need for fundamental changes in the approach to network security.
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Barracuda announces new 'cloud-generation' firewalls

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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Barracuda expands public cloud functionality for Web and NextGen Firewalls, offering utility-based consumption and automated security controls.
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Four crucial factors to consider when implementing a SIEM platform – Frost & Sullivan

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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A SIEM is the central nervous system for security analysts in combing through alerts, conducting investigations, devising countermeasures.
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The five key elements of closed-loop network security

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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As the threat landscape grows more complex, traditional security policies fall short. Discover the five key elements essential for closed-loop network security.