UK warns: check and protect your Palo Alto, Fortinet and Pulse Secure VPNs now
UK cyber security agency warns that VPN servers are under attack by state-backed hackers.
UK cyber security agency warns that VPN servers are under attack by state-backed hackers.
Based upon lots of ESG research, some enterprise cybersecurity technology trends are emerging
Jon Oltsik | 16 Aug | Read more
Mobile malware accounted for nearly 1 in 10 malware strains detected during the first quarter, Fortinet has warned on the back of research findings that also suggested that a similar proportion of companies had been hit by ransomware during the quarter.
David Braue | 14 Jun | Read more
Surging volumes of ransomware and other malware have made collaboration between security vendors an unavoidable requirement and transformed the vendor-customer relationship in the process, according to a senior Intel Security executive who flagged the value of the company's recent push to extend and tighten its threat-intelligence partnerships.
David Braue | 19 Nov | Read more
Fortinet has announced that their new FortiAP-S series of cloud-based wireless LAN (WLAN) access points (APs) have been certified for deployment in the ANZ region. They feature Fortinet's cybersecurity technology running directly on the FortiAP-S and incorporate the latest security updates from Fortinet's industry-leading FortiGuard Labs Threat Intelligence team.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
Australian companies are the world's fourth-largest recipients of network security-related patents, according to a new analysis that has evaluated the patent portfolios of leading organisations by business line and geography.
David Braue | 03 Jul | Read more
Top security experts gathered at the ComputerworldUK-Fortinet ATP event earleir this month to explain the threats to your organisation - and how to protect yourself.
Margi Murphy | 27 May | Read more
Just months into the job, the new local head of security appliance vendor Fortinet is turning to a slew of new hires and partner incentives in an effort to kick-start the company's business across Australia and New Zealand.
David Braue | 04 May | Read more
The market for cloud and managed security services may be hotting up, but Australian companies will continue investing in standalone security appliances at almost double the global average over the next five years, a new market assessment from market analyst IDC has forecasted.
David Braue | 28 Apr | Read more
Network visualization and risk assessment vendor RedSeal is re-launching with new capabilities, executives and funding that will be used to hire more engineers and boost its channel partners.
Tim Greene | 08 Apr | Read more
Post-mortem analysis of the high-profileCarbanak banking heist continues to suggest that the $1 billion-plus series of attacks not only represent a high-water mark in the panoply of major crimes, but has been executed by cybercriminals exploiting the same sort of human weaknesses that security experts have been warning about for decades.
David Braue | 20 Feb | Read more
Increasingly proactive hackers will design scorched-earth routines into their malware in 2015 and manipulate evidence to frame innocent parties as they increasingly work to cover their tracks in the face of redoubled enforcement efforts, security firm Fortinet has warned.
David Braue | 04 Dec | Read more
A new technique that allows attackers to hide encrypted malicious Android applications inside images could be used to evade detection by antivirus products and possibly Google Play's own malware scanner.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Oct | Read more
Do independent security tests make or break products? Normally not but the latest assessment of next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) by testing firm NSS Labs will make mixed reading for some of the products with one – Palo Alto's PA-3020 – described as "below average" with a rating of "caution".
John E. Dunn | 02 Oct | Read more
The recently-launched Cyber Threat Alliance has been given a big boost with the news that Intel's McAfee division and former arch-enemy Symantec are to join the industry group whose mission is to create the first significant cross-vendor movement of threat data.
John E. Dunn | 11 Sep | Read more