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New study reveals opportunistic behaviour of cyber criminals

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Report reveals heavy use of software vulnerabilities matching opportunistic behaviour of threat actors who search for weak points.
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Absolute Software mentioned in recent Forrester report

Wed, 27th Jul 2022
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endpoint protection
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cloud services
Forrester has cited Absolute Software in its recently published report covering four key endpoint management trends that IT professionals should implement.
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Why the Metaverse could be the key to enhancing the healthcare sector

Wed, 27th Jul 2022
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healthtech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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accenture
Expanding into the Metaverse could revolutionize the healthcare industry, with Accenture exploring its potential for health innovation.
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Gartner names Delinea a Leader in 2022 Magic Quadrant

Mon, 25th Jul 2022
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cloud services
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Gartner has named Delinea as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM).
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Whispir powers reporting tool for unsafe behaviour on public transport

Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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report
Victoria police launch discreet reporting service for unwanted behaviour on public transport using Whispir technology.
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Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report

Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.
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Mandiant, Interos offer advanced insights in new partnership

Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Mandiant and Interos team up to provide advanced insights to defend businesses against cyber attacks and supply chain threats.
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Maximum DDoS attack size grows by 297%, report finds

Tue, 31st May 2022
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ddos
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dns attacks
According to the report, while the average attack size fell by 50% over 2021 the maximum attack size nearly tripled, growing 297% over the same period.
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Elevation of Privilege the top 2021 Microsoft vulnerability

Thu, 26th May 2022
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edutech
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advanced persistent threat protection
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microsoft
BeyondTrust's 2022 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report reveals that Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the second year running.
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A10 Networks finds over 15 million DDoS weapons in 2021

Wed, 11th May 2022
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malware
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ddos
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supply chain
A10 Networks notes that in the 2H 2021 reporting period, its security research team tracked more than 15.4 million Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) weapons.
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Fortinet sees 34% revenue increase in latest financial results

Mon, 9th May 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet's total revenue for Q1 2022 increased by 34.4% compared to the same quarter last year, reaching $954.8 million.
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New report reveals evolving techniques targeting cloud-native environments

Fri, 6th May 2022
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virtualisation
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application security
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open source
Companies are adopting cloud-native technologies faster than ever before. Unfortunately, with new technology comes new threats and challenges.
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New strategies for cloud-native attacks - Aqua Security

Mon, 2nd May 2022
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virtualisation
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edutech
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devops
New research from Aqua Security reveals attackers are using more sophisticated techniques to target cloud-native environments.
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Red Hat report: Enterprise open source new pandemic response

Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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edutech
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supply chain
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open source
Red Hat's State of Enterprise Open Source 2022 report shows businesses shifting to open source solutions, with 92% considering them vital to pandemic response.
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Ransomware hones in on MSPs for bigger payout, report finds

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Top MSP trends and insights have been revealed in the 2022 ConnectWise MSP Threat Report - the MSP industry guide focused on cybersecurity.
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Are you leveraging the full potential of SD-WAN?

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Around 60% of businesses have adopted SD-WAN, but many are only scratching the surface of its potential, missing out on extended ROI and key benefits.
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76% of IT decision-makers would turn off security for business performance

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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ai
F5 Research reveals trade-offs with digital transformation as organisations address complexity with AI and SRE solutions.
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Red Hat Summit to address the open hybrid cloud ecosystem

Mon, 11th Apr 2022
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edutech
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hybrid cloud
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open source
Red Hat's CEO discusses the challenges faced by CIOs in evaluating and implementing technologies in their organizations.
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Vulnerabilities on the rise - public sector at risk

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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public sector
New Invicti Research has found that vulnerabilities are rising, and that government and education sectors are particularly at risk.
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Cloud threat actors hone in on vulnerabilities, report finds

Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
As world governments issue warnings over the increasing cyber crime threat, the report's findings highlight common threats businesses should protect against.