Cohesity’s new mobile app lets users monitor data cluster integrity on the go
Data management platform Cohesity now allows mobile data management through its new smartphone app.
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Targeted attacks now 60 per cent of incidents: Vendor report
For years spam has been one of the biggest worries of CISOs. However, targeted attacks through spear-phishing and other techniques are increasingly the leading vector, according to security vendor Positive Technologies.
Content delivery networks, cloud providers can now join routing security group
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix and Cloudflare are among the big-name companies that have joined an industry-led initiative to reduce the ability of threat actors to abuse the internet’s global routing system for cyber attacks.
You might want to think twice about integrating RMM with backups, says Asigra
Ransomware is bad enough, but ransomware infecting your precious remote monitoring and management platform is a true nightmare. But that’s the battle managed services providers are increasingly fighting, according to Toronto data protection firm Asigra.
Gartner says nearly half of privacy compliance technology to rely on AI by 2023
More than 40 per cent of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by 2023, a five per cent increase from today, according to a new survey from Gartner.
BlackBerry, Microsoft and other heavy hitters drop product announcements at RSA Conference
BlackBerry, Proofpoint, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks and Spirion are among the companies making product announcements in San Francisco at the start of the annual RSA Conference.
Keyfactor announces channel partner program
Digital identity solutions provider Keyfactor announced the launch of its global channel partner program last week and the appointment of B.J. Ferguson as head of global channel sales and operations.
Dell Technologies sells RSA to Symphony Technology Group consortium for over $2 billion
Dell Technologies today announced that it was selling its cybersecurity arm RSA for $2.075 billion to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group, a deal that’s expected to close in six to nine months.
Pivot3 achieves Common Criteria Certification on its new generation software platform
Governments and private enterprises are having trouble sleeping knowing more of their data is being generated outside of the traditional data centre, but security solutions firm Pivot3 says its latest certification will help them sleep a little better.
Platforms key for the future of today’s ‘immature’ smart environments
Most smart environments today are a hodgepodge of different applications of varying quality. A couple of Canadian firms chime in about the importance of a platform strategy in a connected environment.
Cybersecurity firm Cynet launches global partner program
New York-based cybersecurity firm Cynet this morning announced the launch of its MSSP global partner program.
Canada’s privacy commissioner asks for input to address AI privacy concerns
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is asking industry stakeholders to bring forward their…
Ottawa should follow allies in public-private collaboration, says cyber industry group
In a report issued this week, the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) says the United States, the U.K. and Australia offer strategies the government here should pick up on to improve this country’s cyber defence.
From ransomware infections to cryptomining scams, fake factory honeypot provides lessons for CISOs
How tempting a target are companies with industrial control systems to online threat actors? A lot, according to a fake manufacturing firm set up by security vendor Trend Micro to gather intelligence.
Kaspersky’s new head of North America says Canadian market key to company’s realignment
Despite still being on the U.S. government’s naughty list, Kaspersky’s recently appointed managing director for North America Rob Cataldo is confident about the direction the company is heading in.
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