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Oracle is adding five more capabilities to the security services built into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, in a move aimed at helping protect against emerging threats.

Cloud-first security solutions provider Barracuda Networks has announced the expansion of its cloud-native SASE platform.

Amid rapid digital transformation and record-high threat exposure, security remains the biggest concern for customers and the greatest revenue opportunity for MSPs: Barracuda

Cloud-first security solutions provider Barracuda Networks has announced key findings from its 2022 - The Evolving Landscape of the MSP Business report - launched in conjunction with MSP Day.

Secureworks Counter Threat Unit researchers find evidence that threat group Bronze President appears to be changing its targeting, believing it to reflect changing intelligence collection requirements of the People’s Republic of China.

GUEST OPINION: Like them or loathe them, passwords remain an important component of IT security within all businesses. Used to secure everything from email servers and databases to cloud resources and remote networks, they’ve been part of the IT landscape since business computing was first introduced.

Observability specialist New Relic's new vulnerability management capabilities help find and address security risks by aggregating native and third-party security signals.

GUEST OPINION: At a time when digital transformation has become central to business, even the most important applications come with a 'use-by' date. Left unchecked, legacy code inside these applications can become a hindrance over time, limiting DevOps teams whose job it is to innovate.

The Bad Guys are gunning for backups, and victims of ransomware attacks often didn't get what they paid for, according to the Veeam 2022 Ransomware Trends Report.

COMPANY NEWS: Jetstack, a Venafi company and leader in cloud native, open source and strategic consulting services, today announced the availability of an easy-to-use, interactive and comprehensive toolkit for securing modern software supply chains. The visual, web-based resource is available to everyone and is designed to help organisations evaluate and plan the crucial steps they need to tackle effective software supply chain security. Software supply chain security has become an increasingly critical issue for all organisations. After the attack against Solar Winds at the end of 2020 that affected over 1800 companies, software supply chain attacks increased over 300% in 2021.

GUEST OPINION by Luke Smith, Regional Account Director, Barracuda MSP: Many Australian businesses rely on their MSP for help with IT security, yet many of them feel they are not getting the support they need.

Security company Rubrik has unveiled Rubrik Security Cloud, which it says will secure customers' data wherever it lives.

GUEST OPINION: Within many organisations, there can often be sizeable fleets of Apple computing devices. Office staff may use Apple MacBooks and iPhones while iPads could be a default option in factories or warehouses.

The software supply chain starts with the developer, and with developer accounts being prized targets for account takeover, GitHub will require all users who contribute code to enable one or more forms of 2FA before the end of 2023.

GUEST OPINION: It is critical to select strong passwords and properly manage them so they remain secure. Secureworks incident responders have recommended these best practices for you.

Yubico, of YubiKey fame, has issued a multi-factor authentication (MFA) guide to help better define common and new industry terms, as well as the standards that are supporting modern authentication. If you’re not using MFA to protect your online identity then you really must, and Yubico’s guide can help you see what it is all about. 

GUEST OPINION: Companies are adopting cloud native technologies faster than ever before. With new technology comes new threats and challenges, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing an increasing number of cyber threats targeting cloud native environments.

Security and application delivery specialist Radware has spun off its Cloud Native Protector business to form a new company called SkyHawk Security.

In Australia and New Zealand, 52% of organisations have experienced one to four security breaches in the last 12 months and 18% have experienced five or more breaches in that time, according to the 2022 cyber skills gap report from security firm Fortinet.

Apple enterprise management specialist Jamf has developed new technologies to help organisations provide an environment that is "enterprise secure and consumer simple".

Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has agreed a deal with Vector Capital to make a large new equity investment in the business, acquire interests held by certain other investors, and become the company's majority shareholder.