Companies are now in the cross hairs of a national security law that gives China authority to demand that they turn over user data. By Brenda Goh and Pei Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. tech giants face a reckoning over how Hong Kong’s security law will reshape their businesses,…
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Will Hong Kong have a firewall, similar to that of China? By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new National Security Law will shake up digital surveillance in the city, with strict new company compliance measures that echo the mainland’s years-long crackdown on anti-government content. Foreign tech companies have…
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Report shows organisations across A/NZ and APAC looking to CTI programmes to build a proactive defence posture. New research from the 2020 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey showed cyber threat intelligence was strong showing signs of maturing and cementing its place in the cybersecurity arsenal to protect businesses from relentless…
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Governments must work with industry to have a collaborative approach and response. The risks of running unpatched hardware/software in their environments in the current environment has been disastrous for government and private organisations. Last week the Australian Government announced it had been the victim of sustained cyber attacks by sophisticated…
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Corporate Australia has also experienced several recent high-profile security breaches this year. The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison has announced the Government was made aware and responding to a sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)…
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NK operatives might be planning global cyber-attacks including several Asian countries. Threat intelligence and cybersecurity platform company, CYFIRMA believes the Lazarus Group — hacker group sponsored by North Korea – are planning a global phishing campaign. There is a common thread across six targeted nations in multiple continents – the…
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DPP legislator wants ban of products due to close ties to China. Several Taiwan-based media outlets have stated Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Chun-hsien urged the government to ban the purchase of and remove Fortinet security and Zoom communications products manufactured in China. According to the media outlets the…
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The Australian State is investing AU$240M to bolster the Govt’s cyber security.. New South Wales (NSW) Government in Australia has announced it will invest a record AU$1.6 billion into its Digital Restart Fund to make the State the digital capital of the southern hemisphere. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the landmark…
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Security is a business risk that has elevated to board-level discussions. Increasing privacy regulations and compliance requirements meant that organisations were already looking for security solutions that alleviated vulnerabilities in an era where a data or security breach is almost inevitable. When COVID-19 hit, cybercriminals also increased their activity, creating…
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Nutanix Mine and Veeam’s backup and replication software to support storage environments. Enterprise cloud vendor, Nutanix and Veeam Software have released a data protection and management solution to support most storage environments. It will see Veeam’s Backup and Replication software embedded with Nutanix Mine, to help companies “protect and access”…
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