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North Korea's threat actors operating from other countries

Mon, 7th May 2018
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North Korea conducts malicious cyber operations from countries including India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nepal, Kenya, Mozambique, Indonesia, and China.
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Dell's 2018 customer award winners announced

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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network infrastructure
Dell Technologies has unveiled the winners of its 2018 customer awards at Dell Technologies World, celebrating innovators and trailblazers in IT transformation.
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Tech Data, Equate recognised at Forcepoint APAC Partner Awards

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Key channel partners from across the region attended a two-day conference to learn more about Forcepoint's human-centric security strategy.
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Orangeworm threat group targeting Asia & EU healthcare sector firms

Tue, 24th Apr 2018
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The attacks deliver the Trojan.Kampirs malware and appear to be carefully targeted, with significant planning behind the scenes.
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Asia Pacific nations undeniably caught up in botnet traffic - report

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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ddos
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botnet
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centurylink
China, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and Australia amongst the top five Asia Pacific countries sending out the most malicious internet traffic.
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Kiwi cloud success story granted top security certification

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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risk & compliance
STAAH, a Kiwi hospitality cloud solutions provider, achieves PCI DSS certification, ensuring top-tier data security for credit card transactions.
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Cybercrime industry raking in $1.5 trillion profit - most from online markets

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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cloud marketplace
How much are cybercriminals earning for their efforts? A new study by Bromium suggests that figure could be as much as US$2 million per job.
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Lack of network firewall visibility causing Australian IT managers to fly blind

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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firewalls
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network security
Network firewalls may be overrated and underperforming – Australian IT managers can't identify 41% of their organisation's network traffic.
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59% APAC financial firms bolster investment in fraud detection

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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fraud
Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.
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Gemalto partner event all about facing today's security challenges

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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The event featured an array of sessions that aimed to help partners think about ways that they can approach the current issues in cybersecurity.
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China Unicom deploys one of the world's largest DDoS protection systems

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
China Unicom is building its biggest DDoS protection and mitigation system ever with the help of Taiwan-based network security firm Genie Networks.
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Asia's tech-enabled real estate needs to smarten up on cyber risk

Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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The surge in smart city technology across Asia Pacific is outpacing the development of necessary cyber protections, a JLL report warns.
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STUDY: How security managers protect data in public and private clouds

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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private cloud
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encryption
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cloud security
More data is being stored in the cloud, where IT departments have less control over it – and this trend is only set to continue.
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Report finds legacy cybersecurity a cinch for modern cybercrime

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Data collected in 2017 shows that attacks like ransomware and cryptojacking are easily bypassing legacy security solutions due to lax businesses.
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The next major DDoS battleground: DNSSEC a 'significant new risk'

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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DDoS attacks using amplification to increase severity rose 110% in Q4 2017, with DNSSEC to blame for the surge, according to Nexusguard's Q4 2017 Threat Report.
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ASEAN, India organisations driving demand for managed security services

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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healthtech
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mssp
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government of india
The managed security services market in ASEAN is booming, with a 22.3% YoY increase, ranking second only to India.
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Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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planning
A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
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'MuddyWater' threat campaign targeting Central Asia & Middle East

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
A resurgence of last year's 'MuddyWater' threat campaign may be targeting organizations in Pakistan, Turkey and Tajikistan.
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Tenable & ServiceNow partner to address blindspots in cyber risk understanding

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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software development
ServiceNow and Tenable form strategic alliance to address cyber risk. Integration of platforms allows for better understanding and faster remediation.
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Skybox Security snaps up former Commvault executive to accelerate APAC market push

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Gerry Sillars will form the cornerstone of Skybox's APAC operations as he focuses on expanding the company's strong growth from 2017.