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Consultancy firm Advent One has acquired Layer 8 Networks, a provider of unified communications, networking, and network security services.

GUEST OPINION: There's no doubt the last couple of years have been interesting ones for ICT channel businesses. The curve ball that was COVID-19 brought unprecedented uncertainty to the market and triggered a tsunami of digital transformation. So, what does the remainder of the year hold in store? Here are five security-related trends your channel business should be across in 2022.

GUEST RESEARCH: Illumio, the pioneer and leader of zero trust segmentation, today released new findings of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting that explore how organisations are approaching their zero trust strategies in 2022 to better navigate the remote world brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing digital transformation initiatives.

Networking specialist Extreme Networks has announced Extreme Trusted Delivery, which it describes as a carrier-grade solution designed to protect critical network infrastructure and ensure its performance, wherever it is located – including unattended sites.

Network Security products distributor Netpoleon has announced a new partnership with cybersecurity asset management company Axonius.

Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has published research showing that more than 90% of malware arrives through HTTPS-encrypted connections.

Australian organisations are struggling with network breaches, ransomware attacks, remote work, and more, according to the latest network security report from cloud security and data protection solutions vendor Barracuda.

GUEST OPINION by Simon Howe, Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, LogRhythm: As businesses come to terms with the reality of operating amid the legacy of COVID-19, many are realising their old approach to IT security is no longer up to the task.

GUEST OPINION: Today, we are witnessing a significant shift in organisations’ technology priorities as digital transformation continues to take a quantum leap with a greater portion of business processes, applications and data, now moving to the cloud.

GUEST OPINION: Today, we are witnessing a significant shift in organisations’ technology priorities as digital transformation continues to take a quantum leap with a greater portion of business processes, applications and data, now moving to the cloud.

IT complexity, which grew exponentially following the recent acceleration of digital transformation, has led to a foundational gap in visibility across the underlying hybrid infrastructure.

Cloud security vendor Zscaler has successfully completed a second Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment.

Mark Lukie talks about 2021 and cybersecurity, with the need for human firewalls, training, zero trust, cloud, COVID-19 and plenty more!

GUEST RESEARCH: Q3 2020 Internet Security Report sheds light on COVID-19 threat trends, growing network attacks, malware targeting US SCADA systems, and more.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS: Transaction Network Services has announced the launch of TNS Secure SD-WAN, which leverages Fortinet’s leading Secure SD-WAN solution to "combine proven managed payment services with next generation network security".

Another security vendor has added its voice to warnings about the security risks posed by smart devices.

The idea that network security can be 'crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside' has been around for at least three decades. Some experts – including then Microsoft senior security strategist Steve Riley – were arguing against it more than ten years ago, but the idea still persists.

GUEST OPINION: Migrating to the cloud and embracing mobile and Internet of Things technologies can save money and boost productivity but maintaining visibility across the complex multi-tentacled networks that result is proving a challenge for many enterprises, writes Glen Maloney, ANZ Regional Sales Manager, ExtraHop.

GUEST OPINION: Migrating to the cloud and embracing mobile and Internet of Things technologies can save money and boost productivity but maintaining visibility across the complex multi-tentacled networks that result is proving a challenge for many enterprises, writes Glen Maloney, ANZ Regional Sales Manager, ExtraHop.

Results from the BDO and AusCERT Cyber Security Survey 2019 are in and with three years of data to draw upon, here are some of the key insights about the changing cyber security landscape.