Opinion stories - Page 202
Have you met Delilah? The first Insider Threat Trojan
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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ueba
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cybersecurity
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trojan
New Trojan, Delilah, recruits insiders through social engineering and extortion, using ransomware techniques. Insider threats set to increase.
Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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marketing
Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.
Cyber attacks on banks are a global scourge - are you safe?
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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fintech
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opinion
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swift
Banks and financial institutions in APAC, especially smaller ones, are vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to reports.
Microsoft: Nine tips for optimising your marketing strategy
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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martech
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partner programmes
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microsoft
Whether June 30 represented the end of your fiscal year (like Microsoft) or the middle of it, now is the time to evaluate your marketing strategy.
Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
No area in Microsoft is growing faster or with more options than Azure, and no topic seems to be of more customer concern than cloud security.
Is office culture hurting your chance at success?
Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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hybrid & remote work
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productivity
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wfh
Could your office setting be stifling your potential? Tech startups champion the shift to remote work for greater success and productivity.
Rise in mobile enterprise apps meets developers lacking skill
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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crm
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martech
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mobile apps
Businesses aspire to leverage mobile apps, yet grapple with a dearth of skilled developers for true digital transformation.
Ransomware: First files … now complete devices
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Recently, a particular type of malware, has become increasingly troublesome for both businesses and home users. It is is known as ransomware.
Are security monitoring alerts becoming obsolete?
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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data protection
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ueba
Most SOCs today work by putting their first level analysts – the most junior analysts, usually assigned to be the 24×7 eyes on console.
Data leak dangers: Know your weak spots
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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cisco
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data leak
Data leaks and breaches are alarmingly common, but there are still many misconceptions as to how and why they happen.
Types of VPN networks and how they work: Do you know which kind to use?
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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vpns
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wireless networks
No doubt you are already aware of the importance of using VPN networks to guarantee the privacy of your information.
Are you spending too much with your cloud provider?
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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saas
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public cloud
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iaas
Cloud-based Windows or a Linux server can cost approximately $1 per hour and even after a year the cost of that server is less than $9,000.
How to be a data center hero
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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tintri
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opinion
Do storage and IT admins share more in common with Clark Kent or Superman? They do face a daily battle when it comes to latency & performance issues.
Malicious scripts in compromised websites - and how to protect yourself
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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opinion
People often highlight those threats that are more or less predictable, but the most dangerous are scripts that are hard for users to detect.
10 tips for staying cyber-safe when on the road
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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opinion
Here is a short guide that we have refreshed to help you travel safely and keep all your data and devices protected.
Lessons from Spark's outage misfortunes
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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uc
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dr
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cloud services
Spark faces backlash after a major outage, as firms tally the high costs of similar disruption and stress the need for robust infrastructure.
Microsoft finally gives a delivery date for Windows 10 enterprise security features
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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microsoft
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windows
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ovum
Windows 10 already includes built-in protection, but the new features have been designed to thwart the escalating number of cyber-attacks.
Reinventing next-generation firewalls for coordinated protection
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The escalation in volume and complexity of cyber threats today have compelled organisations to turn to next-generation security solutions.
The connected classroom - the Internet of Things in education
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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edutech
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iot
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education, learning & training
There will be 37 million connected devices in New Zealand by 2020, so it's no surprise that everyone is still talking about the Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity & software vulnerability management: The ounce of prevention that's worth a pound of cure
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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flexera
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opinion
A recent cyberattack on the BBC, the New York Times & MSN saw tens of thousands of computers potentially exposed to hacker threats through online ads.