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Credit to Author: Jon McGettigan| Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:45:59 +0000

In our last blog we learnt what potential impact the mandatory breach notification and the EU’s GDPR will have on the Australian market. But what’s next for organisations and what will be the potential challenges?

Credit to Author: David Maciejak, Jasper Manuel and Rommel Joven| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:34:59 +0000

Satori, a Mirai based IoT bot, has been one of the most actively updated exploits in recent months. It is believed that the hacker behind this bot is also the author of other Mirai variants, known as Okiru, and Masuta. FortiGuard Labs researchers recently observed a new Satori version that had added a known exploit chain (one which had been used in the past by the Persirai bot) to enable it to spread to vulnerable devices, particularly, wireless IP cameras that run a vulnerable custom version of the GoAhead web server.

Credit to Author: Nirav Shah| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

The use of Shadow IT is increasing thanks to SaaS. Learn the risks that shadow IT poses to financial services firms, and how to mitigate them.

Credit to Author: Tony Giandomenico| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Educational institution networks continue to be a favorite playground for cybercriminals. Because of the age and interests of the majority of educational users, these networks tend to incorporate cutting edge technologies and strategies.

Credit to Author: Val Saengphaibul| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

In addition to establishing an aggressive and proactive patch-and-replace protocol, it is essential that organizations have layers of security in place designed to detect malicious activity and malware, and to protect vulnerable systems.

Credit to Author: David Maciejak| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

Over the last few weeks, ASUS released a series of patches aimed at addressing a number of vulnerabilities discovered in their RT routers running AsusWRT firmware. The models listed at the end of this post are known to be vulnerable. If you are not sure which model or firmware you are using, I recommend double-checking the ASUS support website to get the latest information and updates.

Credit to Author: Stephan Tallent| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000

To cut to the chase, the technical features of Fortinet solutions are only half the story when it comes to Fortinet Security Fabric’s unmatched ability to deliver managed security services. Its secret sauce for managed security services providers (MSSPs) is really about adaptability, integration, and automation, as expressed through six properties of Fortinet-based managed security solutions:   Security Control Breadth. MSSPs are often required to combine offerings from several different security manufacturers to create an effective…

Credit to Author: Jon McGettigan| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:45:59 +0000

Both Australia’s Mandatory Notifiable Data Breach legislation and the EU’s GDPR are shining a spotlight on state-of-the-art data security technoloies and strategies to help Australian organisations stay strong in an increasingly digitized world.