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Solving the connectivity conundrum in UK office buildings
6 days ago
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encryption
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connectivity
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productivity
A recent survey reveals poor office mobile connectivity affects 70% of UK hybrid workers, with 55% finding better connections at home, impacting productivity and stress.
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Southeast Asia's financial sector faces major cybersecurity risks
Last week
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advanced persistent threat protection
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encryption
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cybersecurity
Tenable's new research unveils over 26,500 vulnerable internet-facing assets within Southeast Asia's BFSI sector, highlighting critical cybersecurity gaps.
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SmartBear appoints Ron Trackey as new Senior Vice President
Last week
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devops
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martech
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apm
SmartBear appoints Ron Trackey as SVP of Product Management and Design, aiming to leverage his 30 years of global tech expertise to enhance its product strategy.
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Exclusive: Yubico's Geoff Schomburgk discusses future of passwords
Last month
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firewalls
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network security
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breach prevention
Geoff Schomburgk of Yubico envisions a future beyond passwords, advocating for passkeys and hardware security keys like the YubiKey for secure authentication.
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SaaS security breaches escalate, fuelling urgent defences push
Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
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martech
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storage
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advanced persistent threat protection
Cloud SaaS applications face increasing cyber-attacks, with breaches quadrupling in a year due to identity factors, highlighting urgent security needs.
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Arctic Wolf enhances identity protection with new ITDR capabilities
Thu, 13th Jun 2024
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email security
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phishing
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cybersecurity
Arctic Wolf has boosted its Managed Detection and Response platform with new identity threat detection and response capabilities, partnering with Microsoft and Okta to combat growing cyber threats in Australia.
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iProov earns first global FIDO certification for face biometrics
Tue, 11th Jun 2024
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ai
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biometrics
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certification
iProov becomes the world’s first company to earn FIDO certification for face biometric verification, marking a key milestone in the push to reduce password reliance.
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Thales introduces Passwordless 360 for enterprise security
Tue, 11th Jun 2024
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storage
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cybersecurity
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thales
Thales launches Passwordless 360, a password-free authentication system aimed at enhancing security, reducing costs, and boosting user adoption across organisations.
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Thales launches Passwordless 360 to revolutionise authentication
Fri, 7th Jun 2024
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cybersecurity
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analyst report
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thales
Thales unveils Passwordless 360, an enterprise passwordless authentication system aimed at bolstering security, cutting costs, and simplifying access management.
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Tenable uncovers major vulnerability in Microsoft Azure services
Tue, 4th Jun 2024
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microsoft
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microsoft azure
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authentication
Tenable has exposed a high-risk vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure, impacting over ten key services. Microsoft declines to issue a patch, urging users to follow new documentation.
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Craig McGregor joins Okta to lead ANZ partner strategy
Wed, 29th May 2024
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digital transformation
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distributors
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okta
Craig McGregor has been appointed as Okta's Director of Partners and Alliances for ANZ, aiming to fortify its Partner-First Model in the region.
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NFT Workx launches .WRKX domain to combat counterfeits online
Wed, 29th May 2024
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
NFT Workx and Unstoppable Domains launch .WRKX Web3 domain, enabling tokenised identities to combat counterfeiting.
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WatchGuard wins nine 2024 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius
Tue, 14th May 2024
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network security
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firewalls
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breach prevention
WatchGuard Technologies shines with nine 2024 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius, celebrating excellence in network security, endpoint security, and AuthPoint products.
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Adyen partners with Cover Genius to enhance payment security
Thu, 9th May 2024
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digital transformation
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ai
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ml
Adyen has joined forces with insurtech company, Cover Genius, to boost authorisation rates for online payments and advance transaction security worldwide.
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Brands increasingly investing in QR & NFC marketing
Thu, 2nd May 2024
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nfc
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authentication
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sharpend
SharpEnd's report reveals global brands' increasing reliance on connected tech like QR and NFC, paving the way for personalised marketing.
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The remote desktop tools most targeted by attackers in the last year
Thu, 2nd May 2024
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malware
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virtualisation
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uc
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) was the most targeted remote desktop tool in the past year, clouds over a new Barracuda data report.
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How attackers target security blind spots: Three real-life lessons from the SOC
Thu, 18th Apr 2024
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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datacentre infrastructure
Cyberattack case studies from global XDR service provider Barracuda demonstrate the dangers of incomplete digital security.
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Upwind fortifies Cloud Security Platform with identity security
Mon, 15th Apr 2024
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datacentre infrastructure
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cloud security
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breach prevention
Faced with a sharp increase in security breaches, Upwind is stepping up its Cloud Security Platform with a new focus on identity security, providing a comprehensive solution to Cloud Identity Entitlement Management (CIEM) concerns.
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Australian businesses fortify defences amid rising financial fraud
Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
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cx
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martech
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email security
Australian businesses tighten cyber defences amid a 354% surge in account takeover fraud, resulting in a record $3.1B loss, calling for strategies that balance fraud prevention with user experience.
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Rubrik urges shift from data backup to cyber resilience
Fri, 29th Mar 2024
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malware
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dr
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advanced persistent threat protection
Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, Anneka Gupta, emphasises the need for a cyber resilience era, combining threat posture and recovery, to counter increasingly successful disruptions by malicious actors.