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Biometrics: Adding the human touch to cybersecurity

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Biometric security is no longer confined to sci-fi movies like Star Trek or spy films such as the Kingsman and James Bond series.
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APAC to lead market growth in botnet detection solutions and services

Tue, 15th May 2018
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Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.
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Carbon Black announces HKT as one of its newest MSSP partners

Mon, 14th May 2018
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HKT will use its MSSP status to offer a comprehensive suite of managed security services, including Carbon Black's Cb Defense and Cb Response.
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Cyberattacks imminent for Western businesses due to Trump's actions

Thu, 10th May 2018
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Trump's decision not to renew Iran sanction waivers puts Western businesses at risk of imminent, aggressive cyberattacks, warns Recorded Future.
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NHS signs £150m cybersecurity deal with Microsoft – but is it enough?

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Following the fiasco caused by the WannaCry ransomware attack nearly a year ago, NHS has bolstered its defences with a big investment.
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Why your organisation now needs to worry about IPv6 attacks

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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As IPv6 adoption increases globally, a new threat landscape emerges. Organisations must urgently address the rising risks of IPv6-specific cyberattacks.
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'World's biggest' DDoS market BUSTED, but experts remain cynical

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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Europol has announced another major takedown that is a triumph for the 'good guys', but experts say it only shows how easy it is for cybercriminals.
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Britain maintains it has the most cybersecure railway in Europe

Wed, 25th Apr 2018
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Network Rail prioritizes cybersecurity to maintain safe and reliable railway systems, protecting against cyberthreats.
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Expert insights: Should we be preparing for cyberwar with Russia?

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Days after the missile strike on Syria by Western powers, fears are growing over a potential retaliation by Russia - here's what the experts think.
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IBM Security unveils new AI platform to defend against cyberattacks

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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The company has invested more than 200,000 hours of R&D into this platform, which includes technologies from Cisco, McAfee, Symantec and others.
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Cyber attackers still using oldest tricks in the book - yet they're still so good at hiding

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Attackers are swift to ramp up the volume of attempts to break through defences once they find an effective technique.
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Gen V cyber attacks are here, but most firms are 10 years behind, says Check Point

Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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Security vendor Check Point believes that the age of Gen V cyber threats is now upon us, but organisations' security defences are 10 years behind.
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All in a day's work: Why hackers hack and how they do it

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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It can take hackers less than an hour to steal data from an organisation, and most of the time their targets don't even detect the attacks.
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SonicWall supersizes threat protection with new Capture Cloud Platform

Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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Winning the cyber arms race requires a consistent, agile, reputable stream of real-time cyber threat intelligence, explains SonicWall CEO Bill Conner.
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Bank Negara Malaysia stops SWIFT fraud in its tracks

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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Falsified SWIFT messages were used to attempt unauthorized fund transfers, which were blocked through a collaborative effort.
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Security expert comments on spearphishing attacks against Singapore universities

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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An Iran-based hacking group has compromised 52 staff accounts at four Singapore universities, exposing over 31 terabytes of sensitive data.
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AI-DAY: Using artificial intelligence to scam the scammers

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Re:scam, an AI chatbot developed by Netsafe, is wasting scammers' time with endless questions to protect potential victims.
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Cloud security alert - why log files are not the answer

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Anyone responsible for IT security needs a strategy for monitoring what is happening in their company's cloud.
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The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.
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INTERVIEW: SolarWinds MSP security VP lays industry bare

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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​Cybercrime is a business and the rising number of attacks is not a result of criminals getting smarter -most businesses just have poor cyber hygiene.