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Network security management
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April 25, 2024
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Apr'24
Zero trust is a strategy, not a technology
Zero-trust security should be seen as a strategy to protect high-value assets and is not tied to a specific technology or product, says the model’s creator John Kindervag
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April 18, 2024
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Apr'24
CSA warns of emerging security risks with cloud and AI
Few users appreciate the security risks of cloud and have the expertise to implement the complex security controls, says CSA chief executive David Koh
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April 17, 2024
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Apr'24
Mandiant formally pins Sandworm cyber attacks on APT44 group
Mandiant has formally attributed a long-running campaign of cyber attacks by a Russian state actor known as Sandworm to a newly designated advanced persistent threat group to be called APT44
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April 16, 2024
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Apr'24
CW Innovation Awards: Balancing security and user experience
The National University of Singapore’s Safe initiative has strengthened the security of IT systems and end-user devices while prioritising user experience through passwordless access
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April 10, 2024
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Apr'24
Breakthrough may herald secure home quantum computing
An emerging approach to quantum security dubbed blind quantum computing may one day help spur mass adoption of quantum computing safely and securely, using technology that is already available today
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April 08, 2024
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Apr'24
What Cisco’s Splunk acquisition means for APAC customers
APAC organisations can expect better visibility and insights into their networks and applications along with automation and response capabilities to improve their digital resilience
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April 05, 2024
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Apr'24
How Oracle Red Bull Racing guards against cyber threats
The F1 team is tapping managed security services, conducting penetration tests and improving security awareness among employees to fend off cyber threats such as phishing and ransomware
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April 03, 2024
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Apr'24
RDP abused in over 90% of cyber attacks, Sophos finds
Threat actors continue to see great success using simple, tried and tested methods, and many defenders are failing to do the basics
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April 03, 2024
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Apr'24
Cato claims SASE speed record
Fast cars meet even faster networks as leading SASE provider doubles throughput to double-digit gigabits per second without any hardware upgrades, attributing the landmark as underscoring value of fully cloud-native platform
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March 28, 2024
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Mar'24
Hybrid work drives demand for SASE, zero-trust networking
Aryaka report finds five key trends with 70% of CISOs seeking secure access service edge and software-defined WAN convergence for simplified infrastructure management
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March 28, 2024
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Mar'24
UK plc going backwards on cyber maturity, Cisco report claims
Fewer UK organisations believe their cyber security postures have reached a mature level than did so 12 months ago, as they struggle to keep up with new challenges and a fast-evolving threat landscape
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March 28, 2024
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Mar'24
Sellafield to be prosecuted over alleged cyber compliance failure
Sellafield Ltd, the organisation responsible for cleaning up and decommissioning the UK's largest nuclear waste site, is to be prosecuted over alleged cyber security failings dating back to 2019
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March 27, 2024
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Mar'24
Cyber spies, not cyber criminals, behind most zero-day exploitation
Analysis from Google has found that zero-day vulnerabilities are much more heavily exploited for espionage purposes than for financially motivated cyber crime
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March 26, 2024
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Mar'24
NCSC reaffirms guidance for those at risk of Chinese state hacking
As the UK and US governments announce sanctions and indictments of a Chinese state threat actor, the NCSC has reiterated its security advice for individuals at risk of being targeted for espionage purposes
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March 26, 2024
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Mar'24
US authorities charge seven over Chinese hacking
The US Department of Justice has charged seven Chinese nationals linked to the APT31 threat actor that targeted politicians in the UK and US
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March 22, 2024
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Mar'24
Court finds EncroChat hacked messages admissible as former footballer is jailed
A judge in ‘lead’ EncroChat case found that messages obtained by police from the encrypted phone network can be lawfully used in evidence
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March 20, 2024
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Mar'24
UK’s cyber resilience stagnates as more fall victim to attacks
The government is calling on businesses to ramp up their cyber protections as study shows improvements to resilience are stagnating amid an ever-growing volume of attacks
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March 19, 2024
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Mar'24
EMEA security spend will have another boom year in 2024
Cyber security services and technology will once again be the focus of major investment across EMEA during 2024, according to the latest Technology Spending Intentions study from TechTarget and ESG
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March 19, 2024
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Mar'24
Cato claims first for AI-driven networking, security incident detection and response
Artificial intelligence option from Cato enhanced to detect and identify the root cause of networking incidents and to reduce outages from hours to minutes
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March 19, 2024
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Mar'24
Australia’s cyber security spending to grow 11.5% this year
Highly publicised cyber attacks and growing regulatory obligations are keeping security and risk top of mind for Australian organisations this year, says Gartner
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March 13, 2024
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Mar'24
Microsoft AI-powered cyber service to go live in April
After a year being previewed by beta customers, Microsoft’s much vaunted Copilot for Security service is about to go on general release, promising time savings and improved accuracy for hard-pressed security pros
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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 11, 2024
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Mar'24
Aryaka advances network, security convergence with SASE as a service
Cloud-based software-defined networking and security services provider claims to transform global secure networking with unified secure access service edge solution
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March 07, 2024
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Mar'24
Western Sydney Metro deploys mission-critical communications for driverless transport
Nokiar teams with industrial partner to provide IP/MPLS backbone communications network and security solution for new Metro line connecting Australia’s largest city to airport
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March 01, 2024
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Mar'24
Fancy Bear sniffs out Ubiquiti router users
The authorities have warned users of Ubiquiti EdgeRouter products to take remedial action after a number of devices were hijacked into a malicious botnet by a Russian cyber espionage unit
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February 23, 2024
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Feb'24
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware
ConnectWise ScreenConnect users who have yet to patch against a critical vulnerability are now being targeted by a barrage of cyber attacks, including ransomware
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February 22, 2024
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Feb'24
Toshiba and Orange test quantum encryption on traditional network
Researchers used QKD on a fibre-optic network spanning 184km to show how the technology could be used to secure networks cost-effectively
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February 21, 2024
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Feb'24
SITA enhances aviation SASE with automated multi-cloud networking service
Leading IT provider in the air transport industry announces strategic collaboration with multi-cloud networking firm to gain enhanced access to secure cloud-based offerings
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February 14, 2024
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Feb'24
Microsoft: Nation-state hackers are exploiting ChatGPT
Threat actors from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia have all been probing use cases for generative AI service ChatGPT, but have yet to use such tools in a full-blown cyber attack
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February 13, 2024
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Feb'24
Hunter-killer malware volumes seen surging
Latest Picus Security report on malware tactics, techniques and procedures reveals an increasing focus on disabling security defences
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February 09, 2024
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Feb'24
MoD ethical hacking programme expands after initial success
The Ministry of Defence has expanded the scope of its defensive security partnership with HackerOne
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February 07, 2024
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Feb'24
NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
Malicious, state-backed actors may well be lurking in the UK’s most critical networks right now, and their operators may not even know until it is too late, warn the NCSC and its partners
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February 07, 2024
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Feb'24
AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust
UK-based cyber unicorn Onfido agrees to enter talks to be acquired by Entrust
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January 24, 2024
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Jan'24
Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims
Southern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally
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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
Cato claims world’s first SASE-based XDR
Generative AI, detection and response, endpoint protection and new incident response tools headline expansion of core secure access service edge platform beyond networking, threat prevention and data protection
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January 19, 2024
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Jan'24
ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
The UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government
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January 19, 2024
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Jan'24
Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks
Canterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three
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January 08, 2024
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Jan'24
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
The Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust in a BBC podcast series released this week
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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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January 03, 2024
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Jan'24
Dutch working to promote cooperation in Europe to keep internet safe
A Dutch cooperative approach offers national and international cooperation opportunities for ISPs to guard against DDoS attacks, lawful interception and detect abuse in networks
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January 02, 2024
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Jan'24
China’s UNC4841 pivots to new Barracuda ESG zero-day
The Chinese state threat actor behind a series of cyber attacks on Barracuda Networks customers embarked on a campaign targeting the supplier’s email security products in the run-up to Christmas
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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 19, 2023
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Dec'23
Nokia and HellasQCI complete quantum-safe networks proof of concept
Trial showcase by leading networking tech firm and communication infrastructure consortium shows hybrid approach with both classic and quantum physics key to reach goal of quantum-safe networks
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December 18, 2023
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Dec'23
Cathay takes off with global SASE deployment
Unified secure access service edge services provider replaces legacy MPLS network for improved performance and observability, and unified end user security, access and application performance across global sites
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December 18, 2023
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Dec'23
How threat intelligence is applied in DNS security
Infoblox’s director of security architecture explains how the company leverages its threat intelligence capabilities to help organisations stay ahead of DNS security threats
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December 14, 2023
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Dec'23
Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia
Cisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds
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December 08, 2023
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Dec'23
Fancy Bear targets Nato entities via critical Outlook flaw
A vulnerability patched in March has likely been exploited by the Russian state actor Fancy Bear, for over two years, according to the latest intelligence
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December 01, 2023
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Dec'23
Human augmentation tech requires dual use oversight
Researchers investigating human augmentation technologies must acknowledge the potential military applications of their work, and military bodies cannot be allowed to dismiss ethical concerns in their pursuit of national security interests, says NGO...
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November 27, 2023
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Nov'23
The Security Interviews: Zeki Turedi, field CTO Europe, CrowdStrike
Organisations are racing to keep their security up to date against the latest threats. CrowdStrike’s Zeki Turedi explains how to protect against novel and innovative cyber attacks