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Seven key areas for your cybersecurity investments

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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As cyberattacks continue to proliferate prioritising where to focus resources to adequately protect your company is a challenge.
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Securing your unified communications: Three key considerations

Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Surprisingly, attacks against unified communications (UC) are some of the fastest growing and most misunderstood threats organizations face today.
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Reserve Bank keeps watchful eye on security; steers away from prescriptive rules

Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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The Reserve Bank is letting the finance sector, regulators and other authorities steer their own course through cyber issues and security.
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Staying ahead of the curve: Who benefits from cyber attacks?

Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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Cyber attacks menace firms and national bodies, but ironically, the cloud sector, underpinned by tech behemoths, may thrive by offering refuge.
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Security expert shares tips to help SMEs fight off cyber attacks

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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With high-profile firms in the headlines, does it mean that SMEs face even greater risk? And if it does, what can the smaller entities do about it?.
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60% of enterprises confirm global attacks have affected cyber protection choices

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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Results from a recent survey of security executive from across 11 EMEA countries have been released, revealing the effects of attacks like WannaCry.
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NEC NZ elevated to gold status in Palo Alto Networks channel program

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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NEC New Zealand's move into emerging practices including cybersecurity has seen it garner Palo Alto Networks NextWave gold partner status.
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Palo Alto Networks on the three types of malware analysis & why they can work together

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Static malware analysis, machine learning malware analysis and dynamic learning malware analysis: Do you know the difference between them?.
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The malware that brought down Ukraine – is it really that sophisticated?

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Tenable director says the significance of this malware as a stand-alone event is in fact quite small - but vendors have some catching up to do.
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Kaseya launches new two-factor security platform for MSPs

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Kaseya has launched a new custom-built security platform for MSPs, built in part due to increasing cyber attacks from APT10.
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Rackspace presents five ways to reduce your ransomware risk

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Rackspace reveals key strategies to combat ransomware, emphasizing robust backups and vigilant patch management.
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Three key security hotspots to consider for your 2018 budget

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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When budgeting for the 2018 financial year, businesses should look to strengthen cybersecurity defenses in policies, infrastructure & training.
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Kiwis - too relaxed about cybercrime? Palo Alto tech ramps up NZ cybersecurity

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Palo Alto's tech boosts New Zealand's cyber defences as Kiwi businesses confront alarming cybercrime complacency.
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Meeting the challenges of big data in the modern data centre

Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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We're in the midst of a communications revolution where enterprise data centre networks must keep pace with ever increasing capacity demands.
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Security - It really is all or nothing if you want to know the enemy

Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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Cybersecurity spending is set to reach $90bn in 2017 as businesses shift focus to detection and response capabilities.
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Does your healthcare organisation need a security health check?

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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In the rush to move healthcare records to the cloud, there's often an assumption that security comes automatically.
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Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.
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Hackers are able to target your e-cigarette... Is nothing sacred?

Mon, 29th May 2017
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Vaping can be risky in unexpected ways as a security researcher demonstrates how a modified vaporizer can pass code to a computer.
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Ingram Micro provides huge opportunity for resellers to upgrade clients

Mon, 29th May 2017
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Ingram Micro has revealed a golden opportunity for New Zealand resellers, centred around Intel's new 7th Generation Kaby Lake processors.
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Pirates of the Caribbean film held ransom by, well.. pirates

Tue, 16th May 2017
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The hackers have demanded an enormous undisclosed amount of money be paid in Bitcoin. Disney apparently refuses to pay, and is working with the FBI.