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Cryptocurrency, certificates, cloud malware and cyber guidelines - how 2018 is shaping up
Malware

Cryptocurrency, certificates, cloud malware and cyber guidelines - how 2018 is shaping up

Horangi Cyber Security's head of CyberOps Lim Quan Heng looks at how 2018 is playing out in the security threat space.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
Silicon Valley startup Illumio launches in APAC with new Sydney HQ
Hyperscale

Silicon Valley startup Illumio launches in APAC with new Sydney HQ

Silicon Valley's Illumio sets up regional HQ in Sydney, aiming to secure APAC data centres and cloud environments with its micro-segmentation technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
REPORT: Ransomware decreasing in quantity but increasing in potency
Malware

REPORT: Ransomware decreasing in quantity but increasing in potency

A new report from SonicWall has shed light on the current threat landscape with the company recording an astonishing 9.32b malware attacks in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
GDPR is imminent but 69% of businesses can't secure customer data
Storage

GDPR is imminent but 69% of businesses can't secure customer data

​GDPR is looming (May 25) over the heads of IT staff throughout Europe and beyond but this survey found data is still not being managed properly.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
China's biggest hacking community to expand hackathons to across Asia & India
EduTech

China's biggest hacking community to expand hackathons to across Asia & India

China's biggest hacker community has launched its 2018 Global Hackathon Programme and plans to expand it across Asia, India, the UK and Europe.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018
Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving
Breach Prevention

Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving

Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
Connected medical devices pose serious security risks for healthcare firms
Internet of Things

Connected medical devices pose serious security risks for healthcare firms

Healthcare organisations around the world may be using medical devices that come with serious cybersecurity risks.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
Social media phishing on the rise as attackers experiment with tactics
Phishing

Social media phishing on the rise as attackers experiment with tactics

Phishing attacks are increasingly targeting social media platforms as cybercriminals adapt their tactics, RiskIQ's Q4 2017 report reveals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
Cisco & Rackspace continue 20-year security partnership in advanced security
Multi-cloud

Cisco & Rackspace continue 20-year security partnership in advanced security

Cisco and Rackspace join forces to deliver security for multicloud environments, addressing the growing challenges of cloud-based threats.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers
Malware

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

By Patrick Martlew • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates
Cloud Services

Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates

23,000 customers of Trustico recently received an email informing them their website security certificates will be rendered useless within 24 hours.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 3rd Mar 2018
Gartner positions Trustwave as a new “Leader” in MQ for managed security services
Trustwave

Gartner positions Trustwave as a new “Leader” in MQ for managed security services

Trustwave was previously positioned as a Challenger in the 2017 version of the report, marking its first appearance in the report.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
Criminals abuse email attachments to cash in on 'booming' black market for stolen passwords
Firewalls

Criminals abuse email attachments to cash in on 'booming' black market for stolen passwords

Barracuda warns of a 'booming black market' for stolen passwords as cybercriminals increasingly use phishing emails to distribute malware.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
Where are all the women in tech? Survey finds answer
Skillsoft

Where are all the women in tech? Survey finds answer

Gender equality is something the tech industry has always struggled with despite offering bright career and pay prospects.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
Splunk's cybersecurity set to SOAR off the back of Phantom Cyber acquisition
Security Information and Event Management

Splunk's cybersecurity set to SOAR off the back of Phantom Cyber acquisition

Splunk has acquired security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) provider Phantom Cyber Corporation for $350m.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018
Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero
Phishing

Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero

The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018
Cybercriminals likely to attempt GDPR extortion for greater ROI
Malware

Cybercriminals likely to attempt GDPR extortion for greater ROI

Trend Micro says cybercriminals are becoming more business-minded and are likely to target organisations that are trying to comply with GDPR.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018
Ericsson & Argus Cyber Security embark on security collaboration for connected vehicles
Cartech

Ericsson & Argus Cyber Security embark on security collaboration for connected vehicles

Argus Cyber Security and Ericsson will provide intelligence-based cybersecurity to connected vehicles and automakers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Chinese websites targeted in drive-by download attack that drops DDoS bot
Distributed Denial of Service

Chinese websites targeted in drive-by download attack that drops DDoS bot

Chinese websites are under siege by a drive-by download campaign planting the decade-old Avzhan DDoS bot, Malwarebytes Labs reveals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018