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Seven things SMBs can do right now to prevent cyber attacks

Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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Small businesses in Australia are at risk of cyber attacks but most are unaware of the threat, according to research by Deakin University.
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Why cybercriminals are moving away from attention-grabbing ransomware attacks

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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Cybercriminals are forsaking flashy ransomware for covert crypto-jacking and business email compromise, says Trend Micro, as attacks grow more clandestine.
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Exclusive: Building robust cloud-based backup and DR into ransomware defence

Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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Ransomware attacks surged to 181.5 million incidents in early 2018. Embracing cloud-based backup and disaster recovery is crucial for business resilience.
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Bringing a gun to a gunfight: Countering AI-enabled threats

Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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Artificial intelligence can reduce human effort and lower the time needed to detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
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Exclusive: How nation-state attacks impact businesses

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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With tensions between global superpowers rising, cyber attacks have become a new frontier for governments to gain an advantage over one another.
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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.
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BlackBerry integrates ransomware recovery into collaboration platform

Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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Most ransomware recovery solutions enforce a companywide rollback, meaning even users whose systems were not impacted may lose data.
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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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Case study: Interxion reveals the bones of its third Dublin data centre

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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Interxion reveals the inner workings of its Dublin facility, how it keeps it cool, and its vital partnership with Schneider Electric.
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Carbon Black claims there's a link between geopolitics and cyberterrorism

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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China, North Korea, and Russia are operationalising and supporting advanced cyber militias, says Carbon Black report.
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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.
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Sophos new server security offering defends 'cybercrime bullseye'

Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
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Sophos has launched Intercept X for Server, a new server security solution that uses deep learning to combat the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
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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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Mega users affected by credential stuffing attack; 15,000 affected

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Data breach at Mega exposes 15,000 users' login details due to reused passwords and credential stuffing attacks.
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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.
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Critical infrastructure protection market to skyrocket in coming years

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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With crime comes the need for protection and it's certainly no different for critical infrastructure within data centers, a new report finds.
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Use of banking trojans up 50%, cryptomining still dominant malware – report

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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Check Point's latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.
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Online businesses under siege from botnet DDoS attacks and credential abuse – report

Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.
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Spending on AI cybersecurity solutions to increase – GlobalData

Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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While cybersecurity has now become a critical business function, it remains a non-core competence for a significant number of boards.
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SonicWall focuses on the mid-market with latest product announcements

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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SonicWall unveils 12 new products, targeting mid-tier enterprises with enhanced cloud-based security management, breach detection, and scalable encryption.