eCommerceNews New Zealand - Technology news for digital commerce decision-makers
New Zealand

Threat Landscape Stories - Page 96

Kiwi Stories

Threat Landscape stories

Exploring why culture is key to effective cybersecurity
Kordia

Exploring why culture is key to effective cybersecurity

Establishing a pervasive cyber security culture can help protect against malware attacks, as the weakest link is often people.

By Peter Bailey • 5 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017
GCSB and NZSIS bring new Minister up to speed with NZ's state of security
Cybersecurity

GCSB and NZSIS bring new Minister up to speed with NZ's state of security

Minister for the GCSB and NZSIS Andrew Little has been briefed on his new role, according to an unclassified briefing document.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017

Global Stories

Threat Landscape stories

Millions of DDoS attacks hit Asia Pacific in 2017
Distributed Denial of Service

Millions of DDoS attacks hit Asia Pacific in 2017

Automation and managed services may be the key mechanisms for fighting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018
How to stop 'sleeper-agent' hackers from causing havoc
Data Analytics

How to stop 'sleeper-agent' hackers from causing havoc

In an evolving cyber threat landscape, companies pivot from prevention to detection, with 60% of budgets geared towards rapid response, reveals Gartner.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018
Where to focus your threat protection strategies this year
Malware

Where to focus your threat protection strategies this year

Some might think that by now organisations would have come to a point where they are a step ahead of criminals.

By Dan Slattery • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
Proficio to deepen APAC presence after 'record-breaking' 2017
Managed Security Services Provider

Proficio to deepen APAC presence after 'record-breaking' 2017

Proficio plans to expand its global presence across Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America after a record-breaking 2017.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2018
ESET: A breakdown of 2017's ransomware epidemic - and what to expect next
Malware

ESET: A breakdown of 2017's ransomware epidemic - and what to expect next

​Given the digital plague around the world in 2017, it would be unseemly not to give ransomware its own dedicated piece.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017
Interview: WatchGuard's rapid APAC expansion and what's ahead for the security channel
Firewalls

Interview: WatchGuard's rapid APAC expansion and what's ahead for the security channel

We talked to WatchGuard Technologies VP of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, Sylvain Lejeune, to find out more.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017
How SMBs can leverage MSPs to solve their security woes
Cybersecurity

How SMBs can leverage MSPs to solve their security woes

Malwarebytes talks about how outsourcing security operations to MSPs might be the smartest decision an SMB can make in 2018.

By Vikas Uberoy • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017
LogRhythm, McAfee, Splunk & IBM round out Leaders in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM
Security Information and Event Management

LogRhythm, McAfee, Splunk & IBM round out Leaders in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM

LogRhythm, IBM, Splunk and McAfee named 'leaders' in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
Protecting agile business innovation against devastation
DevOps

Protecting agile business innovation against devastation

As DevOps takes hold, more and more privileged account credentials and secrets are created and shared across interconnected access points.

By Jeffrey Kok • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
2018 forecast: Opportunities abound but MSPs will be sacked due to security
Partner Programmes

2018 forecast: Opportunities abound but MSPs will be sacked due to security

Continuum has garnered insights from a number of its executives that touch on why MSPs will be fired in 2018, GDPR and the challenges & opportunities.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
SonicWall ramps up APJ presence with new GM & sales VP
Data Protection

SonicWall ramps up APJ presence with new GM & sales VP

SonicWall appoints Wias Issa as VP of sales and GM for APJ. Issa aims to drive growth, enhance security, and forge strategic partnerships in the region.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
Cylance, Symantec, Carbon Black lead next-gen endpoint security market
Endpoint Protection

Cylance, Symantec, Carbon Black lead next-gen endpoint security market

Cylance, Symantec and Carbon Black have all featured top of the ranks in the Enterprise Management Associates next-generation endpoint security report.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Interview: BT on securing cooperation between government and industry
Quantum Computing

Interview: BT on securing cooperation between government and industry

Rajiv Shah, former BAE Systems executive, is appointed as Director of Government Cybersecurity for BT in Australia.

By Robin Block • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
AI could be the key to ending cybercrime
Data Protection

AI could be the key to ending cybercrime

Over the last few years, the world has seen a steady and increasing flow of high profile data breaches hitting the headlines...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
How to make attackers' lives harder with effective threat hunting
Security Information and Event Management

How to make attackers' lives harder with effective threat hunting

Sandboxing was big, but I believe that in two years sandboxing won't be an effective control, because the bad guys understand it.

By Rick McElroy • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Threat Landscape stories