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'Bait attacks' become go-to method for cyber criminals

Thu, 11th Nov 2021
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Over a third of global businesses are at risk of being targeted by a 'bait attack' within a month, warns Barracuda Networks.
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DDoS attacks become more severe, 'carpet bombing' poses major challenge

Thu, 11th Nov 2021
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DDoS attacks reach unprecedented levels in Q3 2021, targeting digital infrastructure operators, says Link11. Attack frequency rises 17% from Q2.
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ExtraHop launches decryption support for Microsoft to halt advanced attacks

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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ExtraHop has expanded decryption support for Microsoft authentication and application protocols, providing high fidelity detection of malicious activity.
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CrowdStrike extends Falcon Horizon support for Google Cloud

Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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CrowdStrike extends its Falcon Horizon support to Google Cloud, offering end-to-end security posture management and protection for multi-cloud environments.
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Zscaler report reveals attacks on tech companies up by 2,300%

Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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There has been a 314% year-over-year increase in HTTPS threats from the start of 2021, according to new research from Zscaler.
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Report: Organisations must be proactive, not reactive when it comes to security

Mon, 1st Nov 2021
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83% of companies suffer business damage during the first day of an IT outage, according to new research from Netenrich.
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CrowdStrike extends AWS relationship, arms enterprises against cyber threats

Wed, 27th Oct 2021
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CrowdStrike has released new features to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform that work with services from Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Scale Computing and Acronis announce new Business Resilience System built for MSPs

Tue, 26th Oct 2021
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Scale Computing and Acronis have partnered to release a Business Resilience System for MSPs, offering instant recovery of critical workloads.
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Rackspace highlights top security challenges of today's organisations

Thu, 21st Oct 2021
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Half of global IT leaders lack confidence in their ability to respond to cyber threats, according to a survey by Rackspace Technology.
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McAfee uncovers top threat trends for Q2, 2021

Tue, 5th Oct 2021
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Flexible pandemic workforce fuels cyber criminals' new and updated threats, with ransomware in the spotlight, says McAfee's Advanced Threat Research Report.
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Women and BAME individuals bear the brunt of cyber attacks - Malwarebytes research

Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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Malwarebytes and non-profit partners have released a report revealing certain demographic groups are disproportionally impacted by cybercrime. .
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CISOs need to step up against cyber threats, report finds

Fri, 10th Sep 2021
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Oceania's CISOs face unprecedented concerns, with over half feeling unprepared against cyber threats amid budget constraints, an EY report reveals.
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Critical networks under siege by cyber threats, CrowdStrike finds

Fri, 10th Sep 2021
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Adversaries are gaining access to critical networks three times faster than before, according to CrowdStrike's annual report.
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Overprovisioning leads to security vulnerabilities, so what can be done?

Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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Overprovisioning makes networks more vulnerable, say 60% of IT professionals; 70% worry about increased attack surface.
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Chance of PC users encountering cyber threats increase

Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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Rise in cyberthreat risk for home users worldwide, with New Zealand slightly higher than Australia, UK, US, and Germany.
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Claroty launches research arm dedicated to revealing critical vulnerabilities

Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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Claroty launches Team82, a research arm providing vulnerability and threat research to customers of industrial networks worldwide.
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ConnectWise and SentinelOne bring greater cybersecurity to TSPs

Wed, 28th Jul 2021
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ConnectWise and SentinelOne team up to offer greater cybersecurity options for technology solution providers (TSPs).
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Akamai Technologies' fights fraud with new account protection solution

Fri, 18th Jun 2021
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Akamai Technologies launches Account Protector, a solution to help combat fraud and prevent account takeover attacks in real time.
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Employees fail to update devices, security vulnerabilities increase

Thu, 17th Jun 2021
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New study by Kaspersky reveals that IT departments aren't enforcing updates, leaving work devices vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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Acronis advanced protection pack works against malicious email threats

Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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Acronis has launched an Advanced Email Security pack to stop all email cyber threats, integrating with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.