It’s up to every organisation across every industry to invest in modern data protection practices to minimise the impact of ransomware attacks. Viewing attacks as an inevitability is the first step towards creating a more cyber-secure culture, with employees who are more educated and aware of ransomware. At the same time, businesses need to have the right safeguards in place to minimise disruption, including anti-virus software and firewalls, plus continuous backup and recovery to offer adequate insurance against the crippling effects of ransomware.
Dirty secrets of network firewalls uncovered
IT managers lack visibility to about 45 percent of their organisation’s network traffic, creating significant security challenges. In fact, nearly a quarter of them are blind to as much as 70 percent of their network traffic.
Huawei positioned as ‘Challenger’ in Gartner magic quadrant
Huawei has announced that it has been positioned in the ‘Challengers’ quadrant of the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for enterprise firewalls.
ManageEngine now WatchGuard Gold Technology Alliance Partner
WatchGuard Technologies’ firewall appliances and ManageEngine’s firewall reporting tool, Firewall Analyzer, now work together to allow small to midsize companies (SMBs) and distributed enterprises to effectively report, manage, and mitigate their exposure to security risks.
Menlo Security makes ME foray with Help AG partnership
Help AG has signed a reseller agreement with Menlo Security to provide consulting, implementation and support services for the vendor’s …
Opengear debuts at GITEX 2015
Opengear a provider of critical infrastructure management solutions through advanced console servers, remote management, monitoring, and cellular out-of-band products, will for the first time, participate at this year’s GITEX Technology Week.
McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft
McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. The …
Traditional firewalls ‘no way near up to the mark’
Are traditional firewalls sufficient to protect against today’s sophisticated attacks? According to F5 Networks Australia and New Zealand channel manager, Chris Zamagias, …
Comguard announces EAL 4+ gateproject firewalls
Comguard on Sunday announced that the latest array of Common Criteria EAL 4+ gateprotect firewalls are now available in the …
Blazing a new trail
Karl Driesen, VP EMEA, Palo Alto Networks