Cisco to acquire OpenDNS
Posted on 1-Jul-2015 09:14 News, Security
Company will pay US$365 million for service that provide threat protection and parental controls.
SMEs focus for Connect Smart Week 2015
Posted on 22-Jun-2015 09:33 News, Security
Communications Minister Amy Adams says the second annual Connect Smart Awareness Week is a reminder to be vigilant about online security.
Kiwi consumers at risk from outdated privacy law
Posted on 17-Jun-2015 16:05 News, Security
New Zealand's privacy law is falling behind the rest of the world and threatening consumers' personal data, according to Ian Pollard, managing director of Delta Insurance.
Spark confirms move into smart home security
Posted on 3-Jun-2015 11:18 News, Security
Spark Zealand has confirmed it will begin offering smart home security services later this year, with the beta launch of a new product this week. Called Morepork, the product allows customers to control and monitor their homes remotely from their smartphones.
DDoS attacks threatens New Zealand organisations
Posted on 7-May-2015 13:19 News, Security
The New Zealand Internet Task Force (NZITF) advises that an unknown international group has this week begun threatening New Zealand organisations with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
Kiwi Companies underestimating Risk of cyber attacks
Posted on 25-Mar-2015 16:27 News, Security
New Zealand companies are failing to realise the need to insure against cyber attacks, despite a growing number of incidents, according to a top commercial insurance expert.
Latest cyber-espionage tactics: complexity and modularity versus functionality
Posted on 12-Mar-2015 10:03 News, Security
Nation-state sponsored cyber-espionage attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeting carefully defined users with complex, modular tools, and keeping well under the radar of increasingly effective detection systems, Kaspersky Lab experts reveal.
SOTI MobiControl 12.1 integrates Android for Work, Samsung KNOX 2.4 and Advanced iOS enrollment
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 23:20 News, Security
SOTI Inc. has announced the general availability of SOTI MobiControl 12.1. This new version represents the first same-day enterprise mobility management solution of devices using Android for Work. Also included in this release is support for Samsung KNOX, as well as a streamlined deployment of iOS devices.
Victoria professor to write a history of New Zealand's security surveillance
Posted on 4-Nov-2014 13:42 News, Security
Professor Richard Hill from Victoria University of Wellington has been awarded Marsden funding to compile a critical analysis of covert intelligence gathering in New Zealand, the only western country to have no academic study on the history of its security intelligence.
Symantec board votes for split
Posted on 10-Oct-2014 12:37 News, Security
The Symantec Corp. Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate the company into two, independent publicly traded companies: one business focused on security and one business focused on information management.
Cyber experts battle zombie outbreak
Posted on 10-Sep-2014 07:30 News, Security
Cyber security experts will be put to the test next week when a staged zombie apocalypse will see them trying to access secure networks in search of an antidote.
Symantec opens new office and expands Security Operations Centre in Sydney
Posted on 22-Aug-2014 14:18 News, Security
Symantec has invested close to AUD$12 million in the newly expanded office and Security Operations Centre, reaffirming its commitment to Australian customers and partners and positioning the company to better support future Government IT cybersecurity initiatives.
Unraveling the Turla cyber-espionage campaign
Posted on 8-Aug-2014 12:49 News, Security
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab announced the discovery of a precursor to the Turla APT campaign called Epic. The attacks are known to use a cocktail of zero-days and off-the-shelf exploits against previously unknown and patched vulnerabilities to compromise victims.
