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Cyber Security

Convergence
Cyber Security

Integrating physical and logical security strengthens entire defences

August 28, 2023

With a unified view of all activity, organisations can identify and respond to threats faster as well as fixing operational inefficiencies and gain new insights, writes George Moawad, Country Manager, Australia & New Zealand, Genetec. […]

Cyber Security

Protecting New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from attack

June 20, 2023

A recently published Fortinet whitepaper highlights the need to protect New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from “grey zone” threats as global tensions heighten and a new Cold War sets in. Amid conflict in Ukraine and escalating […]

Silverfort
Cyber Security

DUO appointed distributor for Silverfort in New Zealand

June 6, 2023

DUO, the leading distributor of cybersecurity solutions, has announced its appointment as the distributor for Silverfort in New Zealand. New Zealand-based distributor of cybersecurity solutions DUO has announced the addition of Silverfort to its line-up […]

Fortinet
Cyber Security

Fortinet survey finds most organisations felt prepared for ransomware attacks, yet half fell victim

April 27, 2023

Organisations taking a best-of-breed, point product approach to security were more likely to be attacked by ransomware in the last year reveals survey by Fortinet. Fortinet has unveiled its 2023 Global Ransomware Report, which is based […]

Ukraine
Cyber Security

Russia-backed hackers target government and IT organisations in Ukraine and beyond

March 29, 2023

Data presented by Atlas VPN reveals that Russian hackers have been targeting Ukraine’s and its allied countries’ government and IT organisations with ever-increasing sophistication. The Russian government is believed to be behind the attacks, as […]

Crowdstrike
Cyber Security

2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report reveals adversaries re-exploiting and re-weaponising patched vulnerabilities

March 1, 2023

CrowdStrike has released its 2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report – the ninth annual edition of the cybersecurity leader’s seminal report on the evolving behaviours, trends and tactics of today’s nation-state, eCrime and hacktivist threat actors. […]

AI
Cyber Security

Will Artificial Intelligence make us more or less secure?

February 27, 2023

In the short term, AI will expose cyber vulnerabilities, but there are positives long term, writes Monica Oravcova, COO and Co-founder of cyber security firm Naoris Protocol. AI that writes and hacks code could spell […]

Ukraine
Cyber Defence

Unveiling the invisible war: Ukraine suffered 29 state-sponsored cyberattacks in 2022

February 18, 2023

According to data analysed by Atlas VPN, Ukraine was a victim of 29 state-sponsored attacks in 2022. Behind most of the government-backed attacks stand China and Russia, with 44 and 38 cyberattacks, respectively. The United […]

Provision-ISR
Cyber Security

Interview: CCTV security standards will never be the same again

February 12, 2023

Q&A with Mr. Ami Finer, Provision-ISR Sales Director, and Mr. Gil Israeli, Head of Product Incubation at Check Point Software discusses a partnership seeking to revolutionise high-end CCTV systems with true embedded cybersecurity. What is […]

Online scams
Cyber Security

Bad Romance: over 25% of ‘Pig Butchering’ scams happen on dating sites

February 8, 2023

Data presented by Atlas VPN shows that 25.7% of pig butchering scams had their first point of contact on dating websites. Pig butchering is a relatively recent social engineering scam in which fraudsters contact people […]

Chesley Sullenberger
Cyber Security

What next after resilience? Wisdom from AISA CyberCon2022

January 4, 2023

NZSM correspondent Jennie Vickers attended @CyberCon2022 in October, gaining wisdom from some of the most inspirational speakers on the planet. She shares her big takeaways from the Australian Information Security Association’s flagship event. This article […]

crowd
Cyber Security

The Wisdom of the Crowds coming through loud and clear at CyberCon2022

January 4, 2023

In this second part of her dispatch from CyberCon2022, NZSM correspondent Jennie Vickers delivers a bumper harvest of collective wisdom with the best bits of the event’s speaker presentations. This article is part of a […]

Women in Security Awards
Cyber Security

UPDATE: Women in Security Awards Aotearoa 2022 nomination deadline extended!

October 3, 2022

Now in its third year, Aotearoa’s original Women in Security Awards are back! Nominations from across the physical–cyber security spectrums, investigations, intelligence, and resilience are now being sought. UPDATE: Deadline extended! The deadline for submitting […]

Score
Cyber Security

Converging IT and OT Security: Learning lessons from the golf course

March 16, 2022

If 21st century golf tournaments can get security convergence right, writes Consultant to Fortinet and 2021 #1 IFESEC Global Influencer in Security Jennie Vickers, why is it that organisations’ Boards and C-Suites struggle to do […]

Summer device security
Cyber Security

Digital Devices: Will they be the source of pleasure or pain for your business these holidays?

December 15, 2021

According to Consultant to Fortinet Jennie Vickers, businesses in NZ that hold sensitive data need to have an urgent think about all their devices and data – whether they’ll be going to the beach this […]

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