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Cohesity expands portfolio with Disaster Recovery as a Service, partners with AWS

Thu, 21st Oct 2021
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Cohesity has announced the general availability of its disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offering, providing customers with more choice and flexibility.
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How can businesses prepare for ransomware?

Fri, 8th Oct 2021
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Ransomware threat actors are using a 'name-and-shame' approach, increasing pressure on victims to pay up, warns cybersecurity expert.
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Security experts weigh in on Microsoft Azure security holes

Wed, 22nd Sep 2021
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The vulnerabilities currently putting Azure customers at risk are just the latest in a staggering number of crippling threats in internet software.
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Black market dedicated solely to data leaks emerges - report

Mon, 14th Jun 2021
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Ransomware attacks are gaining momentum globally across industries, and businesses are being warned against a black market dedicated solely to data leaks.
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Palo Alto Networks establishes cybersecurity consulting group Unit 42

Fri, 23rd Apr 2021
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The group will help enterprises respond to emerging threats as they navigate an increase in costly, crippling cyberattacks.
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Cybercriminals target COVID-19 vaccine - report

Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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Attackers did not spare clinics where COVID-19 patients were being treated or pharmaceutical sites where vaccine research was being conducted.
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Game review: Ride 4 (PC)

Tue, 20th Oct 2020
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Milestone, free of the licencing restraints of the excellent MotoGP franchise gives us more bikes to play with in Ride 4.
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Juniper Networks inspires overarching approach to connected security

Mon, 27th Jul 2020
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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.
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Businesses unprepared for bot attacks, despite awareness

Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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Many businesses are aware of the threat of bot attacks, but believe they have the problem under control and are not adequately prepared for the level of risk.
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A security by design approach for cybersecurity

Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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Your website faces attacks from nefarious elements with financial gain and industrial sabotage high on their list of motivations.
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Survey: poor backup planning can cripple online retail

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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New survey finds one in four retailers have permanently lost critical business data, damaging sales and revenue.
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Australian employees are weakening organisations' security posture - report

Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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A Kaspersky report reveals almost half of all 2019 security incidents in Australian firms stem from 'inappropriate IT use' by employees.
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WhiteHawk delivers cybersecurity amid heightened threats

Wed, 22nd Jan 2020
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Nation-state attacks have targeted telecommunications and internet service providers, government organisations, and other institutions globally.
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Time to turn the tables on cyber-attackers

Mon, 4th Nov 2019
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Australian businesses are adopting deception technology to counter cyber-attacks, mimicking attackers' tricks to safeguard critical systems and customer data.
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NSFOCUS releases cloud DDoS protection offering

Wed, 29th May 2019
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DDoS attacks are one of the most complex threats that businesses face, with just a few minutes of downtime proving costly for organisations.
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Vocus slams ComCom mobile review as “disgraceful”

Mon, 20th May 2019
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Vocus criticises Commerce Commission for considering mobile market healthy and claims NZ MVNOs aren't working.
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Teradata leads data management, according to Gartner report

Wed, 17th Apr 2019
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Teradata tops Gartner's data management report, securing the highest scores in all use cases and reinforcing its leadership in pervasive data intelligence.
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Ransomware declining, but businesses must still be on guard – ExtraHop

Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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Aussie firms face ongoing ransomware threats, with attacks shifting to critical systems, crippling operations.
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Developing APAC countries most vulnerable to malware - Microsoft

Fri, 22nd Mar 2019
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The Asia-Pacific region remains a prime target for cybercriminals, according to Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report.
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Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.