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Check Point appoints Les Williamson as managing director for Australia & New Zealand

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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Check Point has appointed Les Williamson as managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for driving new business and revenue expansion.
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Check Point appoints Les Williamson as Managing director

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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Check Point appoints Les Williamson as new managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for driving new business and revenue growth.
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Check Point discovers security flaw in major NFT marketplace

Thu, 21st Apr 2022
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Check Point Research has identified a security flaw in Rarible, an NFT marketplace with over two million active users.
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LinkedIn most imitated in global phishing attacks - report

Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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Cybersecurity company Check Point Software says phishing attacks targeted towards LinkedIn jumped by 44% in 2022 Q1.
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Check Point Software supports Rakia mission to space

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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Check Point Software is supporting the Rakia Israeli space mission by hosting communication to the specialised control centre.
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Russian, Ukraine-themed war lure of choice for cyber espionage

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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cyber espionage
Russian and Ukraine-themed war documents have become the lure of choice for cyber espionage, according to a new analysis from Check Point Research.
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Check Point recognised for leading threat detection solution

Wed, 6th Apr 2022
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Check Point's Harmony Endpoint has been recognized as a leader in MITRE Engenuity ATT-CK Evaluations for the second year in a row.
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Aus experts face record cyber threats, overwhelming workload

Wed, 23rd Mar 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
Organisations are seeking new ways to protect their expanding attack surface and maintain stability, according to Trend Micro.
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Fake donation pages promising help to Ukraine appear on Darknet

Mon, 21st Mar 2022
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Fraudulent donation pages promising aid to the Ukraine are appearing on the Darknet, according to Check Point Software.
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Cyberattacks on governments beyond Ukraine surge by 21% - Check Point

Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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Cyberattacks on Ukraine's government and military have dropped by 50% in the last week, according to Check Point Research.
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Check Point reveals cybersecurity challenges for banks, data centers and trading platforms

Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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As the cyber threat landscape evolves and becomes more dangerous every year, protecting IT infrastructure will only become more challenging.
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Top 10 malware impacting Australians - Check Point

Mon, 14th Mar 2022
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Emotet, Formbook and Trickbot have remained the top three malwares affecting Australians in the month of February, according to new research.
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Organisations struggling to manage complexity of securing cloud infrastructure

Wed, 9th Mar 2022
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Cloud security incidents were up 10% from the previous year with 27% of organisations now citing misconfiguration.
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Bot malware uncovered using gaming applications on Microsoft store

Wed, 2nd Mar 2022
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gaming
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Check Point Research has revealed a new malware Electron-bot that is actively being distributed through Microsoft's official store.
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As the threat landscape evolves, SASE security models may be the answer

Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
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Many organizations lack security solutions for remote employees, according to a new assessment by Check Point Software Technologies.
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Cyberattacks against corporate networks increased 50% in 2021

Tue, 1st Feb 2022
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Cyberattacks on corporate networks increased by 50% in 2021, with the education and research sector hit the hardest, according to Check Point Software.
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Check Point Research reveals botnets on the rise, software vendors hit hard by cyber attacks

Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Software vendors experience largest year-on-year growth at 146% in 2021, according to Check Point Research's Security Report.
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Check Point Research reveals how hackers run token scams and 'Rug Pull' money - and how to avoid them

Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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blockchain
Scammers are altering smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens and stealing money from unsuspecting individuals, warns Check Point Research.
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Check Point launches Quantum Lightspeed Firewalls to introduce network security revolution

Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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network infrastructure
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network security
Cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies has announced the extension of the Check Point Quantum portfolio.
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DHL tops list of companies most impersonated by criminals

Wed, 19th Jan 2022
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DHL is the most imitated brand by cybercriminals, according to Check Point Software's 2021 Q4 Brand Phishing Report.