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Sara Barker
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Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
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ESET receives three AAA ratings in anti-malware protection tests

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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ESET has walked away with three of what it calls the 'highest accolades' in the SE Labs Anti-Malware Protection Tests.
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Singaporeans band together: CSA survey finds cybersecurity is everyone's mission

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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CSA chief exec says there's room for improvement but he's encouraged by the fact that Singaporeans know everyone has a role to play in cybersecurity.
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Phishers bypass content blockers and target Apple users in latest attacks

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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A simple replica login page is fooling Apple users into falling for a phishing attack - and it's using font substitution to bypass content blockers.
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In depth: Mimecast talks email security, insider threats and human firewalls

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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Email security breaches continue to occur due to evolving threats and a lack of next generation security solutions, according to Mimecast's Dave Hood.
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Traditional security is dead: It's time to think of the next generation

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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Security spend is rising, but so are the number of data breaches. Something isn't working. It's time to think next-generation endpoint security.
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Opportunistic cyber attacks most dangerous, says SecureWorks report

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
SecureWorks' new report reveals a way for organizations to fight opportunistic cyber attacks and highlights pitfalls in the security industry.
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Bitdefender discovers new Mac malware on the scene

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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Another notorious Mac malware has popped up on the scene. Xagent can rob users of passwords, iPhone backup data and take screenshots.
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Cyber attacks are borderless and China isn't immune, 360 Security says

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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360 Enterprise Security Group has commented on China's inability to keep foreign cyber attacks out of its walls, and cyber crime is now 'borderless'.
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Carbon Black receives perfect 100% for critical system protection

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Carbon Black has been revealed as the only vendor to receive a perfect 100% prevention score in NSS Labs' Advanced Endpoint Protection Test.
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ISACA results show security skills shortage dire, but Asia fares well

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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skills shortage
ISACA has put the global cybersecurity skills shortage under the microscope and shown that there's still a large gap between jobs & candidates.
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Gemalto bumps up encryption offerings for enterprise customers

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Gemalto bumps up enterprise encryption offerings demand increases for speed, performance and security across cloud, applications and networks.
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Mirai botnet now targeting Windows PCs to access IoT devices

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Notorious IoT malware 'Mirai' has now jumped ship to infect Windows devices and Symantec is warning users to make sure they don't get caught.
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Cylance outshines competition in AV testing stakes

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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malware
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AI security provider Cylance has beaten five of the top legacy AV vendors in a test designed to analyse unknown and known malware detection.
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IBM Watson has a new job: Cognitive cybersecurity expert

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
Watson has spent the past year training in cybersecurity language from more than one million security documents, and is now being integrated into SOC.
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Watch out for 'The Wolf': Mr Robot star turns device hacker in new HP web series

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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HP is kicking off a global cybersecurity awareness campaign and who better to take centre stage than the star of the hit hacker TV series, Mr Robot.
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Subdomain spoofers turning to 'trusted' brand LinkedIn to spam users

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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phishing
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linkedin
LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
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RSA introduces new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice as part of security suite

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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RSA is continuing to forge its way ahead in the cybersecurity space with the launch of its new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice.
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CyberArk boosts privileged account security for AWS

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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pam
CyberArk enhances AWS security, aims to protect critical cloud-based user credentials against rising cyber threats.
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Flying a drone at work? Now there's insurance specially made for commercial UAVs

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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drones
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risk & compliance
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insurance
If you're in charge of operating UAVs or drones for your employer (or your own business), drone insurance is about to get much simpler.
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Capgemini says banks & insurers must deal in 'currency of trust' for data security

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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bank security
Banks and financial insurers may still be seen as trustworthy by customers but the story from inside the industry is very different.