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Are you prepared for 'living off the land' attacks?
Malware

Are you prepared for 'living off the land' attacks?

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2015
Don't let cybercriminals hold your business hostage
Malware

Don't let cybercriminals hold your business hostage

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

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
Virtual infrastructure recovery costing businesses
Risk & Compliance

Virtual infrastructure recovery costing businesses

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

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2015
Tenable signs Datacom TSS; pushes continuous scanning
Datacom

Tenable signs Datacom TSS; pushes continuous scanning

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

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Malware and malicious apps increasing in NZ
Malware

Malware and malicious apps increasing in NZ

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

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2015
Mobile threat landscape a minefield
Unified Communications

Mobile threat landscape a minefield

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

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2015
Time-to-detection key to prevent sophisticated cyberattacks
Marketing Technologies

Time-to-detection key to prevent sophisticated cyberattacks

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

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2015
Imperva garners sole 'leader' rank in WAF Magic Quadrant
Firewalls

Imperva garners sole 'leader' rank in WAF Magic Quadrant

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

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2015
Financial organisations increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks
Risk & Compliance

Financial organisations increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
Organisations are severely lacking in cybersecurity maturity
EduTech

Organisations are severely lacking in cybersecurity maturity

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2015
SMX lauches email security service for Office 365
Malware

SMX lauches email security service for Office 365

SMX has launched a new offering designed to make it easy for resellers and customers to integrate SMX email filtering with Office 365.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2015
Wireless networks major security weakness for enterprises
Firewalls

Wireless networks major security weakness for enterprises

Wireless network security is causing sleepless nights for CIOs and IT managers, with many 'fessing up that their networks are, in fact, insecure.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
Intelligence-led testing imperative for security
Cybersecurity

Intelligence-led testing imperative for security

The evolving cyber threat landscape is leading to a real need of more robust defences, as well as realistic, or 'real-life' testing of those defences.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015
State of the internet: DDoS attack activity soaring
Distributed Denial of Service

State of the internet: DDoS attack activity soaring

Akamai's latest data reveals a doubling of DDoS attacks in Q1 2015, with the focus shifting to less massive but longer attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015
Fortinet: Old school security won't do
Firewalls

Fortinet: Old school security won't do

Nearly a third of IT pros may be exposing their firms to cyber threats, urging a new security approach, says Fortinet's latest survey.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 18th May 2015
A security trifecta: Encryption, analytics and applications
Encryption

A security trifecta: Encryption, analytics and applications

Data encryption, application security and analytics are offering resellers new opportunities in the burgeoning security market.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2015
How to prevent data breaches
Firewalls

How to prevent data breaches

Businesses are failing to protect themselves adequately from increasingly-sophisticated techniques used by cyber criminals, says Palo Alto Networks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2015

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Fortinet's FortiGuard Security Subscription Services
Ingram Micro

Fortinet's FortiGuard Security Subscription Services

Comprehensive, automatic updates and recurring revenue streams are just two benefits to FortiGuard Subscription Security Services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 19th May 2015