Research from ThycoticCentrify, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Japan, reveals workers’ attitudes to cybersecurity and risks they take on the job. Workers are engaging in risky behaviors which could put their company’s digital security at risk, despite knowing the dangers, a global survey of more than 8,000 employees has revealed, including over 2,500 […]

Next-generation cybersecurity solutions vendor Sophos, has announced that it has acquired Braintrace, a deal that enhances its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary network detection and response (NDR) technology. Braintrace’s NDR provides deep visibility into network traffic patterns, including encrypted traffic, without the need for man-in-the-middle (MitM) decryption. US-based Braintrace launched in 2016 and is […]

American fashion brand and retailer, Guess, is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft. “A cybersecurity forensic firm was engaged to assist with the investigation and identified unauthorised access to Guess’ systems between February 2, 2021 and February 23, 2021,” the company said in breach […]

One of Australia’s leading tertiary education providers, Deakin University, joins cloud-based remote work solutions provider LogMeIn to safeguard its users’ sensitive data, records and passwords through LogMeIn’s LastPass solution. Deakin University uncovered staff were not using secure methods to store and share sensitive information, including personally identifiable information such as credit card numbers and passport […]

We ‘Go Phishing’ with Raymond Pompon, Director at F5 Labs, who tells us about life both in and outside the office. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry? Writing a book on how to build a security program that is both useful and can pass an audit. Publishing the […]

Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital and a trusted security advisor, has launched a fully cloud-delivered Managed Advanced Web Application Firewall (AWAF) service that proactively improves the security posture for organisations relying on web-based applications. The service is in line with Help AG’s service centric evolution that offers customers uninterrupted access to leading […]

Digital Transformation offers businesses many competitive advantages and investing in it means that organisations can stay on top of their game. Galina Antova, Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer at Claroty, discusses the CISO’s role and how they can be a key part of implementing change when it comes to communicating cyber-risks and preparing for […]

Security is a journey, not a destination. Between new technologies, emerging threats and seismic shifts in the cultural landscape, nothing stays static for long. In that spirit, we caught up with Scott Behm, Keysight Technologies’ Chief Information Security Officer, to get his take on leading enterprise security teams, how 2020 shook things up and what […]

Cybereason, a leader in operation-centric attack protection, has announced the acquisition of empow, a security analytics company based in Tel Aviv. The empow acquisition adds innovative predictive response technology, a library of out-of-the-box data integrations and top-tier engineering and product talent. These capabilities will be incorporated into the Cybereason XDR offerings to further deliver on […]

CyberArk has announced it was named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM). The company was positioned both highest in ability to execute and furthest in completeness of vision for the third time in a row. Over the past year, CyberArk has driven significant product innovations and made it […]