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A Nigerian national based near the country’s capital masterminded a wave of attacks on over 4,000 companies in oil & gas, mining, construction and transportation sectors. San Carlos, CA  —  Tue, 15 Aug 2017 Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has today revealed the identity of the criminal behind a series of what appeared...

The word ‘investment’ is often put next to IT spending and budgets in order to make the costs sound palatable. Organisations want a ‘return on investment’, many try to measure it and some even succeed. But not many. Perhaps IT could be thought of as something to consume, not own? The problem is that like...

Are you agile for Change? Microsoft revealed a while ago that Windows 10 would be their final client operating system release.  This doesn’t preclude the additional versions of Windows 10 being continued. Typically the client operating systems in the past have had long support periods for versions, the most notable one was Windows XP which...

Check Point’s latest Global Threat Impact Index revealed that 28% of organisations globally were affected by the Roughted malvertising campaign during June. A large-scale malvertising campaign, RoughTed is used to deliver links to malicious websites and payloads such as scams, adware, exploit kits and ransomware. It began to spike in late May before continuing to...

The case for multi-factor authentication (MFA) is clear. The harder you make it for cyber attackers to get to your data, the lower your risk of a breach—and MFA definitely makes it harder, by requiring people who request access to authenticate their identity in more than one way. The downside is that if you don’t...

Microsoft have been heavily investing in their cloud services capabilities as well as the breadth of products primarily through their Azure platform which was led initially with Office 365. Because of this popularity and the market moving from a device base to a more flexible, mobile user centric we have seen Microsoft expand the Office...

Many companies, organisations, groups and individuals who are vigilant in the face of new cyberthreats create highly advanced detection and prevention systems to help potential victims identify and remediate security events as quickly as possible. While these controlling, monitoring and alerting mechanisms can be used in isolation, their true value lies in the correlation of...

Since the inception of SAM, its initial purpose from ITIL v3 was always around the process and governance of the management of software.  Furthermore, within the ITIL documentation this is the management and control of SAM throughout the software lifecycle – from requirement to retirement. What transpired over the past decade has certainly been the...

The key is context around software as its development and functionality is designed and licensed by vendors for usage in any organisation throughout the globe.  Naturally every vertical, country and business is going to be different and utilising and optimising this is critical. We often hear the following phrases from customers or within discussions in...

The sleek and sturdy Samsung Galaxy Book brings exceptional functionality, versatility and portability to your business. Its powerful Intel Core i5 processor, Windows 10 operating system and longer-lasting battery take your computing capabilities further whether you’re in the office or on the move. An enhanced sAMOLED screen, backlit detachable keyboard, and advanced S Pen stylus...

As new security issues are revealed they have new names and sometimes keeping up and understanding this is a challenge! Here is SCC’s high level Jargon Buster to help you navigate the waters (plenty more fish references below).  If you need specific help, contact [email protected]. Jargon Buster Cybercrime: Definition: “criminal activities carried out by means...

XenApp and XenDesktop v6.5 was released in 2012 and since then, significant improvements on initially the products as well as the wider bundled functionality in later suites and versions. Later functionality now includes better enhancements that span the wider product sets that include XenMobile, SD-WAN (software defined WAN enhancing connectivity and network bandwidth optimisation) as...