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Global Cyber Alliance welcomes first Australasian partner

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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The Australasian region now has its first partner in the Global Cyber Alliance – New Zealand firm SAM for Compliance.
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NCSC reveals unclassified look into New Zealand's cyber threat landscape

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The NCSC released its 2016/2017 Cyber Threat Report last week, which reveals that there were 396 cyber incidents this year - 58 more than last year.
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'Leaker' behind massive NSA breach possibly still working at agency

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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A cybersecurity expert has said it is a 'stunning admission' by the former CIA director about the NSA breach that is being touted as catastrophic.
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Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards

Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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piracy
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A film about entrepreneur and former MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is up for best documentary at this year's Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.
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Singapore startup Horangi Cybersecurity raises $3m funding for APAC growth

Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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The company will use the funds to improve its proprietary technologies, scaling business operations and expanding into key Asian markets.
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Singapore firm Ammbr teams with US security token provider to expand blockchain

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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blockchain
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Singapore's Ammbr has teamed up with Rivetz to develop advanced multi-factor authentication and an identity and authentication platform.
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Singapore IT professionals alarmed at potential for email-based cyber attacks

Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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phishing
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email security
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Email-based cyber attacks are of major concern to Singapore IT professionals, even despite increasing technology investments.
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Cybersecurity firm Votiro joins VMware's TAP program

Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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Israeli-based cybersecurity firm Votiro has joined VMware's Technology Alliance Partner Program as an access level partner.
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Chinese Govt approves patent for secure document management system

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
The Chinese Government has approved an additional patent for Publishing Data Management, which provides ProofPlus electronic document systems.
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IT security increasingly becoming a board-level issue

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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partner programmes
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opinion
Daniel Crnkovic, Content Security general manager talks about the changing business attitudes surrounding IT cybersecurity.
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North Korean criminals behind phishing attack on US power companies

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
The North Korean Government is suspected of being behind a spear phishing campaign that targeted US power companies, says FireEye.
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Homegrown security startups gear up for San Francisco experience

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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software development
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australian government
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hivint
Six homegrown cybersecurity startups are gearing up to head for San Francisco as part of the Turnbull Government's Landing Pad Program.
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How North Korea's nuclear aggression masks a deeper threat

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
According to Carbon Black's national security strategist, the rogue nation has been carrying out a stealth campaign that threatens even worse mayhem.
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FormBook malware targeting industrial sectors across Asia & US

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
The FormBook malware distribution campaigns used different methods of distributing the malware, which is able to steal clipboard contents and more.
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98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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data protection
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data privacy
70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
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North Korea's cyber attacks against South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges failed

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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blockchain
South Korean police have completed investigations into North Korea's alleged attempts to steal cryptocurrency from four South Korean Bitcoin exchanges.
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2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
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security breaches
Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.
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Cybersecurity not just a means of defence but business success too

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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cloud services
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vodafone
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cyber attacks
86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.
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CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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data breach
The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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crypto
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blockchain
Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.