August 2015 – Security

The need to feel safe and secure has its origins at the earliest steps of our development, which makes sense, as we most probably wouldn’t survive otherwise. The same applies for our digital world, where we have to be constantly on alert over potentially falling prey to cyber criminals. With more and more interactions and […]

According to the Asia Cyber Savviness Report, released by ESET, 93% of online users in Asia worry about cyber security. In its recent report, the global provider of security solutions highlights that the region still has a long way to go in understanding online security and protecting themselves.

Hacks can paralyze websites or allow data theft, harming the reputation and consequently sales of concerned companies enormously. In the following, we take a look at the procedures of cybercriminals and their goals, as well as defence against the dreaded DDoS attacks.

The Asia Pacific Web Application Firewall (WAF) market grew 34% in the past two years, reaching a total market size of $155.6 million in 2014, according to the analysts of Frost & Sullivan. The strong growth momentum was driven by the rise in eCommerce and Internet banking activities over the past few years and the

Business- and production processes can’t be run without information technology anymore and digital marketing is definitely sitting in the front row here. However, although the risks of cyberattacks can threaten the existence of companies, many still don’t seem to be sufficiently aware of them.

“In today’s cybersecurity arena, the notion of using a traditional perimeter firewall as your primary line of defense is no longer the impenetrable wall it used to be, as hackers and malicious actors consistently find ways to sneak past the first trusted layer of defense”, states Thycotic, a provider of smart and effective privileged account

Stagefright, a vulnerability that allows attackers to steal information from Android devices, was discovered just a couple of weeks ago. This flaw allows attackers to steal information from Android devices through remotely executed code via a maliciously crafted multimedia messaging service message (MMS).

Vaultize, a leader in enterprise file security, provides a mobile content management (MCM) platform facilitated through data access rights that allows corporate IT to prevent data loss on their mobile devices. In fact, Vaultize allows granular control over every file that passes through it, including whether files can be copied/pasted, shared, printed, emailed or opened

“An effective CISO can no longer rely on his or her technical expertise alone. They must understand how strategic initiatives create risks and develop security programs that balance the need to drive business performance with the growing realities and complexities of protecting customers, intellectual property, and brand”, explains Ed Powers, principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Acronis, a global leader in new generation data protection, just announced the release of Acronis True Image Cloud and Acronis True Image 2016. Powered by the AnyData Engine and set apart by its image technology, Acronis delivers easy, complete and safe file access and sharing, as well as backup and recovery of all files and