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Gartner names Sophos leader in Unified Threat Management

Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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Sophos has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls).
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emt Distribution signs exclusive ANZ deal for malware analytics

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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VMRay's malware analysis solution to helps to deepen partner's capabilities to evaluate the cyber threat landscape.
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More than 40% of ICS computers were attacked in H1 2018

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Over 40% of ICS computers faced cyber attacks in H1 2018, with Vietnam, Algeria, and Sri Lanka most impacted, says Kaspersky Lab report.
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Managing OT cybersecurity vulnerabilities at industrial facilities – PAS Global

Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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Focusing on Level 2 endpoints gives only a surface view because they make up only 20 percent of endpoints that exist in process control networks.
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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.
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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.
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Exclusive: MSSPs enabling holistic cybersecurity approach

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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cybersecurity strategy
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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ibm
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.
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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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network infrastructure
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.
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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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mssp
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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m&a
Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.
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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 & compliance
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responsight
Risk-taking doesn't necessarily mean that the majority of a company's workforce is deliberately being bad actors.
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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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cloud services
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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saas
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storage
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data analytics
A Snowflake exec talks about how the company is bringing its cloud-based data warehousing solution Down Under.
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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.