Cybersafety stories

Gen supports cyber safety for small businesses through the Avast business portfolio
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The Gen portfolio of solutions for small businesses will help small businesses and scale to stay ahead of the latest cyber threats.

Avast One extends protection with Online Safety Score
Tue, 9th Aug 2022
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Avast One has extended its cross-platform support by adding its Online Safety Score feature to both the Mac and iOS platforms of Avast One.

Malwarebytes expands Nebula platform with DNS module
Mon, 13th Jun 2022
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Malwarebytes has expanded its Nebula platform with a new DNS Filtering module designed to provide a quick, flexible, and comprehensive Zero Trust offering for Nebula users.

ChildFund launches new campaign to protect children online
Fri, 20th May 2022
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ChildFund says WEB Safe & Wise aims to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse online while also empowering them to become digitally savvy.

Zoom puts greater focus on the platform's security and privacy
Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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Zoom has recently received a variety of third-party certifications, unveiled product innovations, and established programs, focusing on security and privacy.

TikTok's unveils plans to safeguard and diversify recommendations
Mon, 27th Dec 2021
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TikTok has unveiled new details about the platform's work to safeguard and diversify its recommendation system.

Why the biggest cyber-attacks go undetected
Fri, 12th Nov 2021
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Data breaches and cyber-attacks are not singular events. They are an ongoing process with multiple steps.

Waikato DHB warned a cyberattack 'catastrophic for patient safety'
Fri, 12th Nov 2021
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Waikato DHB was warned its IT security was severely compromised months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees.

How credentials became an attacker’s easiest target
Wed, 10th Nov 2021
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Even with education and phishing tests, users continue to hand over legitimate logins to attackers, who in turn exploit them with a high degree of success.

The threat model as a compass
Wed, 3rd Nov 2021
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Just like a compass, regularly reviewing the threat model keeps the CTI teams IR’s pointed in the right direction over time.

How businesses unknowingly leave themselves at risk
Tue, 2nd Nov 2021
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Recent cyber-events highlight the risks confronting enterprises that depend on a single vendor for their infrastructure, tools, and security.

Zero trust in NZ, and its rise from fringe approach to industry standard
Mon, 1st Nov 2021
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The guiding principle of a zero trust security model is that no-one in an organisation — from a new recruit to the CISO — is granted intrinsic trust to access the network.

The rising importance of mainframe security
Thu, 28th Oct 2021
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Mainframe-reliant organisations should maintain a robust security posture to ensure that data remains secure.

How an intelligence-driven approach can close the XDR gap
Tue, 26th Oct 2021
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Extended detection and response (XDR) has become the white-hot name in the security world, writes Anomali senior VP and GM Stree Naidu.

NZ organisations see cybersecurity boost as TechnologyOne upgrades platform
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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The company has completed a ‘significant architectural redesign’ of its security in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - BeyondTrust CTO discusses common attack vectors in 2021
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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In TechDay's third and final IT Jam with BeyondTrust, we speak to Marc Maiffret, who is the company's CTO.

Technology, not training, protects users from phishing
Thu, 21st Oct 2021
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Businesses should prioritise utilisation of readily available authentication technologies to prevent the ongoing phishing threat.

ESET and Chillisoft launch MDR solution in ANZ
Mon, 18th Oct 2021
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The MDR service offers customers remotely delivered security operation centre capabilities, which can be used to respond to threats.

Secureworks expands EDR portfolio with two new solutions
Fri, 15th Oct 2021
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The two new tools will give customers access to ‘comprehensive prevention, detection, and response protection across the attack surface’.

Secure your new hybrid workplace – because it’s here to stay
Thu, 14th Oct 2021
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Identity and access management are poised to take centre stage in the next phase of corporate security revamp, writes Entrust security director for APJ James Cook.

Playing dumb no longer an option against ransomware reporting
Thu, 14th Oct 2021
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Given the massive amounts of data enterprises hold, it may seem like an impossible task to prove what data was accessed and by whom. It isn’t.

Secure cloud migration with privileged access management
Wed, 13th Oct 2021
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PAM can offer insight into risks that may be adjusted depending on the threat landscape, writes ThycoticCentrify chief security scientist Joseph Carson.

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from WatchGuard Technologies
Tue, 12th Oct 2021
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WatchGuard Technologies is a cybersecurity company specialising in endpoint security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence.

Countering the rise of credential-based attacks
Tue, 12th Oct 2021
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By implementing behavioural analytics and smart password practices, security teams can thwart credential-based attacks across the organisation.