It’s an increasingly application-driven world. DevOps could be a key technology to help government agencies address security and compliance requirements, manage heterogeneous environments, and ongoing visibility in their IT infrastructure. In an increasingly application-driven world, the government sector is constantly challenged with prioritising resources and delivering services to citizens while…
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Organisations facing same threats, using same tactics. Email and data security company, Mimecast’s fourth-annual State of Email Security 2020 report showed a large majority (77 per cent) of respondents say they have or are actively rolling out a cyber resilience strategy. However, 60 per cent of respondents believe it is inevitable or…
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Latest project from Spark NZ and Fortinet to improve application experience. New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company Spark NZ has chosen Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to expand and differentiate its service offerings to corporate, enterprise and government customers. By leveraging Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Spark will be able deliver better application experience, automate…
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Upgraded Firebox T Series appliances offers security services. Network security and intelligence vendor Watchguard has recently released the Firebox T Series tabletop firewall appliances. WatchGuard’s T20, T40 and T80 Fireboxes equip small, home and midsize office environments with the support for business-critical internet speeds and a broad range of enterprise-grade security…
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Half of APAC employees surveyed said IT managers not stressing importance of good security practices. Email and data security company, Mimecast Limited an email and data security company, has released a study titled Don’t Just Educate: Create Cybersafe Behaviour. The study shows that while customer data breaches and reputational damage around the world…
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Findings show a clear disconnect between developer and security teams. GitLab’s fourth annual DevSecOps survey showed roles across software development teams have changed as more teams adopt DevOps. The key findings indicate rising rates of DevOps adoption and implementation of new tools, which has led to sweeping changes in job…
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Working to promote safer Internet tips and raise the awareness. Google Hong Kong, together with the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong (PCPD), has recruited local illustrator Dustykid to promote safer internet tips and raise the awareness of hidden dangers if one is being careless. The illustration series will…
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200 cyber experts give their opinion on the matter Two of the top five cyber security challenges organisations face trace back to the acute cyber security talent gap — a lack of in-house expertise and difficulty finding the right talent. According the recently released Hays, the Cyber Security Talent Report,…
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Health sector must implement strategies to mitigate these attacks. The Australian health sector is continually being threatened by advanced persistent threat actors (APT). The Cyber Security Centre (ACSC — part of the Australian Signals Directorate) has issued its Advisory 2020-009: Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors targeting Australian health sector organisations and COVID-19…
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Despite predictions on the death of passwords…it gets its own day of celebration World Password Day came on went on the annual celebration day on the first Thursday of May. Although Bill Gates predicted the death of passwords more than a decade ago, Microsoft ended up releasing an identity management solution to…
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