Security will prove key differentiator for 5G: Palo Alto Networks

Consumers and businesses are set to benefit enormously from the exponential network improvements promised by 5G. More than just an incremental upgrade, 5G will create opportunities for the most exciting science fiction inventions to become science facts. It will lead to a level of connectedness and interconnectedness that hasn’t been seen before as data is shared between devices and applications at speeds even faster than … Continue reading Security will prove key differentiator for 5G: Palo Alto Networks

AustCyber unveils Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node

AustCyber has cut the ribbon on its Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node, with  the Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, and ACT Minister for Advanced Technology and Space Industries, Mick Gentleman MLA, jointly launching the centre. The Canberra Node is a part of AustCyber’s National Network of Nodes, which fosters and accelerates cyber capability development, innovation and commercialisation across Australia. According … Continue reading AustCyber unveils Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node

Zscaler,CrowdStrike to offer joint customers seamless cloud and endpoint protection

San Jose based cloud security firm Zscaler has teamed with cloud-delivered endpoint protection specialist CrowdStrike to provide customers with real-time threat detection and automated policy enforcement that improves security across their networks and endpoints. As part of the collaboration, CrowdStrike’s artificial intelligence powered Threat Graph will integrate with Zscaler’s cloud security platform. “In a cloud and mobile-first world, companies must contend with a growing number of … Continue reading Zscaler,CrowdStrike to offer joint customers seamless cloud and endpoint protection

Australian tech, telco players hail Gov’t 2020 Cyber Security Strategy

The Australian Federal Government’s new 2020 Cyber Security Strategy  has been broadly welcomed by key technology and telecoms companies, with Macquarie Telecom saying the discussion paper released by Minister Peter Dutton and the Department of Home Affairs highlighted both the ever-changing cyber threats faced by individuals and businesses, and the growing impact of technology and cybersecurity on the drivers of the national economy. Macquarie Government MD Aidan … Continue reading Australian tech, telco players hail Gov’t 2020 Cyber Security Strategy

Huawei Australia CTO: Australia to sleepwalk into world of 5G, 6G cyber-security pain

Huawei Australia Chief Technology and Cyber Security Officer David Soldani has warned that Australia risks facing serious issues with the rollout of 5G and future 6G technology unless new policies are brought in to tackle concerns around cyber-security. “The current approach being taken towards cyber-security on 5G mobile networks solves absolutely nothing – and that will be exposed further in 6G,” he told the Emerging … Continue reading Huawei Australia CTO: Australia to sleepwalk into world of 5G, 6G cyber-security pain

Ping Identity names Ashley Diffey as ANZ, Japan country manager

Denver-based identity-defined security specialist Ping Identity has appointed Ashley Diffey as Country Manager for Australia, New Zealand and Japan, with a brief to continue driving increasing demand for the firm’s offerings in the region. Based in Melbourne, Diffey will be responsible for sales, customer support and services. Diffey joined Ping in late 2018 as APAC Channel and Alliances Manager, and over the past nine months has managed the channel … Continue reading Ping Identity names Ashley Diffey as ANZ, Japan country manager

AustCyber flags weakness in Australian economy as lack of holistic cyber-resilience stance sees ‘train smash of a legislative landscape’

AustCyber, an independent not-for-profit cyber security growth network, has laid bare urgent vulnerabilities within the Australian economy due to politicians, bureaucrats, as well as industry and academia not taking a whole-of-economy approach to cyber-security and cyber resilience. Speaking at a media round table on cyber security in Sydney, AustCyber CEO Michelle Price highlighted serious weaknesses around how to ensure the Australian economy is cyber-resilient, and “also then … Continue reading AustCyber flags weakness in Australian economy as lack of holistic cyber-resilience stance sees ‘train smash of a legislative landscape’

Floundering or forging ahead? ask experts flagging complex cyber-security challenges for Australian businesses

Sydney, 30 July 2019 – Australian businesses must treat cyber security as a growth accelerator and not a handbrake, as they embrace the challenges and opportunities of the digital age.  At the same time, widespread digital transformation has amplified the requirement for rigorous cyber-protection. That’s according to a panel of leading cyber security experts speaking in Sydney at event hosted by Aura Information Security on the … Continue reading Floundering or forging ahead? ask experts flagging complex cyber-security challenges for Australian businesses

Identity theft scams, what to look out for: Sophos

According to the ACCC, Australians have lost $16 million to identity theft so far this year and with cybercriminals targeting online user scrambling to file their tax returns, many Aussies are vulnerable to the growing sophistication of their scams. “With so much of what we do being online, it’s important that users know how to identify a scam, protect themselves from the attack and know what … Continue reading Identity theft scams, what to look out for: Sophos

‘Beware of both familiar & new apps if you value privacy’ warns nCipher Security exec

Apps should be approached with scepticism in terms of end-user privacy guarantees, according to nCipher Security strategy and business chief John Grimm. Noting the move by the Democratic National Convention urging users to delete a Russian photo-altering mobile application after speculation it had been uploading much more data than users realized, Grimm said ignoring an app’s privacy policy or blind trust were equally dangerous. “FaceApp claims … Continue reading ‘Beware of both familiar & new apps if you value privacy’ warns nCipher Security exec