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Securing cloud platforms in the financial services sector
Cloud Access Security Broker

Securing cloud platforms in the financial services sector

Organisations in the financial services sector are faced with a unique set of challenges when it comes to IT security.

By David Shephard • 4 min read • Mon, 21st May 2018
Bitglass appoints first ANZ distie, launches new partner programme
Partner Programmes

Bitglass appoints first ANZ distie, launches new partner programme

Bitglass launches Altitude Partner Program and names Orca Tech as first national distributor, aiming to improve cloud security.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Apr 2018
NHS staff breaking data security policies every day with WhatsApp
Cybersecurity

NHS staff breaking data security policies every day with WhatsApp

The 'unsustainable' issue of NHS staff using consumer instant messaging services is actually much bigger than has been previously reported.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue
IT Automation

FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue

International Women's Day is here and what better time to tackle the elephant in the room that is the huge gender disparity in the technology sector.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018
Bitglass fuels ANZ momentum with two executive appointments
Cloud Access Security Broker

Bitglass fuels ANZ momentum with two executive appointments

Bitglass has appointed an ANZ head of systems engineering, as well as an APJ director of channels and alliances who will be focusing first on ANZ.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018
New malicious search engine trawls AWS servers for sensitive data
DataCentre infrastructure

New malicious search engine trawls AWS servers for sensitive data

​As if it wasn't easy enough already, the lives for hackers has just been made a lot easier with a tool that lays bare AWS S3 servers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 17th Feb 2018
25% of firms fail to implement multi-factor authentication for BYOD
Data Protection

25% of firms fail to implement multi-factor authentication for BYOD

25% of respondents at the Gartner Symposium lacked some form of multi-factor authentication when securing BYOD.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Bitglass appoints its first APAC VP of sales
Cloud Access Security Broker

Bitglass appoints its first APAC VP of sales

Shephard will be responsible for building on the early success of Bitglass in APJ, with a focus on new channel partner recruitment.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018
Corporate SaaS apps teeming with malware - OneDrive scores highest infection rate
Malware

Corporate SaaS apps teeming with malware - OneDrive scores highest infection rate

The research showed that 44% of scanned organisations had some form of malware in at least one of their cloud applications.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018
Personal details of 12,000 social media 'stars' leaked in avoidable breach
Breach Prevention

Personal details of 12,000 social media 'stars' leaked in avoidable breach

Octoly was informed of the exposed cloud repository on January 4th, yet the personally identifiable information was not secured until February 1st.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2018
Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day
Unified Communications

Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day

The day is about raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection - we have 5 experts providing insights, with GDPR a strong factor.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Sat, 27th Jan 2018
CASB Bitglass announces zero-day cloud app indexing with machine learning
Cloud Security

CASB Bitglass announces zero-day cloud app indexing with machine learning

Zero-day Shadow IT Discovery works by crawling the web, and several other curated datasets to identify, categorise and classify new cloud apps.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018
Businesses MUST prepare: World's cybersecurity big guns forecast 2018
Malware

Businesses MUST prepare: World's cybersecurity big guns forecast 2018

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.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2017
1 in 4 organisations relying solely on passwords to secure BYOD
Malware

1 in 4 organisations relying solely on passwords to secure BYOD

​Bitglass has released the findings from its newest research, 'BYOD and Identity', which are alarming to say the least.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
Industry experts weigh in on getting ready for GDPR
Data Protection

Industry experts weigh in on getting ready for GDPR

A recent worrying survey found that only 3 in every 10 UK businesses have started preparing for the GDPR - seven experts have provided their insights.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017

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