Network security strategy

US updates telco security guidance after mass Chinese hack

Following the widespread Salt Typhoon hacks of US telecoms operators including AT&T and Verizon, CISA and partner agencies have launched refreshed security guidance for network engineers and defenders alike Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

BT unveils managed SASE service

Telecoms provider expands managed software-defined wide area network solution with new security service edge capabilities to help businesses transition to a secure access service edge model Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

AI readiness stalls in APAC

Despite significant investment in AI, only 15% of organisations in Asia-Pacific are ready to deploy the technology today, according to Cisco’s latest regional AI readiness survey Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

China’s Volt Typhoon rebuilds botnet in wake of takedown

Nine months after its malicious botnet comprising legacy routers was disrupted by the Americans, Chinese APT Volt Typhoon is rebuilding and presents as persistent a threat as ever Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Beyond VPNs: The future of secure remote connectivity

As more companies adopt cloud services and remote work, the limitations of VPNs are becoming obvious. We explore what’s next for secure remote connectivity Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

US smart city lights up solid-state LiDAR technology

Pioneer US smart city and associated 5G ecosystem collaborates with solid-state scanning light detection and tech provider to deploy latest range of sensors Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

How Infoblox is tackling multicloud complexity and boosting security

Infoblox CEO Scott Harrell discusses the company’s new Universal DDI service designed to address the growing challenges of managing network security in hybrid IT environments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Delivering Olympic IT

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to a former Olympian and CIO of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games about continuous improvement. We also look at new enterprise AI services from major IT providers and assess the unified communications as a service market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

London Draft CSP Guidance on Safety, Safeguarding and Crime Prevention

This is the draft guidance page for Community Safety Partnership Clusters  in London. Please send comments on errors and omissions to me for forwarding. Similarly please make contact if you would ... Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

Cato further expands SASE platform for ‘complete’ UK delivery

Secure access service edge platform gains digital experience monitoring capability so enterprises can monitor user experiences and fix them online or in private datacentres Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Telefónica and Halotech integrate post-quantum encryption into IoT devices

Leading global telco implements state-of-the-art cyber security through internet of things managed connectivity platform allowing devices to be controlled and monitored in real time and remotely Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NFL and Cisco gain yardage with network and security partnership

Cisco scores contract extension with US sports body NFL to connect and protect 2024 roster of International Games in the UK, Germany, Brazil and Spain in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities

A series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai

The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Racist Network Rail Wi-Fi hack was work of malicious insider

Police have revealed that this week’s racist cyber attack on public Wi-Fi networks at stations across the UK appears to have been the work of a malicious insider, after arresting an employee of one of the service providers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Islamophobic cyber attack downs Wi-Fi at UK transport hubs

An apparent hacktivist attack disrupted public-facing Wi-Fi networks at UK rail stations to display Islamophobic content Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

HSBC tests post-quantum VPN tunnel for digital ledgers

Encryption required for post-quantum cryptography will have a material impact on the performance of distributed ledgers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet

The NCSC and its Five Eyes allies have published details of the activities of a China-based cyber security company that is operating a Mirai IoT botnet in the service of government-backed intrusions Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Siegwerk strengthens global manufacturing operations with managed SD-WAN

Global manufacturer enhances operational security and digitisation with managed SD-WAN, managed security and professional services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

MEF association claims SASE milestone

Leading technology provider achieves first milestone in secure access service edge programme, with SASE certification now generally available to trade association’s technology and service provider members Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Extreme Networks teams with Intel to drive AI-centric product innovation

Cloud networking provider forms a ‘co-innovation alliance’ with chip giant’s Connectivity Analytics Program to enhance native generative artificial intelligence solution to further drive AI-centric innovations in the networking space Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

WhatsApp and Signal messages at risk of surveillance following EncroChat ruling, court hears

Defence lawyers seek leave to appeal a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that the National Crime Agency lawfully obtained warrants to intercept messages sent over an encrypted phone network Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

NCA cracks digitalstress DDoS-for-hire operation

The UK authorities have taken down a major component of the multinational DDoS cyber attack-for-hire ecosystem, hacking into the digitalstress.su service and exfiltrating data on its users, who now face arrest Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The sky’s the limit with the two sides of AI and networking

Generative AI is a hyped topic in virtually all industries. But within the realms of infrastructure management, there are two aspects to consider: AI for networking, and networking for AI Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Netscout expands network observability for the digital edge

Network performance management firm announces business edge observability for networks, applications and user experience to mitigate risk and reduce mean time to respond Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service replaces legacy SD-WAN

Contract awarded for the deployment of cross-Scotland software-defined wide area network designed to ensure efficient, secure and reliable administrative services to the judiciaries of Scotland Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Hybrid work prompts spike in network security threats

Survey shows more than two-thirds of organisations have seen an increase in network security threats over the past 18 months, with remote and hybrid working the biggest contributor to heightened threat levels Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Tata Communications hosted SASE claims to redefine networking, security

Tata Communications claims world-first implementation of unified SASE solution to deliver unified visibility and control of network traffic with context-led insights and enhanced user experience Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

IOWN: Shining light on the future of communications

With rising demand for data and energy consumption due to the vast compute power required by applications such as AI and large language models, something needs to change in networks – this could be IOWN Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

HPE Discover 2024: HPE, Nvidia team to accelerate GenAI revolution

Partnership on product and sales channels to feature what is described as first-of-its-kind turnkey, private-cloud AI service including sustainable accelerated computing with full lifecycle services to streamline time to value with AI Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

HPE Aruba Networking to connect new Everton stadium

Premier League football club inks deal with leading networking firm to become official supplier of soon-to-be-completed stadium Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Juniper Networks claims first with AIOps to WAN routing

Juniper Networks announces industry leadership with enhancements to cloud-native Mist AI engine for all network domains, claiming to deliver insight for exceptional experiences Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cisco gears up to cash in on AI innovation and investments

Networking giant plots out artificial intelligence-powered future within networks to build digital resilience and offer secure visibility, observability and insight across digital footprints, with $1bn global AI investment fund Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Haier Europe taps Orange Business to build responsive SD-WAN

Looking to offer a scalable, secure networking infrastructure to support its growth, Fortune 500 home appliances company works with business arm of telco to deploy cloud-first platform enhancing security, visibility and agility Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

McLaren Formula 1 Team revs up network security with Cisco

Legendary motor racing team expands global partnership with networking giant to accelerate network security for on-premise hardware and cloud-based software, including secure firewall and XDR Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Networks emerge as catalyst for digital business success

Global networking trends report for 2024 reveals continued measurable impact of the network in advancing business goals, with 72% planning on deploying integrated network management platforms over the next two years Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)

A wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) is a dedicated security device or integrated software application that monitors a wireless local area network (WLAN) or Wi-Fi network's radio spectrum for rogue access points (APs) and other wireless threats. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Hippodrome Casino makes bet on Extreme for network upgrade

London casino implements network infrastructure to mitigate legacy challenges and improve security, guest services and productivity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cato Networks and e& partner to further expand SASE presence in UAE

Global technology group forges partnership with provider to see the establishment of a second point-of-presence in UAE, extending SASE Cloud to enterprises across the region Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cyber attack ruled out as source of UK Border Force outage

An IT outage that caused automated passport control e-gates to crash across the UK has been resolved, with a cyber attack ruled out as the cause Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Versa Networks adds AI capabilities to SASE platform

Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based secure access service edge provider enhances core solution to include GenAI firewall for threat detection and data protection Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Optimising application connections, improving security posture top SD-WAN priorities

Research looking into key drivers behind global SD-WAN investments find deployments are mainly driven by need to optimise network connections to cloud-based applications and improve overall security posture Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Palo Alto Networks claims to raise bar on SASE

Palo Alto Networks releases version 3.0 of SASE tech designed to extend zero trust to unmanaged devices, secure data with artificial intelligence and boosts application performance for partners and customers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Bad bot traffic in Australia grew 23% in 2023

Traffic from bad bots that perform malicious tasks accounted for 30.2% of Australia’s internet traffic in 2023 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Cradlepoint unveils 5G-optimised SASE to deliver agile enterprises

Ericsson division unveils SASE solution said to enable lean IT teams to establish zero-trust networks in as little as six minutes securing environments such as roaming vehicles, IoT devices and pop-up locations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Extreme Connect 2024: AI in networks to live or die by trust

Cloud networking provider unveils hub for research, development and innovation in networking previews, tapping AI to offer a new way to design, optimise and deploy networks Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Securing the edge: A new battleground in mobile network security

Edge computing is transforming approaches to mobile network infrastructure, but failure to secure it can expose networks and data to cyber threats. Learn more about the dangers and potential solutions Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

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 Continue Reading

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• Edwin Yapp

5G networks and biometric breakthroughs: Navigating opportunities and risks

Businesses are quickly adopting 5G to introduce advanced security features such as facial recognition, but while these technologies improve safety and ease of use, they also raise concerns about how sensitive biometric information is gathered and may be misused Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

PSNI criticised after ‘utterly vague’ answers on covert surveillance of journalists

The Policing Board of Northern Ireland has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland to produce a public report on its use of covert surveillance powers against journalists and lawyers after it gave ‘utterly vague’ answers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Obituary: Professor Ross Anderson, pioneer in security engineering and campaigner

Ross Anderson, a titan in the field of security engineering and campaigner for privacy and security, has passed away Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Vodafone gets down to business with growth plan

Leading operator closes sale of Italian division and reveals go-to-market plan with pivot towards enterprise communications and business-related internet of things services in strongest current markets Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

PSNI chief denies ‘industrial’ use of surveillance powers against journalists

PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher has agreed to provide a report on police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to Northern Ireland’s policing watchdog Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ivanti vulnerabilities explained: Everything you need to know

A series of vulnerabilities in Ivanti products have caused concern worldwide. Delve into some of the key issues arising from the Ivanti disclosures, looking at the vulnerabilities and their impact, what affected users should do, and learn about new developments Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NetSecOps best practices for network engineers

Network engineers increasingly need to align their duties with security, such as implementing continuous monitoring, deploying threat intelligence and collaborating with security. Continue Reading

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• Verlaine Muhungu

WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024

A zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens

Trade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

tunneling or port forwarding

Tunneling or port forwarding is the transmission of data intended for use only within a private -- usually corporate -- network through a public network in such a way that the public network's routing nodes are unaware that the transmission is part of a private network. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking

The two companies position the combined business as a major force in enterprise and datacentre networking Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

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 Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

adaptive multifactor authentication (adaptive MFA)

Adaptive multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security mechanism intended to authenticate and authorize users through a variety of contextual authentication factors. Continue Reading

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• Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor

Considerations for the security of evolving workspaces

Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward? Continue Reading

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• Simon Backwell

Cyber and remote working: How Covid moved the cursor

Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward? Continue Reading

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• Lionel Garacotche

Security Think Tank: Four steps to secure remote workers

Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward? Continue Reading

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• Olivia Rofe

wiretapping

Wiretapping is the surreptitious electronic monitoring and interception of phone-, fax- or internet-based communications. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

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 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CISA reveals how LockBit hacked Boeing via Citrix Bleed

As alarm grows around the world about the impact of the so-called Citrix Bleed vulnerability, Boeing has shared details of its experience at the hands of the LockBit ransomware crew Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Russian cyber criminal pleads guilty to running IPStorm botnet

Sergey Manikin faces years in jail after his illicit proxy botnet service was taken down by US law enforcement Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US government reinforces ICBC hack link to Citrix Bleed

US Treasury adds weight to reports that a ransomware gang gained access to the systems of Chinese bank ICBC by exploiting a critical Citrix flaw Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws

Two vulnerabilities in the widely used F5 Networks Big-IP platform are now being exploited in the wild Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SEC sues SolarWinds, alleging serious security failures

SolarWinds and its CISO have been charged with fraud and internal control failures by the US authorities amid allegations of a series of cyber security failings leading up to the 2020 Sunburst attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler vulns reaching dangerous levels

Observed activity exploiting two new Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this month is ramping up, and users may be running out of time to patch lest they be attacked Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cisco hackers likely taking steps to avoid identification

Cisco confirms that a drop in detections of devices compromised by two zero-days was likely the result of reactive measures taken by the threat actors to avoid discovery Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cisco pushes update to stop exploitation of two IOS XE zero-days

Cisco releases updates to thwart exploitation of two flaws affecting users of its IOS XE software Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What to know about UDP vulnerabilities and security

UDP is a simple protocol, but it has inherent vulnerabilities that make it prone to attacks, such as limited packet verification, IP spoofing and DDoS attacks. Continue Reading

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• David Jacobs, The Jacobs Group

Fears grow over extent of Cisco IOS XE zero-day

Researchers have identified spiking numbers of victims of a recently disclosed Cisco zero-day, as users of the networking supplier’s IOS XE software are urged to take defensive measures Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Alert sounded over dangerous Cisco IOS XE zero-day

Cisco warns customers using its IOS XE software of a newly discovered vulnerability that could enable a threat actor to take over their systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Can steel fences halt the march of cyber?

Cyber: for some, it’s a prefix that conjures up images of Dr Who’s silvery cyborg opponents. For others, it’s the equally science-fiction but very different image of Neuromancer-style cyberpunk ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics

New revelations from the Snowden archive surface

A decade after Snowden exposed NSA’s mass surveillance in cooperation with the British GCHQ, only about 1% of the documents have been published – but three major facts can finally be revealed thanks to a doctoral thesis in applied cryptography by Jacob Appelbaum Continue Reading

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• Stefania Maurizi

Nominet and European counterparts link up on intelligence sharing

The new European TLD ISAC, a collaborative project between top-level domain providers across Europe, aims to enhance their collective security posture to better protect internet users Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor