Australian Stories

Australia ranks 8th as a global target for cryptomining attacks

Cryptomining is becoming a popular revenue stream for cybercriminals as the ransomware market becomes too crowded.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018

Sydney security startup LMNTRIX hires former Symantec & CA exec

Sydney cybersecurity startup LMNTRIX hires Vic Mankotia, ex-Symantec and CA executive, as vice president of Strategic Alliances to spearhead global expansion.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2017

Global Stories

Storage

VPNFilter malware enslaving home networking devices worldwide

A malware called VPNFilter is quickly becoming the security emergency of the year as the number of infections rises & few ways to defend against it.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Fri, 25th May 2018

Distributed Denial of Service

APAC to lead market growth in botnet detection solutions and services

Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 15th May 2018

Health Technologies

Orangeworm threat group targeting Asia & EU healthcare sector firms

The attacks deliver the Trojan.Kampirs malware and appear to be carefully targeted, with significant planning behind the scenes.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018

Virtualisation

34 tech heavyweights stand strong: Protecting the globe from cyber threats

Not only with the companies protect customers, they've also vowed not to help governments who want to go on the cyber offensive.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018

Cloud Access Security Broker

Canalys says SECaaS growing rapidly, while vendors struggle to keep up

Security-as-a-Service offerings surged in 2017 according to Canalys, but vendors like Symantec struggle to meet unpredictable investor expectations.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018

Cloud Services

Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates

23,000 customers of Trustico recently received an email informing them their website security certificates will be rendered useless within 24 hours.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 3rd Mar 2018

Phishing

How to ensure your organisation doesn't get hooked by phishing scams

While many organisations recognise phishing as serious, they often struggle to obtain quality information about specific threats.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018

Public Cloud

Symantec Web Security adds support for Microsoft Azure

Symantec's Web Security Service now supports Microsoft Azure and Office 365, enhancing security and easing hybrid cloud adoption for enterprises.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Firewalls

Top leaders revealed in Gartner's 2018 Endpoint Protection Quadrant

Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms has revealed the latest batch of leaders which include Trend Micro, Sophos, & Symantec.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018

Multi-cloud

Blast from the past replaces Bill Coleman as Veritas CEO

Bill Coleman steps down as CEO of Veritas, with Greg Hughes named as replacement. Coleman to join The Carlyle Group as operating executive.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jan 2018

Malware

Cisco maintains grip on IT security market after 'strong channel partner focus'

Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market's performance over the third quarter in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017

Endpoint Protection

Cylance, Symantec, Carbon Black lead next-gen endpoint security market

Cylance, Symantec and Carbon Black have all featured top of the ranks in the Enterprise Management Associates next-generation endpoint security report.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017