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Check Point eyes Aussie SMB market with Aria Technologies deal

Check Point Software is taking aim at the local SMB market after striking a distribution deal with Aria Technologies.

FirstWave chief leaves role amid top tier shuffle

FirstWave Cloud Technology has made a series of executive changes, with CEO David Kirton vacating the top spot and taking up COO duties.

Wipro builds out security credentials through CrowdStrike

Wipro has partnered with CrowdStrike to drive endpoint protection adoption at enterprise level, delivered through the vendor’s Falcon platform.

Outsourcing in as customers turn to managed security services

Customer adoption of managed security services is expected to rise exponentially across Asia Pacific, driven by demand in A/NZ and Singapore.

• Carbon Black to open A/NZ data centre
• Disney+ 'hack' panic stresses need to use unique passwords
• Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded
• IoT in 2020: The awkward teenage years
• Insentra brings security vendor Torsion to A/NZ
• Acronis goes global with Ingram Micro
• 6clicks strikes merger deal with TrustyGate
• DDLS introduces new cyber security course for non-IT pros
• Tech Data extends Akamai deal to Australia
• Bitdefender reveals A/NZ gameplan
• Ernst & Young acquires Sydney cyber security specialist Aleron
• Dicker Data scoops up Check Point in Australia

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How channel organisations are building successful practices around DocuSign

​DocuSign is investing heavily in the Asia Pacific channel. With 66 active partners across the distribution, reseller, and ISV space, the digital agreements specialist is looking to grow the practice further as it continues to make gains in the local market.. Read more

Features

• Cisco: 13 IOS, IOS XE security flaws you should patch now

  Cisco says vulnerabilities in IOS/IOS XE could cause DOS situation; warns on Traceroute setting

• ICANN urges adopting DNSSEC - now

  Continuing attacks on directory name services have prompted ICANN to prompt enterprise DNS uses to push their suppliers for DNSSEC services to block some of ...

• Cisco patches serious SD-WAN software security holes

  The Cisco SD-WAN security problems were part of 23 security advisories Cisco announced on Jan. 23

• Start-up Devvio claims its blockchain can handle 8M transactions a second

  The new blockchain protocol, Devv, was demoed at CES; backers say it outperforms other distributed ledger technologies and traditional financial networks such as VisaNet. Analysts ...

• What to expect when the Internet gets a big security upgrade

  More secure keys protecting the directory name system (DNS) are ready to deploy, but for those using DNS servers that haven't been upgraded, it could ...

• Cisco pays cool US$2.3 billion for security company Duo

  Cisco says deal will help customers securely connect any user to any application on any network

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Round Table

• IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Big Data, Big Opportunities (+21 images)

  The latest ARN Roundtable was held at Sydney's Cafe Del Mar, and was sponsored by Cloudera and Veritas. The guestlist saw a VIP group of ...

• Roundtable: Security Guide for the Cloud - right here, right now

  The cloud 'security strategy' involves adopting security solutions that seamlessly span physical, virtual and private/hybrid/public cloud environments while simplifying operational and management complexities. Roundtable attendees ...

• Selling security to SMBs

  ARN pulls together industry experts to discuss how to successful sell security solutions to SMBs in today's economic climate

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Opinions

• Easy mobile security the Faraday way

  Wireless attacks are unpredictable and complicated. Here’s an easy way to block everything.

• How blockchain makes self-sovereign identities possible

  Who are you? And who decides you’re really you and can be trusted? The answer, and the systems involved, differ in the real world and ...

• Step aside, Windows! Open source and Linux are IT’s new security headache

  The Equifax breach is the latest example of attackers targeting open-source software in the enterprise.

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Reviews

• Review: Norton Security -- simpler and still a winner

  Symantec has streamlined its Norton line of anti-malware suites and combined them into a single but still-efficient package.

• Review: McAfee LiveSafe offers top Windows, Android protection

  McAfee LiveSafe provides users with protection for an unlimited number of devices -- and for a reasonable price. However, Apple users don't get much beyond ...

• Hawkeye G battles malware so you don't have to

  New product from Hexis Cyber Solutions automates the detection, prevention and removal of malware.

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