Fortinet releases new research on key concerns around the cybersecurity talent shortage, recruitment, diversity and security awareness.  Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has released its 2022 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. The new global report reveals that the cybersecurity skills shortage continues to have multiple challenges and repercussions for organizations, including […]

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) a cross-industry organisation hosted at the Linux Foundation that brings together the world’s most important software supply chain security initiatives, has announced 15 new members from leading software development, cybersecurity, financial services, communications and academic sectors. This round of commitments is led by two new premier members, Atlassian and […]

It has been reported that the Costa Rican President, Rodrigo Chaves, has declared a national emergency following cyberattacks from Conti ransomware group on multiple government bodies. Etay Maor, Senior Director of Security Strategy at Cato Networks, said: “The recent ransomware attack on Cost Rica is just the latest example of why organisations shouldn’t ‘go it alone’ when trying […]

Columbia Wireless, an Internet Service Provider based in Canada, has addressed the problem of DDoS attacks by deploying Corero’s SmartWall DDoS Protection solution. Columbia Wireless is a high-speed Internet Service Provider (ISP) delivering connectivity throughout British Columbia, Canada. The company experienced a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that saturated its upstream provider links, effectively […]

Organizations increasingly employ Zero Trust principles to protect digital infrastructure. It is well-reported that the pandemic caused a spike in cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and DDoS attacks. Threat actors have sought to disrupt not only services people rely on everyday like healthcare, education and financial but also critical infrastructure, like food supply chains, utilities and […]

The annual World Password Day raises awareness of the importance of having robust and resilient password hygiene practices in place. We hear from various industry experts who discuss best practices for password security. Cian Heasley, Security Consultant at Adarma: “It’s common for people to resort to simple, easy to remember passwords reused across most, if […]

Akamai Technologies, the cloud company that powers and protects life online, and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, a leading ICT services, solutions and products company have announced they have entered a strategic relationship to assist organizations in Australia to defend against the threat of ransomware and cybersecurity attacks affecting critical infrastructure and digital assets. This […]

Aqua Security, a leading pure-play cloud-native security provider, has issued new research that shows that nearly 70% of CISOs believe open-source security solutions provide a faster way to secure their environments. Likewise, 78% of CISOs believe open-source solutions provide them with access to the best and most current innovations in cloud security and more than […]

New CISO research from Aqua Security reveals perceptions on cloud-native security and substantial progress in understanding benefits of open-source in security. Aqua Security has issued new research that shows that nearly 70% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) believe open-source security solutions provide a faster way to secure their environments. Likewise, 78% of CISOs believe […]

Auto & General Southeast Asia has enhanced security of its cloud infrastructure by deploying Rackspace Managed Services on Cloudflare. Rackspace Technology, a leading end-to-end, multi-cloud technology solutions company, has announced insurance solution provider Auto & General Southeast Asia (SEA) increased site speed by 60%, optimized application performance and enhanced security of its cloud infrastructure by […]