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Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has appointed Anthony Daniel to the role of regional director for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

We asked a number of IT executives what the 'new normal' might look like as the impact of COVID-19 wanes.

We posed this question to a broad swathe of senior industry executives. Here's what they had to say.

GUEST OPINION by Mark Sinclair

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian organisations are still reluctant to undertake a deployment.

GUEST OPINION Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian organisations are still reluctant to undertake a deployment.

Cyber attackers are definitely going to be targeting VPNs as a means of accessing users' PCs during this period when the number who are working from home has risen exponentially, Carolyn Crandall, chief deception officer of Attivo Networks which describes itself as a leader in deception for cyber security defence.

The latest data breach report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner shows that Australian businesses have learnt nothing from the devastating impacts of breaches in other countries, a cyber security professional says.

Network security solutions vendor Watchguard Technologies has appointed Soft Solutions as its distributor to support expansion of its New Zealand channel.

Four of Australia’s security firms have questioned whether enough is being done to defend businesses and organisations against security attacks by cybercriminals in the wake of a report by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) revealing malicious or criminal attacks dominated data breaches over a three month period to the end of June.

Tech professionals have offered mixed reactions about the Australian data breach law which took effect a year ago today, pointing out that in general while it has no big downsides, the legislation has no great upsides either.

Network security solutions vendor WatchGuard Technologies has expanded its distributor network in Australia and New Zealand with the appointment of Leader Computers and Dicker Data New Zealand.

The latest data breach report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner indicates that organisations which do not use multi-factor authentication for customers, employees and sysadmins are not using a relatively simple method of minimising risk, an IT security industry professional claims.

Network security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has appointed Mark Sinclair as ANZ regional director, and Kurt Brandon as territory sales manager for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.