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ANSecurity And Gemalto Help Trustology Deliver Blockchain Innovation.

ANSecurity, a specialist in advanced network and data security, has announced a successful project with Gemalto to help Trustology deliver innovative Blockchain technology used to secure digital assets. Blockchain has become a hot technology concept but 2019 will be the year that its adoption will start to enter the wider market beyond crypto currencies. ANSecurity is working with a UK pioneer to ensure that security is at the forefront. Trustology, recently featured in the FinTech50...

I Miss The 000000ld Kanye: West Tops Dashlane’s List of 2018’s “Worst Password Offenders”.

Dashlane today announced its third annual list of the “Worst Password Offenders.” The list highlights the high-profile individuals and organizations that had the most significant password-related blunders in 2018. “Passwords are the first line of defense against cyberattacks,” said Emmanuel Schalit, CEO of Dashlane. “Weak passwords, reused passwords, and poor organizational password management can easily put sensitive information as risk.” Dashlane found that the average internet user has over 200 digital accounts that require passwords,...

Virgin Media Fixes Super Hub 3.0 Security Flaws.

Virgin Media has fixed multiple vulnerabilities in its Super Hub 3.0 broadband modem, after a researcher from global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group, proved that they could enable hackers to remotely monitor network traffic and execute commands on the devices. The firmware security flaws in a third party router, were discovered and disclosed to Virgin Media by Balazs Bucsay, managing security consultant at NCC Group, in 2017. Bucsay was able to chain...

BT To Deliver The Latest SD-WAN And Cyber Security Service For IXOM.

BT today announced that it has signed a contract to deploy a new generation of network technology for IXOM, a market leader in chemicals manufacturing and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. It will see IXOM benefit from BT’s latest software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and cyber security managed services as it shifts applications and data to the cloud to drive agility, efficiency and innovation. IXOM’s new network will connect over 1000 employees at 55...

NeuVector Expands Kubernetes Security Solution With Release Of Containerd And CRI-O Run-Time Support.

NeuVector, the leader in Container Network Security, today announced containerd and CRI-O run-time support. The Kubernetes security company is unveiling these new additions to its platform at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018, where NeuVector is participating as an exhibitor and conference sponsor. Attendees are invited to learn how customers use NeuVector – and get 1:1 demos of the platform’s new capabilities – at booth S/E24. KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 takes place December...

Next-Generation Firewalls Are The Best Medicines For Your Network.

By Ronald Sens, EMEA Director for A10 Networks As viruses become more sophisticated, malware must be detected all the way down to its DNA. The winter season is peak time for infection and disease across the UK. But the old saying “prevention is better than cure“ is not only relevant to our personal health, but also to our networks and IT systems. In corporate networks, the classic defence against malware and other external attacks is...

Preventing Illness On Your Network With The Right Medicine.

By Ronald Sens, EMEA Director for A10 Networks As viruses become more sophisticated, malware must be detected all the way down to its DNA. The winter season is peak time for infection and disease across the UK. But the old saying “prevention is better than cure“ is not only relevant to our personal health, but also to our networks and IT systems. In corporate networks, the classic defence against malware and other external attacks is...

Tripwire Releases State of Cyber Hygiene Report, Identifies Where Organizations Fall Behind on Basics.

More than 60 percent of organizations not leveraging established hardening benchmarks. Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today released its State of Cyber Hygiene report. The survey, conducted in July in partnership with Dimensional Research, included responses from 306 IT security professionals. Tripwire examined how organizations are implementing security controls that the Center for Internet Security (CIS) refers to as "Cyber Hygiene." The survey found...

Lastline Announces AI-driven Network Traffic Analysis Solution That Stops Advanced Threats From Entering or Operating Within a Network.

Understaffed security teams now can quickly and accurately identify high-risk attacks, focusing remediation efforts where they’ll have the greatest benefit Lastline®, the leader in advanced threat protection, today announced Lastline Network Defender™, an AI-driven network security product that prevents costly business disruption by stopping advanced threats from entering or operating within a network. Companies can more effectively protect sensitive data and valuable IP from cyberattack with their limited security staff. Security teams are facing relentless...

Untangle Survey Finds SMBs Rank Network Security as Top IT Concern

Untangle®, Inc., a leader in comprehensive network security for small-to-medium business (SMB), today released the results of their first annual SMB IT Security Report. The findings explore IT security apprehensions for small and mid-size businesses, showing that Firewall/Network rated as the top security concern for these organizations, particularly as they begin to deploy increasing levels of infrastructure to the cloud and provide access to larger numbers of devices across their networks. SMBs will always face...