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Ignorance is bliss — for hackers
Cybersecurity

Ignorance is bliss — for hackers

Failure to employ best-of-breed security practices may result in a very uncomfortable talk with CEOs and boards of directors.

By Woodrow Mosqueda • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jun 2021
Interview: Assessing the challenges in securing emerging technologies
Supply Chain

Interview: Assessing the challenges in securing emerging technologies

In his almost 20 years in the cybersecurity industry, Infosys CISO Vishal Salvi has watched threats change — and how they've ramped up in the last 18 months.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Tue, 22nd Jun 2021
IDC names APAC Leaders in cloud security services sector
Cloud Security

IDC names APAC Leaders in cloud security services sector

Seven vendors were designated Leaders in the space, with IDC noting that these providers demonstrated leadership in the provision of cloud-native security.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021
Why zero trust must form a key pillar of any cybersecurity strategy
Malware

Why zero trust must form a key pillar of any cybersecurity strategy

Zero trust streamlines that access while strengthening security protections. For this reason, it should form an essential pillar of any cybersecurity strategy.

By Ilan Rubin • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jun 2021
How organisations can protect their print privacy in a digital world
Data Privacy

How organisations can protect their print privacy in a digital world

Learning how to better protect the data used and stored by organisations' print systems is in their best interests for the company's future success.

By Mark Brown • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Jun 2021
How to recover from a ransomware attack faster and return to business acceleration
Storage

How to recover from a ransomware attack faster and return to business acceleration

When an organisation can recover quickly from a ransomware attack, organisations can accelerate growth safely and reliably.

By Mark Jobbins • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jun 2021
Proactively mitigate cyber risk with MISP and TheHive
Malware

Proactively mitigate cyber risk with MISP and TheHive

When an attack happens, security teams should be ready with information about who is attacking and the steps being taken to mitigate damage.

By Anthony Stitt • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Jun 2021
DDoS attack report finds attack volumes up dramatically
Distributed Denial of Service

DDoS attack report finds attack volumes up dramatically

The DDoS attack report analyses attack activity by industries, attack vectors, DDoS attacks on applications and on-premise versus cloud.

By Pascal Geenens • 7 min read • Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
How SASE is helping organisations forge new digital work experiences
Cloud Access Security Broker

How SASE is helping organisations forge new digital work experiences

More organisations are reimagining the way that staff connect from remote locations, writes ThousandEyes principal solutions architect Mike Hicks.

By Mike Hicks • 4 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021
Healthcare, manufacturing and finance sectors accounted for 62% of all cyber-attacks in 2020
Manufacturing

Healthcare, manufacturing and finance sectors accounted for 62% of all cyber-attacks in 2020

The healthcare industry was the hardest hit, with 97% of all hostile activity targeted at the industry being web application or application-specific attacks.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 21st May 2021
Three ways to prioritise cybersecurity for maximum protection
Firewalls

Three ways to prioritise cybersecurity for maximum protection

CISOs should implement this three-pronged approach to prioritising cybersecurity concerns, writes Fortinet regional director for ANZ Jon McGettigan.

By Regional Director for ANZ • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021
Spending on cybersecurity and risk management tech to hit $150 billion in 2021
Cloud Access Security Broker

Spending on cybersecurity and risk management tech to hit $150 billion in 2021

Global spending on information security and risk management technology will reach $150.4 billion this year, according to research from Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021
Best practices and key factors for identity management
Multi-factor authentication

Best practices and key factors for identity management

In parallel with any physical form of identification, digital identities must be protected at all costs to prevent identity theft or fraud.

By Anurag Kahol • 4 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021
The challenge of ensuring effective protection against DNS attacks
Distributed Denial of Service

The challenge of ensuring effective protection against DNS attacks

The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.

By Khurram Waheed • 4 min read • Wed, 5th May 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - SonicWall manager dissects zero trust security
Malware

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - SonicWall manager dissects zero trust security

Today's interviewee is SonicWall head of presales for APAC, Yuvraj Pradhan, who discusses various talking points surrounding zero trust security.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Wed, 5th May 2021
Why DevSecOps must strive for effective enforcement measures
DevOps

Why DevSecOps must strive for effective enforcement measures

Threats to applications go beyond exploiting code and logic vulnerabilities which are already more than enough to analyse and cope with.

By Yaniv Hoffman • 3 min read • Tue, 4th May 2021
'Catastrophic forgetting': What it is, and how to prevent it
Firewalls

'Catastrophic forgetting': What it is, and how to prevent it

AI has been used to combat cyber-threats for years. But there are many related pitfalls — and catastrophic forgetting is a major one.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd May 2021
Protecting endpoints (and users) that have left the office
Endpoint Protection

Protecting endpoints (and users) that have left the office

To access work emails, it may suffice to use with multi-factor authentication. But if users want to access customer data, that security control isn't enough.

By Joseph Carson • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Apr 2021
Why the rise of containers has created a vulnerability crisis
Unified Communications

Why the rise of containers has created a vulnerability crisis

The rapid adoption of cloud services has brought new cyber threats. Read how Sophos' Cloud Optix tackles container vulnerabilities.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Apr 2021