AI and The next Generation of Cyber-Threat
While AI can be leveraged for cyber defense, it also presents new opportunities for cyber-attackers to operate at greater scale and to perpetrate more targeted attacks.
For instance, malicious software on your laptop might use AI to learn the way you communicate with different people on a daily basis, replicating your personalized communication styles and leveraging contextual information to trick recipients into opening a malicious attachment or link.
AI techniques might also be used to power advanced surveillance attacks with nefarious forms of speech-to-text processing. Imagine an attacker hacking into the connected smart TVs and video conferencing units installed in meeting rooms across your organization. By activating the microphones and streaming the audio in every meeting, an AI-driven translation and transcription service could produce transcripts of confidential discussions and immediately flag sensitive topics of interest to the hacker, such as the details of an upcoming legal trial or a confidential business merger.
As advances in AI continue to provide attackers with the opportunity to enhance the speed, scale, and automation of cyber-attacks, the war of algorithm is being fought within corporate networks around the world.
Due to this, we are now offering Darktrace as a cyber service which utilizes AI to protect against your whole network. Please contact us for free demo and for further information.
More information is available here – https://newtech.mt/darktrace/
Darktrace * Microsoft 365 Security
Darktrace’s AI understands normal ‘patterns of life’ to detect threats that other tools miss, protecting the dynamic workforce across email, SaaS and Azure AD.
As attackers continue to target remote workers via spear phishing, wire fraud and SaaS account takeover, Darktrace learns on the job, securing your entire Microsoft environment with a single AI engine.
Key Benefits for Microsoft Customers:
- Single, unified AI platform that provides complete coverage.
- Catches costly attacks missed by legacy security tools.
- 100% of your Microsoft users are analyzed as personas for behavioral modeling.
- 30-day free trial with full actioning capability.
- 5-minute install
Newtech the authorized service center for MSI, Lenovo & Acer.
Newtech Service Centre
Over the past few years, Newtech has seen significant growth in its service centre operations. The service centre continues to grow in terms of reputation to offer a reliable and efficient service for our clientele.
Newtech is the authorised service centre for :
- Lenovo
- Acer
- MSI
The service centre abides by partner requirements as per Newtech’s distribution agreements. The service centre is open to the receiving of all items, even if not purchased within the company. Service charge is dependent on warranty conditions and differs per brand.
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Acunetix Product Overview with Mark Schembri.
Founded in Malta in 2005, Acunetix now forms part of Invicti security who are keeping the internet secure with DAST solutions that help protect web applications around the world. Trusted by some of the world’s most established brands, the company protects over 625 K sites, 33000 companies in 115 countries.
Contact us through this link on our website –
Stay connected while you work from home with Linksys & Belkin.
For many people today, their office is now their home.
This now means that the numbers of connected devices at home has increased significantly, from phones to laptops, to TVs.
How can you maximise your home network with Linksys?
While many products seem similar on the surface, not all are the same. With so many to choose from, it can be confusing as to where to start. What factors play into getting the most out of your home network?
Test Your Wi-Fi Speed
Currently, there are single-band, dual-band, and tri-band WiFi routers on the market. Single band optimal speed is up to 750 Mbps, a dual band WiFi router clocks up to 1625 Mbps, and a tri-band router provides the fastest speeds with up to 2166 Mbps on each band.
It is important to test your WiFi speed to make sure the speed you are paying for and receiving is matching your needs.
Ditch Your Old ISP Router/Modem
Many people try to make do with the ISP router/modem that they most likely got from their Internet provider. These routers are adequate for basic Internet needs but that’s what these routers are: basic. If you’re dependent on reliable, fast and consistent WiFi throughout your home office and home, these ISP provided routers likely aren’t optimal.
Upgrade to Mesh WiFi
Mesh WiFi, or whole home WiFi, consists of a main router that connects directly to your modem and a series of nodes you place around your home. This provides full WiFi coverage throughout your house. Think of it like an old-school stereo, with a main receiver and various satellite speakers around the house to carry sound — but in this case, it’s a router, nodes, and WiFi.
With a Linksys Mesh WiFi router, such as the MR9000 or MR8300, you create a mesh WiFi that delivers superior speeds through your home. It’s easy to install and you can expand your coverage as your WiFi needs grow.
Add WiFi Range Extenders
Some Mesh WiFi systems require to you upgrade to an entire new WiFi system if you want to expand on it. Fortunately, Linksys offers ways you can extend the range of your WiFi with affordable products. That means you’ll be able to augment and expand upon your original investment.
Linksys Velop Mesh WiFi benefits include:
- Faster Internet speeds
- Expand your WiFi coverage
- Easy to install
- Customizable
- Automated software updates
Optimize Your Home WiFi to Maximize Productivity
Overall, optimizing your home WiFi is about staying connected and in control so you can be as productive as possible. Your family members who rely on WiFi will be happy, too.
Learn More About Mesh WiFi
Newtech are the official distribution partners of Linksys & Belkin in Malta.
This blog was taken from the following link – https://www.linksys.com/us/r/resource-center/how-to-optimize-wifi-working-from-home/
Maltese Success Story: Acunetix World Leading in Cybersecurity.
Maltese Success Story: Acunetix
World Leading in Cybersecurity.
Acunetix is a global web security leader which is trusted by many Fortune 500 companies from the most demanding sectors, and government entities.
Globally the company is trusted by the U.S Air Force, NASA, HSBC, American Express, AVG and AWS, amongst many others.
Acunetix was founded in Malta in 2005. At this time, many enterprises did not see the need to secure their web applications. Instead, they focused on protecting the network. Acunetix were the pioneers who realized that this is not enough because network scanners and firewalls are helpless against most web vulnerabilities.
The solution was to develop an automated tool used to scan web applications to identify and resolve security issues.
Since then, Acunetix grew as both the company and the product. The vulnerability scanner was originally developed for Windows only. In 2014, Acunetix launched an online (cloud) solution, in 2018 – a Linux version, and in 2019 – Acunetix 360 for enterprises on all platforms.
In 2018, the company was acquired by Turn/River Capital.
Acunetix is a fully automated tool that frees up your security team resources. It specifically looks at protecting your web applications, such as your website & mobile applications. In Layman’s terms, the technology looks to hack your web applications and generate reports on the vulnerabilities. Different reports are generated automatically that are both suited for individuals in managerial positions (Managers, CEO’S, CFO’s etc..) written in language that can be understood, and detailed reports for security analysts, showing them exactly where the vulnerabilities are located within the code and how to fix them.
This saves a lot of time for security teams as they no longer need to spend hours manually auditing their web applications for vulnerabilities. Acunetix is one of the best solutions on the market as it reports very few false positives, meaning additional time is saved as teams do not need to waste resources attempting to validate non-existent issues and vulnerabilities.
How does Acunetix work?
Acunetix can detect vulnerabilities that other technologies would miss because it combines the best of dynamic and static scanning technologies, constantly scanning for vulnerabilities on the application. Acunetix also has the AcuSensor and AcuMonitor, the proprietary technologies which aid in the accuracy of scans.
What Are the Benefits of AcuMonitor?
AcuMonitor increases the scope of vulnerabilities that the Acunetix scanner can detect. Without AcuMonitor, out-of-band detection is not possible. Also, vulnerabilities detected with AcuMonitor are never false positives. Here are some of the vulnerabilities detected by Acunetix with AcuMonitor:
- Blind server-side XML/SOAP injection
- Blind XSS (delayed XSS)
- Host header attack
- Out-of-band remote code execution (OOB RCE)
- Out-of-band SQL Injection (OOB SQLi)
- Email header injection
- Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
- XML External Entity injection (XXE)
How do you save time with Acunetix?
The software is at an advanced level and provides vulnerability management and compliance reporting functionality instantly. The template of the reports can be designed specific to each company. You can classify, prioritize, and retest issues. Allowing your security teams to focus on the vulnerabilities, creating more efficiency and most importantly saving time.
Acunetix 360 and its integration with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This is a big time saver as it integrates all the different parts of website development (development, bug tracking, auto-assignment, alerting, vulnerability management, auto re-testing, etc). Acunetix is able to integrate all these different job processes into a single, automatic, customizable flow.
Can you integrate Acunetix to your system / issue trackers?
Acunetix integrates with 3rd party applications, making it easier to track and protect against identified vulnerabilities. Acunetix scan results can be used by the following Issue Trackers and WAFs, and Acunetix can also be used as part of a Continuous Integration environment.
Issue Trackers
An Issue Tracker is a powerful and essential tool in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of almost any software project. It helps development teams streamline collaboration and manage their work without getting lost in an endless stream of emails and PDF reports.
Acunetix can send vulnerabilities as issues to the following Issue Trackers:
- Microsoft TFS
- JIRA
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bugzilla
- Mantis
Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)
Acunetix integrates with popular WAFs to automatically create appropriate Web Application Firewall rules to protect web applications against attacks targeting vulnerabilities that the scanner finds. This allows you to temporarily prevent the exploitation of high-severity vulnerabilities until you are able to fix them.
Acunetix can export scan data to the following Web Application Firewalls (WAFs):
- Imperva SecureSphere
- F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager
- FortiWeb WAF
- Citrix WAF
Newtech has proudly partnered with Acunetix as the local distributor, continuing its growing portfolio of brands within the technology sector. Specifically increasing its representation in the realm of cyber security which also includes Darktrace and Bitdefender. The company strives to provide its clients with the best technological solutions available.
If interested in Acunetix and for a free demo, please contact us on ntsales@newtech.mt
Cyber Security Awareness Sponsored by Acunetix with Rosyln from Advisory 21.
For our second video in the series we invite Dr. Roselyn Borg Knight to talk about the legal requirements, challenges and threats of protecting data online.
Dr. Borg Knight specializes in employment law and industrial relations. Her company operates as the link between the UK and other foreign jurisdictions with a particular focus on Malta. As the Co - Founder at Advisory 21 she advises employers and individuals on all aspects of employment law, from recruitment to termination. They also offer bespoke training and also address conferences and workshops.
Dr. Borg Knight is also the Co-founder and co-editor of living law magazine.
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Cyber Security Awareness Sponsored by Acunetix with Matthew from Betsson.
Here Robin, our Marketing & Brand Executive interviewed Matthew Sciberras the Director of Information Security at Betsson to talk about his work, the technical aspects of the job and current challenges that he faces. Sponsored by Acunetix
What's new in Acunetix V13?
Find out what’s new in Acunetix v13
The new release comes with an improved user interface and introduces innovations such as the SmartScan engine, malware detection functionality, comprehensive network scanning, proof-of-exploit, incremental scanning, and more. This release further strengthens the leading position of Acunetix on the web security market.
The 2020 edition of the Acunetix Web Application Vulnerability Report contains a statistical data analysis for web vulnerabilities and network perimeter vulnerabilities.
The full report can be found here: https://www.acunetix.com/acunetix-web-application-vulnerability-report
Acunetix prepared the report by doing the following:
- Taking data from Acunetix Online for scans performed between March 2019 and February 2020
- Randomly and anonymously selecting 5,000 scan targets
- Focusing on High Severity and Medium Severity vulnerabilities
Our general observations are:
- The total number of web and network perimeter vulnerabilities is slightly less than last year
- Relatively new scan targets had more vulnerabilities than others
Acunetix is a global web security leader which is trusted by many fortune 500 companies from the most demanding sectors, and government entities. Globally the company is trusted by the U.S Air Force, NASA, HSBC, American Express, AVG and AWS, amongst many others.
Acunetix is Maltese of origin and was started by Nick Galea, in 2005 becoming the first company to build a fully dedicated and fully automated web vulnerability scanner. Acunetix carries unparalleled experience in the field and the scanner has been recognized as a leading solution multiple times.
It is a fully automated tool that frees up your security team resources. It reports very few false positives so your team does not waste time trying to find nonexistent issues. It can detect vulnerabilities that other technologies would miss because it combines the best of dynamic and static scanning technologies and uses a separate monitoring agent. It provides vulnerability management and compliance reporting functionality. You can classify, prioritize, and retest issues. You can also integrate with issue trackers and continuous integration solutions.