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Fortinet targets MSSPs with new partner program
Firewalls

Fortinet targets MSSPs with new partner program

Fortinet has launched a new program for MSSPs which it says will help partners accelerate profitability and increase leadership.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017
Done and dusted: DNA Connect stamps deal with Radware
Partner Programmes

Done and dusted: DNA Connect stamps deal with Radware

The companies affirm this partnership will open the door for enterprise and public sectors to consume Radware's services more easily.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
Lovers, be careful of dating apps this Valentine's Day
Email Security

Lovers, be careful of dating apps this Valentine's Day

Beware of malicious dating apps targeting users around Valentine's Day, warns digital risk management firm RiskIQ.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017
Fortinet's security fabric tackles IoT vulnerabilities head on
Firewalls

Fortinet's security fabric tackles IoT vulnerabilities head on

Fortinet beefs up IoT defence, offering a strategic security fabric to address a growing cyber threat landscape in a connected world.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017
SonicWall report: Cybersecurity is not a battle of attrition, it's an arms race
Malware

SonicWall report: Cybersecurity is not a battle of attrition, it's an arms race

2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report reveals rise in ransomware, IoT, and encrypted traffic, posing new challenges to cybersecurity professionals.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2017
Sophos holds strong in Magic Quadrant as industry catches up to new era of endpoint security
Firewalls

Sophos holds strong in Magic Quadrant as industry catches up to new era of endpoint security

Amongst the Magic Quadrant leaders is global endpoint and network provider Sophos, which has held a Leader position since 2007.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017
UK security provider NCC Group sets up shop in Singapore
Risk & Compliance

UK security provider NCC Group sets up shop in Singapore

UK-based cyber security and risk mitigation provider NCC Group has opened a new office in Singapore as the company continues worldwide expansion.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017
Nobody is invincible: Datto reveals the facts behind APAC MSP ransomware report
Malware

Nobody is invincible: Datto reveals the facts behind APAC MSP ransomware report

A new report by Datto reveals that 85% of managed service providers in the APAC region have experienced a ransomware attack in the past year.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
inTechnology adds Core Security to local portfolio
Risk & Compliance

inTechnology adds Core Security to local portfolio

inTechnology has added Core Security to its local portfolio in a move it says will help make resellers 'even more valuable to their end users'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jan 2017
Former NSA exec to take charge of global security at Fortinet
Firewalls

Former NSA exec to take charge of global security at Fortinet

Fortinet appoints Phil Quade as CISO, with responsibility for information security and expanding the company's federal and critical infrastructure business.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2017
Big Switch Networks unveils cloud-native application traffic visibility
Firewalls

Big Switch Networks unveils cloud-native application traffic visibility

Big Switch Networks introduces BigSecure Architecture, a cyber-defence platform enabling Terabit attack mitigation.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Dec 2016
DDoS: A decoy to the back door, survey finds
Distributed Denial of Service

DDoS: A decoy to the back door, survey finds

Survey finds DDoS attacks are often a cover for more nefarious cyber activities, with over half of firms targeted.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2016
The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm
Malware

The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm

Conficker's legacy lingers eight years after it first emerged, infecting 11 million devices worldwide and costing up to USD $9 billion in cleanup.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Threat Landscape stories

Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing
Malware

Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing

'Polymorphism' was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017
Dicker Data expands security play with Trend Micro deal
Trend Micro

Dicker Data expands security play with Trend Micro deal

Dicker Data has upped its security play, signing a distie deal with Trend Micro as the vendor seeks increased mid-market and enterprise penetration.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
Enterprise firewalls – Foundation for pervasive security
Firewalls

Enterprise firewalls – Foundation for pervasive security

Ingram Micro's Andrew Khan explains how advanced firewalls can protect data and applications at the gateway, inside the network and into the cloud.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2017
Level 3 opens Asian scrubbing centers to fight DDoS and malware threats
Cybersecurity

Level 3 opens Asian scrubbing centers to fight DDoS and malware threats

Level 3 Communications is taking DDoS mitigation a step further after the setup of three new 'scrubbing centers' in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2017
Wireless security: Protection beyond BYOD
Firewalls

Wireless security: Protection beyond BYOD

A look into how Fortinet's Secure Access Architecture (SAA) can help protect your client's WLAN deployments from 100 billion IoT-based cyber attacks.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2016