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SolarWinds cyber attack sees significant financial impact on annual revenue
Supply Chain

SolarWinds cyber attack sees significant financial impact on annual revenue

SolarWinds cyber attack costs organisations 11% of annual revenue, according to new research by IronNet Cybersecurity.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Jul 2021
WatchGuard brings greater endpoint security into WatchGuard Cloud
Firewalls

WatchGuard brings greater endpoint security into WatchGuard Cloud

WatchGuard Technologies has announced a new endpoint security product family, integrating it into WatchGuard Cloud, one year after the Panda acquisition.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jun 2021
Ensign and Cybereason expand security offerings with partnership
Endpoint Protection

Ensign and Cybereason expand security offerings with partnership

Ensign InfoSecurity and Cybereason team up to expand cybersecurity solutions and services, allowing customers to access the Cybereason Defense Platform.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Jan 2021
IronNet expands Asia Pacific presence with new strategic partnership
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

IronNet expands Asia Pacific presence with new strategic partnership

IronNet expands in Asia Pacific with strategic partnership with M.Tech to meet growing demand for cybersecurity solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2021
McAfee names ThreatQ innovation partner of the year
Partner Programmes

McAfee names ThreatQ innovation partner of the year

ThreatQuotient has been named McAfee Global Security Innovation Alliance Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2021
GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers
Data Science

GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers

As well as machine learning, big data and data science emerged as the most mentioned trends among the AI influencer discussions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2020
ThreatQuotient & Infoblox integrate threat intelligence capabilities
Data Protection

ThreatQuotient & Infoblox integrate threat intelligence capabilities

ThreatQuotient and Infoblox have integrated their platforms to provide more contextual data for threat response actions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2020
New CompTIA cybersecurity skills certification available worldwide
eLearning

New CompTIA cybersecurity skills certification available worldwide

Private sector business and defense organisations alike rely on CompTIA Security+ to build cybersecurity skills among their frontline cyber defenders.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2020
Corero Network Security lands customer wins in Asia, Australia, US
Cybersecurity

Corero Network Security lands customer wins in Asia, Australia, US

Corero Network Security is reporting strong growth in 2020, which has been propelled in part by a 'record' order intake in Q3.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Nov 2020
Lumen upgrades DDoS mitigation service as attack volumes climb
Distributed Denial of Service

Lumen upgrades DDoS mitigation service as attack volumes climb

In April and May 2020, the company observed 929,000 attacks - the highest number of attacks ever seen in a 31-day period.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2020
WatchGuard expands partner ecosystem, enables partners to grow security services footprint
Firewalls

WatchGuard expands partner ecosystem, enables partners to grow security services footprint

Combining WatchGuard's Total Security Suite and Passport bundle allows partners to provide complete security from network to endpoint for their customers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2020
Is cyber deception the latest SOC 'game changer'?
Security Operations Centres

Is cyber deception the latest SOC 'game changer'?

Deceptive technology reduces data breach costs and SOC inefficiencies, according to a report by Attivo Networks and Deceptive Defense.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Sep 2020
Juniper Networks inspires overarching approach to connected security
Firewalls

Juniper Networks inspires overarching approach to connected security

While Juniper is most well-known for its hardware products such as firewalls, routers, switches, and WiFi access points, these are all security products too.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2020
Juniper named a Champion in Canalys Leadership Matrix
Firewalls

Juniper named a Champion in Canalys Leadership Matrix

Champions receive generally positive partner feedback, have a large share of shipments, maintain growth and show improvement in channel management.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2020
Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India
Network Infrastructure

Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India

Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2020
NASA's cybersecurity incidents rose 266% last year
Cybersecurity

NASA's cybersecurity incidents rose 266% last year

NASA experienced a 266% rise in cyber incidents last year, highlighting vulnerabilities as budget cuts hampered its cybersecurity defences.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2020
WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security
Firewalls

WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security

Executives say the immediate goal of the now-combined companies is to provide stakeholders access to a newly expanded portfolio of security solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
VMware reveals plans to acquire Octarine, going all in for Kubernetes
Virtualisation

VMware reveals plans to acquire Octarine, going all in for Kubernetes

VMware plans to buy Kubernetes platform Octarine and integrate its technology into VMware's Carbon Black Cloud, enhancing container security.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2020