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ExtraHop® Recognised with a Customers’ Choice Distinction in Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Network Detection and Response
ExtraHop recognised as one of the highly rated providers of NDR solutions for customers looking to modernise security operations read more
Pax8 and CrowdStrike Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionise Cybersecurity for Managed Service Providers in the IT Channel
Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace and CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data have ... read more
Cipherpoint Subsidiary Excite IT Signs SOCaaS Agreement with Trend Micro
Cipherpoint Limited [ASX: CPT] (the Company) has announced that Excite IT Pty Ltd, its recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Trend ... read more
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91% of Australian organisations find the execution of essential security operation tasks challenging, Sophos survey finds
Among these challenges, 71% struggle with Identifying the root causes behind an Incident, leaving them vulnerable to further malicious activity READ MORE
BlackBerry Introduces Industry-First Integrated Solution to Assure Secure Bi-Directional Response Communications During Cyber Incidents
BlackBerry integrates award-winning CylanceGUARD and BlackBerry AtHoc technologies for “combat-ready” cyber event continuity planning and response READ MORE
VMware Enhances VMware Tanzu and VMware Aria Platforms to Help Accelerate Modern App Development and Delivery in Response to Customers’ Most Urgent Needs
New VMware Tanzu and VMware Aria platform capabilities help businesses drive both innovation and cost management in today’s volatile financial environment READ MORE
Synopsys to Showcase Next Gen Polaris Software Integrity Platform® at RSA Conference
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it will showcase the Fast Application Security Testing (fAST) offerings that represent the latest capabilities and features of the Polaris Software Integrity Platform® at RSA Conference 2023, April 24-27 in San Francisco. Synopsys fAST Static and Synopsys fAST SCA enable DevOps teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities in their proprietary code and open source dependencies through a single fully integrated SaaS platform. READ MORE
Diversis-backed RFI Global acquires DBM’s Atlas division, to create Australia’s most comprehensive financial services customer data set
RFI Global, the global leader in data and insights for financial services, today announced that it has acquired DBM Atlas, a leading Australian financial services data and insights provider from the Illuminera Group. This exciting acquisition will further enhance RFI’s unique data and insights proposition by bringing together the two most comprehensive financial service customer data sets in Australia. READ MORE
HPE & VAST Data partner to enable AI for A/NZ channel, enterprises
New Technology Offering Simplifies Data Management and Accelerates Scaling for Data-Intensive Applications READ MORE
F5 safeguards A/NZ with new AI-powered app and API security capabilities
Anomaly detection, telemetry, and behavioural analysis capabilities provide comprehensive protection for A/NZ customers in any environment READ MORE
Wesfarmers OneDigital and AWS sign agreement to transform the shopping experience for Aussies
Wesfarmers OneDigital today announced a five-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the business’s developing data and digital platform to deliver the best value and services for its customers. The new agreement means AWS will be the strategic cloud provider across the Wesfarmers Group. READ MORE
Australia’s Information Media and Telecoms Industry Under Spotlight as 50 Million Australian Records Lost to Cybercriminals
Flashpoint’s risk landscape report shows percentage of stolen Australian credentials in 2022 increases by 99% READ MORE
Consumers threaten to abandon businesses that pollute by hoarding unnecessary data
Nearly half of Australian consumers said they would stop buying from companies wilfully causing environmental damage by failing to control how much unneeded data they are storing. READ MORE
Palo Alto Networks Global State of Cloud-Native Security Survey Reveals 93% of Australian Organisations Cannot Detect, Contain and Resolve Cyberthreats Within an Hour
Third annual report identifies top security gaps and challenges for organisations operating in the cloud READ MORE
Survey: 92% of Global Organisations Indicate Identity Security as Critical for a Robust Zero Trust Implementation
CyberArk Introduces Peer-Based Framework for Evaluating and Maturing Identity Security Strategies READ MORE