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SonicWall onboards more customers as malware block rate soars
Malware

SonicWall onboards more customers as malware block rate soars

SonicWall reports a 524% increase in unique malware variants in the last 6 months, equating to around 1000 new variants daily.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Oct 2017
Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions
Breach Prevention

Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions

Yahoo's latest news of a breach of 3m accounts is certainly nothing to cheer about, but experts from the industry give their insights on the matter.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017
Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts
Breach Prevention

Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts

Yahoo's entire user base of more than three billion people were affected by Yahoo's colossal data hack in 2013, despite initial reports.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017
New data logging service allows actionable cybersecurity insights
Storage

New data logging service allows actionable cybersecurity insights

Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2017
Customers will turn their backs if data breach disclosure isn't done right - survey
Customer Relationship Management

Customers will turn their backs if data breach disclosure isn't done right - survey

Of 3035 customers worldwide, 43% said they would never return to a company following a data breach and poor rectification methods.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security
Breach Prevention

CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security

The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
The rise of ransomware and how businesses can prevent it from happening
Malware

The rise of ransomware and how businesses can prevent it from happening

The Digital Shadows CEO delves into one of the main tactics behind extortion - ransomware - and how businesses can defend themselves.

By Alastair Paterson • 5 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017
First half of 2017 sees 164% increase in stolen or compromised records
Breach Prevention

First half of 2017 sees 164% increase in stolen or compromised records

There were 918 data breaches that led to a staggering 1.9 billion records being compromised around the world in the first half of 2017 alone.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017
Equifax breach indicates need to evolve cyber security thinking
DevOps

Equifax breach indicates need to evolve cyber security thinking

The Equifax breach spotlights inadequacies in current cyber security practices and underscores the urgent need for AI-driven solutions to stay ahead of hackers.

By Daniel Johns • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017
Why IT security is a critical part of every learning environment
EduTech

Why IT security is a critical part of every learning environment

Many educational institutions lack a plan to manage the security risks posed by the hundreds of devices connected to their networks, according to Wavelink.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
US judge squashes Yahoo's attempt to stop data breach lawsuits
Hyperscale

US judge squashes Yahoo's attempt to stop data breach lawsuits

Both Yahoo and victims of its multiple data breaches have been granted – and denied – the ability to dismiss lawsuits after its massive data breaches.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017
One step ahead: Safeguarding your business from the top down
Breach Prevention

One step ahead: Safeguarding your business from the top down

Mitigation plans against cyber attacks fail due to a lack of support from the board. But if the board starts leading the charge, they will succeed.

By Ian Pitt • 5 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
Why the cyber security field needs to take a leaf out of medicine's book
Breach Prevention

Why the cyber security field needs to take a leaf out of medicine's book

Companies that have never written code in the last decade will be responsible for over a trillion lines of code in the next decade.

By Len Kleinman • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2017
Sydney: You're invited to Blancco's data erasure event
Data Analytics

Sydney: You're invited to Blancco's data erasure event

An increase in the amount of data businesses must store means the risk of a data breach or cyber-attack also increases.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
FireEye data leaks continue - or are the hackers just trolling?
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

FireEye data leaks continue - or are the hackers just trolling?

Hackers have released another batch of information supposedly belonging to cybersecurity firm FireEye, two weeks after the initial data dump.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Data breach stories

Diving into the magic of two-factor authentication
Multi-factor authentication

Diving into the magic of two-factor authentication

More effective privileged account management can also greatly mitigate risk and reduce the exposure surface for businesses.

By Lennie Tan • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
Aus study finds data breaches slice 5% from share prices
Breach Prevention

Aus study finds data breaches slice 5% from share prices

Australian organisations hit by a data breach may see their share prices drop as much as 5% and take months to recover from the incident.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
The new tenets of effective threat protection
Firewalls

The new tenets of effective threat protection

An IoA highlights the need to change focus from what already happened within your network to looking at potential issues as they happen.

By Michael Sentonas • 4 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017