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GitHub’s ‘universe of data’ empowers developers

“These past ten years have been the most transformative in tech,” GitHub SVP Technology Jason Warner.

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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

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Gartner’s top 10 tech trends for 2019

Gartner has released a list of what it sees as the most important strategic tech trends to be aware of in the quickly upcoming year.

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Whitepaper: Why it’s critical to detect cyber attacks as they happen

"Many organisations are struggling to keep pace with the speed in which hackers are attacking their systems."

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Cutting through the noise with AI-driven threat analytics

SANS has provided an independent review of a new AI analytics solution designed to rescue businesses 'drowning in data' from SIEM platforms.

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What does sustainable compliance look like?

Getting an organisation compliant is one thing, keeping it that way is another.

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Identity governance: The all-in-one solution for GDPR compliance

The GDPR affects any company that deals with individuals living in the EU and has very specific requirements for the treatment of their personal

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Whitepaper: The key to compliance is governing access to data

By implementing a governance-based approach to identity governance, companies can secure their organisation’s sensitive data.

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ManageEngine adds user behaviour analytics to ADAudit Plus

With its dynamic alert thresholds, ADAudit Plus reduces the number of false positives and buys ample time for security teams to focus on the real indicators of compromise.

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Securonix and Cylance partner to drive end-to-end security offering

The two products will provide security operations centre (SOC) teams with a view of both cloud and endpoint security events.

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A/NZ businesses taking IoT security more seriously - MapR

53% of A/NZ companies now believe that keeping IoT secure is the greatest challenge they face in rolling out their IoT capabilities.

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Small businesses repeatedly falling victim to ransomware - Kaspersky

Many SMBs have fallen victim to multiple attacks – with 37% having experienced two or three infections.

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Interview: RSA's Craig Dore on the basics of MFA

A good MFA solution would cover access for both types of applications, and enable access for both employees and third parties such as contractors.

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Mozilla delays distrust of Symantec TLS certificates

Mozilla has delayed its distrust of all Symantec security certificates – because so many businesses have failed to do anything about the problem.

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Exclusive: CrowdStrike’s roundup of threats so far in 2018

“Increasingly, we see criminal groups are also using the techniques and tradecraft that were typically the domain of nation states to break into companies.”

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Why protecting your DNS should never be an afterthought

Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.

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Trend Micro’s four pillars of cybersecurity strategy

There are steps that businesses can and should take to protect their data systems – and the privacy of their customers.

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Frost & Sullivan: Pulse Secure among best NACs for SMB to large enterprise

The recent Frost and Sullivan 2018 Network Access Control (NAC) Market, Global, Forecast to 2022 report states that network visibility is critical.

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Carbon Black announces enhanced cloud security offering

The Cb ThreatHunter announcement was made from the company’s annual user conference #CbConnect18 in New York.

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The rise of the chief compliance officer – Digital Guardian

What does the role entail, and does your organisation need one?

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Organisations still can’t get access management right - One Identity

These and other findings paint a bleak picture of how many organisations approach IAM and PAM programs.

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How Symantec aims to buff up cloud security in APAC

Symantec recently announced innovations and expansions to its cloud security portfolio.

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Cryptomining dethrones ransomware as 2018’s top threat - Webroot

This report also highlights the importance of implementing a robust and evolving security approach to protect valuable data and keep systems secure.

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Exclusive: Why social media platforms are so vulnerable to cyber threats

Social media breaches, including the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook incident, accounted for approximately 56% of total records compromised in the first half of 2018.

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Interview: Hitachi Vantara talks challenges of compliance in financial services

Technology is advancing a lot quicker, and the incumbent banks need to be more up to speed but are held back by a lot of legacy systems.

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Credential theft industry booming in US, declining in Asia & EU

New research reveals the US is ripe for harvest, but Blueliv says the declines in EU and Asia are almost definitely only temporary.

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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are ‘not true’

The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.

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Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug

Google’s management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

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Access to thousands of breached sites found on Russian underground market

A number of the available servers investigated by Flashpoint led analysts to conclude that most of the breaches are from either US, Russian, or German hosting services.

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Industrial control systems: How to approach OT cybersecurity

As the ICS industry gives more consideration to cybersecurity, vendors must develop a more holistic view.

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How online retail businesses need to bundle security into customer experience

E-commerce sites, in particular, are increasingly targeted by hackers due to the sensitive payment card information.

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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who’s lying?

A report has exploded claiming Chinese spies have managed to plant backdoors into servers sold from Supermicro to some of the world's biggest players - all of whom deny it.

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Security spending to reach $133.7bil in 2022 – IDC

The United States will be largest geographic market for security solutions with total spending of $39.3 billion this year.

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Carbon Black: Is your cyber panic room ready?

Cyber spies and cyber criminals alike are setting our networks on fire.

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Exclusive: Are we heading for the cyber security dark ages?

"Cyber attacks are getting more sophisticated, especially as IoT networks expand."

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Report finds AI is a key cybersecurity weapon in the IoT era

Increasingly, security professionals are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) as a key weapon to win the battle against stealthy threats inside their IT infrastructures.