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Threat Landscape stories - Page 59

Ben desjardins
Exclusive interview: RSA on the road to AI security
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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Organisations are now capable of leveraging AI as its advanced to the point of addressing critical issues in cybersecurity.
Data protection
APJ customers don’t really trust companies with their data - report
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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A report by CA Technologies reveals a significant trust gap in the APJ region, as consumer confidence in data protection by companies scores only 63 out of 100.
Nick savvides
Exclusive: MSSPs enabling holistic cybersecurity approach
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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Companies are increasingly relying on managed security service providers to protect themselves from sophisticated threats.
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Using AI to address the cybersecurity skill shortage
Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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With a cybersecurity skills gap of 1.8 million professionals looming, companies like IBM are turning to AI to bolster defences and create new collar jobs.
Hacker   state
Exclusive: DDoS attacks up, spike in attacks on govt agencies
Fri, 10th Aug 2018
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NETSCOUT has released its Arbor Active Threat Level Analysis System (ATLAS) report for the first half of 2018, exclusive on SecurityBrief.
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An expert's take on the state of ransomware today
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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One of the biggest challenges in the fight against ransomware is that there are thousands of variants; tiny pieces of code used over and over again.
Silver bullet
Is AI the ‘silver bullet’ IT decision makers make it out to be?
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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Three in four IT decision makers are being misled by the hype surrounding AI and machine learning in cybersecurity, according to new research from ESET.
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Report: Cybersecurity pressures on the rise - but there is a solution
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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Trustwave's annual survey found that for the fifth consecutive year security professionals are feeling more stress, but there are some bright spots.
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Symantec opens India Security Operations Center to support Asia Pacific
Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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Symantec unveils Asia Pacific's largest Security Operations Center in Chennai, bolstering cybersecurity across the region with advanced AI and ML capabilities.
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Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering
Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.
Iot5
Businesses disregarding the risk of an IoT breach – survey
Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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Despite facing a growing threat landscape, only 53% of 1150 IT decision-makers surveyed cite IoT as a security risk.
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Identifying security risk-takers to minimise and mitigate risk
Tue, 31st Jul 2018
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Risk-taking doesn’t necessarily mean that the majority of a company’s workforce is deliberately being bad actors.
Fallback
Exclusive: Cloud and blockchain threats creating new channel opportunities
Tue, 31st Jul 2018
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While blockchain technology isn’t at the same maturity stage as cloud, the channel should start ramping up their security capabilities in that space.
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Kaseya survey reveals huge opportunity in data backup for SMBs
Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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The fourth annual IT Operations survey of SMBs and midmarket enterprises shows security remains the top concern and data backup is a key opportunity.
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Exclusive Interview: Is Snowflake’s data warehousing what ANZ needs?
Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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A Snowflake exec talks about how the company is bringing its cloud-based data warehousing solution Down Under.
Security wall breach
Has SIEM met its match with today’s cyberthreats or is there life in it yet?
Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
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In its early stages SIEM was a trailblazer but now there are many that say it can't keep up with today's cybercrime - LogRhythm says different.
Threat detection
Make the pre-emptive strike against cyberattacks with threat hunting
Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
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Threat hunting starts with the assumption that bad actors have already breached perimeter defences and are operating inside the environment.
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Fear of cyber risk is stunting growth in NZ businesses
Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
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43% of New Zealand respondents say they have put off digital transformation because they are worried about cyber risks.
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Every second counts: The importance of incident response
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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As the risk of data breaches are not going away anytime soon, and effective incident responses have become paramount.
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Malaysia could lose up to RM$49.5 billion from cyber attacks - report
Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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Cybersecurity incidents could potentially cause catastrophic economic losses for large organisations in Malaysia.