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StorageCraft and Arcserve merge

Global backup and disaster recovery vendors Arcserve and StorageCraft are set to merge, creating a mega-vendor in the data management and protection market.

Government IT spend in Australia to break $13B this year

The government sector is on track to be a good hunting ground this year for partners looking to boost business, ​with public sector spend in ...

Google adds Password Checkup to Android

Google already checks your passwords to see if they've been compromised on your PC's Chrome browser. Now your Android phone will add the same Password ...

New York issues cyber insurance framework as ransomware, SolarWinds costs mount

State looks to protect one of its core industries, which is threatened by "unsustainable" losses due to the SolarWinds attacks.

• Aruba and Vault Cloud forge cloud security alliance
• Spirit goes back to black as H1 revenue soars 253% to $44M
• 30K Macs are infected with ‘Silver Sparrow’ virus and no one knows why
• archTIS winds in losses as global expansion plans detailed
• Egregor ransomware group explained: And how to defend against it
• CrowdStrike reinforces XDR play with US$400M Humio buy
• Mersive Technologies teams up with Exclusive Networks for Aussie distribution
• Egregor ransomware takes a hit after arrests in Ukraine
• Andrew Assad exits A/NZ leadership role at Arrow
• CISSP certification guide: Requirements, training and cost
• LastPass's free password manager is about to become a lot less useful
• Azure Firewall heats up with Premium preview

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Humans are the weakest link

In-depth analysis of Bitdefender’s telemetry from 110,000 endpoints in the first half of 2020 show misconfigurations and human error are the initial cause of majority of cyber-attacks.. Read more

Features

• What you need to know about Windows Security in Windows 10

  From the firewall to antimalware to ransomware protections: here's an overview of what's inside of Windows 10's Windows Security

• Publicly known support credentials expose GE Healthcare imaging devices to hacking

  The vulnerability gives hackers a means to access sensitive data, move laterally in a network, or execute a ransomware attack.

• Cloud servers hacked via critical SaltStack vulnerabilities

  Attackers were quick to exploit recently announced vulnerabilities to deploy cryptominers. Patch Salt now.

• Google extends G Suite identity and security device management to Windows 10 PCs

  IT admins can now use the G Suite console to secure G Suite accounts on Windows 10 using Google's anti-hijacking and suspicious-login-detection technologies.

• Microsegmentation architecture choices and how they differ

  Microsegmentation promises to thwart network attackers by curbing their movements and limiting access to enterprise resources. Architecture types include host-agent segmentation, hypervisor segmentation and network ...

• New coronavirus-era surveillance and biometric systems pose logistical, privacy problems

  Governments and companies are using biometrics and geolocation to identify and track potential coronavirus victims in the name of public safety.

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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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