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Kaspersky discovers COVID-19 research related cyber threats

Kaspersky researchers have identified two APT incidents targeting COVID-19 research. The Lazarus group is thought to be responsible.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Dec 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Netacea launches global partner programme to bring bot mitigation to more

Netacea launches global partner programme to expand services and operations, working with managed security and managed services providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Dec 2020

Firewalls

Advanced Threat Protection from Fortinet: Prevent, detect and mitigate

Zero-day threats pose an immense risk to enterprises. Fortinet's ATP framework can protect your network from these exploits. #cybersecurity.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2020

Malware

Ransomware attacks over SSL increase by 500%, Zscaler report shows

Cyber criminals have targeted the healthcare industry the most in 2020, with 1.6 billion SSL based threats, according to a report by Zscaler.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Four security threats affecting FSIs in 2020

The 2020 Future Cyber Threats report by Accenture highlights six extreme threats to the global financial services sector. Here are four of them.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Nov 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Security teams turn to next-gen automation to cope with threats

The majority of security operation centres are turning to AI and machine learning tools to combat cyber attacks, says Micro Focus study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sat, 31st Oct 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Gartner names ThreatQuotient a representative vendor for SOAR

The company is listed in Gartner's 2020 Market Guide for Security Orchestration, Automation and Response Solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Oct 2020

Manufacturing

How are industrial enterprises faring with the rise of cyber threats?

The majority of industrial enterprises have experienced an increase in cyber threats since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a report from Claroty.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Evolving threat landscape top priority for security and risk leaders

COVID-19 has highlighted new threat vectors, leading organisations to invest in agile security solutions, says Gartner survey.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Sep 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

SMBs in SEA region threatened by vastly increasing rates of cryptomining

Cryptomining is a growing threat to SMBs in Southeast Asia, with 1.7 million mining malware threats detected by Kaspersky in H1 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2020

Unified Communications

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is CrowdStrike?

CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, discusses its key products and offerings in an interview with TechDay. Find out more.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Global attack volume down, but fraud and cyber threats still going strong

New opportunities and risks exist for APAC organisations in online channels during this global pandemic, according to a biannual Cybercrime Report.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 18th Sep 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ripple20 threat has potential for 'vast exploitation', ExtraHop researchers find

One in three IT environments vulnerable to Ripple20 cyber threat, says ExtraHop. Attackers can exploit 19 vulnerabilities in the Treck networking stack.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Sep 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ripple20 threat could affect 35% of all IT environments – ExtraHop

The vulnerabilities have the potential to 'ripple' through complex software supply chains, enabling attackers to steal data or execute code.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

COVID-19 related email threats pose huge risk in 2020

According to the company's annual mid-year roundup report, Trend Micro blocked 8.8 million COVID-19 related threats, nearly 92% of which were email-based.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2020