Threat Landscape stories - Page 69

Biometrics eclipse passwords as cyber security's new sentinel, Wynyard Group reports an uptick in body-based security measures.

Security intelligence and analytical capabilities will come to the fore in the battle against cybercrime next year.

Unified threat management is propelling the security appliance market forward. So which vendors are winning in the market?.

Duo NZ has inked a deal to distribute next-generation endpoint security vendor Bit9 + Carbon Black's offerings in New Zealand.

Macquarie Telecom has deployed MapR, the big data platform, and says the move is bringing performance and security benefits to the Australian govt.

One of Fortinet's best kept secrets has aced the latest NSS Labs enterprise endpoint protection test, with a 99.8% block rate, to win recommendation.

There's no shortage of security issues. Ransomeware on the rise, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is providing rich pickings for cyber crims.

FireEye and F5 Networks unite to bolster the cyber defence of Asia Pacific enterprises, merging advanced threat protection with robust application delivery.

Cyber attackers posing as legitimate insiders represent the greatest security risks to organisations, according to a new survey by CyberArk.

With the threat landscape has fundamentally changing, it's more important than ever for businesses to educate their employees.

Organisations, particularly those that are housing valuable or sensitive information, need to be on alert for threats that use little to no malware.

Ransomware attacks are set to continue as cybercriminals find profitable business model, says Webroot Threat Research.

The cost of recovering from a cyber attack is twice as much for businesses with virtual infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab.

Tenable Network Security appoints Datacom TSS as a key Kiwi partner; pushes for continuous vulnerability monitoring.

Malware detections and the number of malicious app downloads by mobile device users in New Zealand increased in the second quarter of 2015.

Mobile app vulnerabilities and threat vectors are on the rise, posing risks to enterprise security, according to a new report.

Organisations must reduce the time to detection to remediate against sophisticated cyber attacks, according to new findings from Cisco.

Imperva has been named the sole leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for web application firewalls, garnering the top spot for two years running.

UK banks at higher cyber threat, lags in safeguarding against sophisticated financial crimes, says BAE expert.

Overall, organisations are displaying a lack of maturity and an over reliance on prevention when it comes to cybersecurity, according to EMC.