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Cloud security
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March 12, 2024
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Mar'24
More DDoS attacks launched against APAC financial firms
The financial sector in Asia-Pacific saw more DDoS attacks in 2023, but no notable impact was reported, according to a report by Akamai and FS-ISAC
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March 01, 2024
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Mar'24
APAC firms bullish on IT spending
More than half of organisations plan to spend more on key areas such as cyber security, generative AI and cloud in a sign of growing optimism across the region
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February 27, 2024
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Feb'24
Cozy Bear and other APTs changing tack as cloud adoption increases
A change in APT tactics has been observed resulting from greater adoption of cloud-based services, according to the NCSC
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February 26, 2024
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Feb'24
Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience
The TechTarget and ESG spending intentions survey finds big bias towards averting risk and building organisational resilience, but on-premise storage a significant planned outlay
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February 22, 2024
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Feb'24
Cyber experts alarmed by ‘trivial’ ConnectWise vulns
The disclosure of two dangerous vulnerabilities in the popular ConnectWise ScreenConnect product is drawing comparisons with major cyber incidents, including the 2021 Kaseya attack
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February 16, 2024
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Feb'24
Poor data and IT hamper cross-government working, PAC report finds
Report cites inadequate data, poor IT systems and departmental silos as major barriers to cross-government working, and calls on government to do better
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February 14, 2024
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Feb'24
Security experts: Investigatory powers plans will delay security updates
Cyber security experts warn that government proposals to amend the Investigatory Powers Act will limit tech companies’ ability to respond to security threats and could hamper the use of end-to-end encryption
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January 24, 2024
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Jan'24
Inside Cisco’s security platform strategy
Raj Chopra, senior vice-president of Cisco’s security business, outlines the company’s security platform strategy and how it brought different products together into a single platform
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January 24, 2024
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Jan'24
Critical vulnerability exposes Fortra GoAnywhere users
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT users must take steps to address a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability without delay
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January 04, 2024
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Jan'24
Celona and Palo Alto partner to enhance private 5G network security
Wireless services specialist Celona and security firm Palo Alto Networks are coming together to enhance device protection for organisations operating private mobile networks
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December 21, 2023
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Dec'23
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2023
Ransomware gangs dominated the cyber criminal underworld in 2023, a year that will prove notable for significant evolutionary trends in their tactics
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December 14, 2023
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Dec'23
Government plans to regulate to tackle datacentre threats
DSIT outlines a range of proposals designed to protect data storage facilities from cyber attacks, as well as physical threats and the effects of climate breakdown
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December 14, 2023
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Dec'23
The Security Interviews: Talking identity with Microsoft’s Joy Chik
Microsoft’s president of identity and network access, Joy Chik, joins Computer Weekly to discuss the evolving threat landscape in identity security, using innovations in artificial intelligence to stay ahead, and advocating for the coming ...
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December 13, 2023
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Dec'23
Inside the Singapore government’s cloud journey
The Smart Nation Group’s chief digital technology officer outlines the government’s cloud journey, including its approach to cloud migration and how it came to host mission-critical workloads on AWS
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December 12, 2023
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Dec'23
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
Generative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024
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December 11, 2023
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Dec'23
Nordic governments join forces to protect data transfers
Nordic countries deepen their cooperation over cyber security amid heightened threat from neighbouring Russia
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December 01, 2023
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Dec'23
The Security Interviews: Mark McClain, SailPoint Technologies
SailPoint founder and CEO Mark McClain reflects on how the concept of identity has evolved over the past 20 years, and points to rapid evolution still to come
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November 24, 2023
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Nov'23
APAC organisations warm to microsegmentation
Nearly two-thirds of organisations in the APAC region see microsegmentation as a way to protect their IT assets, but lack the skills to deploy the technology
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November 23, 2023
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Nov'23
Australia ups ante on cyber security
Australia’s new cyber security strategy will focus on building threat-blocking capabilities, protecting critical infrastructure and improving the cyber workforce, among other priorities
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November 22, 2023
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Nov'23
An inside look at a Scattered Spider cyber attack
Threat researchers at ReliaQuest share the inside track on a Scattered Spider cyber attack they investigated
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November 20, 2023
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Nov'23
Cubbit DS3 Composer brings DIY cloud to object storage pool
Cubbit customers can now build and configure S3-compatible clouds from unused capacity and offer MSP-grade services with high levels of resilience, security and data sovereignty
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November 15, 2023
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Nov'23
How Gigamon is making its mark in deep observability
Gigamon CEO Shane Buckley talks up the company’s ability to inspect encrypted network traffic for malicious activity, how it stands out with its deep observability capabilities and the tailwinds that are fuelling its growth
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November 10, 2023
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Nov'23
APAC cyber security workforce hits record high
The cyber security workforce in Asia-Pacific now stands at just under a million people, but demand for cyber security talent in the region continues to outpace supply
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November 08, 2023
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Nov'23
Data-sharing management gap highlights cyber risk, says report
Organisations are struggling to secure their use of communications tools to share data with third-party partners and suppliers, and in the process are exposing themselves to heightened levels of risk, according to a report
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
How the UK crime agency repurposed Amazon cloud platform to analyse EncroChat cryptophone data
UK crime agency repurposed AWS-based analytics platform to triage EncroChat data and identify threats to life in messages sent on encrypted phone network
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October 27, 2023
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Oct'23
Tech firms cite risk to end-to-end encryption as Online Safety Bill gets royal assent
Tech firms continue to be concerned that the Online Safety Bill could undermine end-to-end encryption despite government reassurances
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October 19, 2023
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Oct'23
Loughborough Uni to create five cyber AI research posts
Supported by Darktrace, Loughborough University is to recruit five doctoral researchers focusing on cross-disciplinary research in AI and cyber security
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October 18, 2023
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Oct'23
Networking and security teams converging
Study finds more than 80% of IT leaders are consolidating security and networking teams or have a management directive to improve collaboration, with 75% believing using one platform for both purposes would provide benefits across the board
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October 12, 2023
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Oct'23
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
Police Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject ...
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group
A conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
Businesses disconnected from realities of API security
Business leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
How Akamai is driving growth in APAC
Akamai's managing director for the region outlines the company’s growth journey, how it sets itself apart from competitors, and its strategies to drive the next phase of growth
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
Security and risk management spending to grow 14% next year
Growth in public cloud services will stand out over the next 12 months, as Gartner projects an overall 14% increase in cyber spending in 2024
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September 27, 2023
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Sep'23
City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace
The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence
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September 19, 2023
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Sep'23
38TB Microsoft data leak highlights risks of oversharing
An accidentally disclosed SAS token with excessive privileges enabled researchers to access nearly 40TB of Microsoft’s data, highlighting the risks of privilege mismanagement and oversharing
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September 13, 2023
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Sep'23
Storm-0324 gathers over Microsoft Teams
An initial access broker associated with several different ransomware operations is now conducting Microsoft Teams phishing attacks
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September 08, 2023
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Sep'23
How Netskope is driving growth in APAC
Netskope is growing at over 50% year on year in the Asia-Pacific region, but the single-vendor SASE supplier is not limiting its customers to its own offerings
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September 07, 2023
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Sep'23
Microsoft finds Storm-0558 exploited crash dump to steal signing key
Microsoft has published new information on how the Chinese state threat actor Storm-0558 was able to exploit a rare race condition following a crash dump in order to acquire a consumer signing key
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September 05, 2023
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Sep'23
Executive interview: ManageEngine president Rajesh Ganesan on the ‘three Ws’ of digital change
Today's IT management model must assume that the workforce can operate from any workplace and use any workload with ease and security, as the security and service management software supplier explains
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September 04, 2023
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Sep'23
How startup Once.net and Cloudflare secured the 2023 Eurovision vote
When the Eurovision Song Contest introduced paid-for public voting from outside Europe in 2023, it faced new cyber challenges. Learn how Dutch startup Once.net and Cloudflare teamed up to secure and support the big night
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August 24, 2023
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Aug'23
Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users
Zero-trust and digital sovereignty controls are the focus of a series of enhancements being made for Google Workspace users
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August 18, 2023
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Aug'23
MongoDB secures IRAP certification
MongoDB’s certification from Australia’s Information Security Registered Assessor Program will pave the way for federal government agencies to use its Atlas database service for protected workloads
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August 16, 2023
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Aug'23
CyberArk eyes growth beyond PAM
CyberArk is seeing exponential growth in the broader identity security market as the company expands its capabilities beyond privileged access management
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August 14, 2023
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Aug'23
US Cyber Board to probe cloud security after latest Exchange hack
CSRB review of cloud security comes in the wake of a major Chinese cyber attack on US government bodies orchestrated through Microsoft’s cloud services
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August 12, 2023
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Aug'23
Datacentre management vulnerabilities leave public clouds at risk
At the annual DEF CON hacking convention, researchers from Trellix have disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in key datacentre products underpinning the world’s public cloud infrastructure
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August 03, 2023
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Aug'23
Plexal takes on new cohort for cyber security leadership scheme
Six more cyber security startup founders have been selected to take part in Plexal’s latest Cyber Runway Ignite programme, which is designed to help them develop their leadership skills
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August 03, 2023
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Aug'23
Cozy Bear hijacks SME Microsoft 365 tenants in latest campaign
Microsoft shares intelligence on a newly observed Cozy Bear campaign that saw the APT take over genuine Microsoft 365 tenants and subvert them to try to phish its victims
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August 03, 2023
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Aug'23
Microsoft attacked over ‘grossly irresponsible’ security practice
The CEO of Tenable has launched a scathing attack on Microsoft, asserting that the organisation is deliberately keeping its Azure cloud customers in the dark about dangerous vulnerabilities and accusing it of a culture of ‘toxic obfuscation’
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August 01, 2023
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Aug'23
Singtel adds Zscaler SSE to managed security services portfolio
Singtel teams up with Zscaler to offer a managed security service edge service as it looks to ramp up its enterprise business
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July 28, 2023
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Jul'23
How Indian organisations are keeping pace with cyber security
Indian organisations are shoring up their defences to improve their cyber resilience amid intensifying cyber threats targeted at key sectors such as healthcare and logistics