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Does your healthcare organisation need a security health check?
Malware

Does your healthcare organisation need a security health check?

In the rush to move healthcare records to the cloud, there's often an assumption that security comes automatically.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years
Malware

Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Hackers are able to target your e-cigarette... Is nothing sacred?
Cybersecurity

Hackers are able to target your e-cigarette... Is nothing sacred?

Vaping can be risky in unexpected ways as a security researcher demonstrates how a modified vaporizer can pass code to a computer.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean film held ransom by, well.. pirates
Malware

Pirates of the Caribbean film held ransom by, well.. pirates

The hackers have demanded an enormous undisclosed amount of money be paid in Bitcoin. Disney apparently refuses to pay, and is working with the FBI.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017
Exclusive viewpoint: Self-propagating ransomware hits U.K & 90+ other countries
Malware

Exclusive viewpoint: Self-propagating ransomware hits U.K & 90+ other countries

The infections spread quickly, reportedly hitting as many as 100 countries, with Russian systems affected more than others. What was going on?.

By Alan Zeichick • 5 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017
Cyber attacks on govt double; IoT becomes threat and source of attack
Malware

Cyber attacks on govt double; IoT becomes threat and source of attack

Cyberattacks on govt doubled last year, tying the sector with finance as the most targeted market, while IoT is becoming both a source - and a target.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
LogRhythm launches partner program alongside security's biggest brands
Security Information and Event Management

LogRhythm launches partner program alongside security's biggest brands

LogRhythm has launched a Technology Alliance Partner Program and signed up the likes of Carbon Black, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Spoiler alert: Hackers leak unreleased Netflix series
Digital Entertainment

Spoiler alert: Hackers leak unreleased Netflix series

An unidentified hacker has released the highly anticipated Season 5 episodes of popular Netflix show Orange is the New Black.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
Cybercriminals use verified API token to generate Facebook spam comments
Application Programming Interface

Cybercriminals use verified API token to generate Facebook spam comments

In exchange for more 'likes' and comments on their own timelines, users are enticed to provide the app's access token to a third-party website.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
LogRhythm report casts damning eye on enterprise security tactics
Security Information and Event Management

LogRhythm report casts damning eye on enterprise security tactics

LogRhythm's latest cyber resiliency report casts a damning look into the state of Asia Pacific organisations in Asia Pacific.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Brennan IT's five tips to better your cybersecurity strategy
Marketing Technologies

Brennan IT's five tips to better your cybersecurity strategy

So it's all very well to understand cyber risks, but how do you put security measures in place? Brennan IT suggests five tips to better security.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2017
Global security heavyweights win big at SANS Best of Awards
Storage

Global security heavyweights win big at SANS Best of Awards

CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Palo Alto Networks, FireEye, Cylance and LogRhythm were among the winners at the SANS Best of Awards this week.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017
NEC joins forces with INTERPOL to conduct digital security challenge
Malware

NEC joins forces with INTERPOL to conduct digital security challenge

NEC is keeping up its cybersecurity game, this time alongside INTERPOL as part of the Digital Security Challenge training held in Singapore.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017
The economics of cybersecurity for the undecided
Malware

The economics of cybersecurity for the undecided

It is precisely because of this concept of the cost of doing nothing that we're able to determine the value of a cybersecurity solution.

By Miroslav Nikolac • 8 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

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Thomas Duryea Logicalis ups DX play with restructure
Data Analytics

Thomas Duryea Logicalis ups DX play with restructure

Thomas Duryea Logicalis is ramping up its digital transformation focus, restructuring into two main areas of operation, and adding new practices.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Don't rebuild it, protect it: Safeguard your company against cyber attacks
Supply Chain

Don't rebuild it, protect it: Safeguard your company against cyber attacks

The very bones of your organisation is at risk; IP, loss of sensitive data, reputation, and the efficient daily running of your business.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
IT teams and management at odds over security policies, survey finds
Cybersecurity

IT teams and management at odds over security policies, survey finds

Many executives and IT staff agree amongst themselves about how to approach cybersecurity, a new study by Perceptive on behalf of Kordia has found.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2017