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Businesses too slow on attack detection – CrowdStrike

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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The 2018 CrowdStrike Services Cyber Intrusion Casebook reveals IR strategies, lessons learned, and trends derived from more than 200 cases.
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Back to the basics: Five ways to stay safe online

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Phishing attacks or social-engineering attacks are on the rise, where cybercriminals trick people into divulging details and participating in scams.
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New research reveals which employees are being targeted for why

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Individual contributors and lower level management account for nearly two thirds (60%) of highly targeted attacks within an organisation.
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Collaboration tool APIs leaving organisations vulnerable

Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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Alongside the migration to the cloud has been the rise of application programming interfaces (APIs) and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Internet security researcher seeking assistance from cybercrime victims

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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Auckland researcher seeks 1000 Kiwi internet users to assist in a project to understand human risk factors in cybersecurity. #CybersecurityNZ.
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All in a day's work: Why hackers hack and how they do it

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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It can take hackers less than an hour to steal data from an organisation, and most of the time their targets don't even detect the attacks.
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Barracuda acquires social engineering platform PhishLine

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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PhishLine's social engineering simulation and training platform expands Barracuda solutions to protect against email-borne targeted attacks.
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Staff web usage: To filter, or not to filter...

Mon, 30th Jun 2014
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SMEs face a constant dilemma: trust staff or monitor their web use. Web filtering can safeguard companies legally and financially, and boost MSP revenue.
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Shock, horror: Mobility and social networking the new target for cyber miscreants

Wed, 12th Sep 2012
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Cyber miscreants are now targeting mobile phones and social networks, as Norton reports a twofold increase in threats compared to a year ago.
Symantec info

Spam shrinks as scammers go social

Tue, 1st May 2012
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Spam declines by 32%, but cyberattacks surge as scammers exploit social networks and mobile phones, says Symantec's 2011 report.
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Check Point Experience 2011: Security Evangelism

Thu, 8th Sep 2011
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At Check Point Experience 2011, Tomer Teller highlighted that no security tech can counter human error, as hackers increasingly exploit social engineering.
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New threats need new defences

Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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Symantec warns that anti-virus software alone can't combat new online threats, stressing the need for multi-layered security in the digital age.