The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) celebrated its 4th founding anniversary with the theme, “Strengthening Cyber Security Towards a Safer Cyberspace,” at the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, last March of this year. By 2025, the PNP ACG is envisioning its department to be highly responsive and dynamic unit towards the attainment of a safer cyber environment. With …

Petya, Wanna Cry, and Mirai—Is this the new normal? By Jeff Castillo, Fortinet Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong This past year, cybercriminals have upped the stakes once again with the high profile, global attacks of Mirai, Wannacry, and Petya, launched one after the other. Of course, large-scale attacks aren’t new. Attacks like the ILOVEYOU worm and Code Red and …

Execution of Enterprise Firewall Strategy and Fortinet’s Security Fabric Solutions Evaluated in the Latest Gartner Report Ken Xie, founder, chairman of the board and CEO at Fortinet “Cybersecurity is a very dynamic space. Customer requirements keep evolving, the attack surface is growing as mobile devices, cloud computing and IoT is used in corporate networks, and the threat landscape is getting …

Over the past few days WannaCry malicious malware variants affected hundreds of organizations across the world. This cyberattack spread primarily by exploiting a vulnerability whose manufacturer had issued a critical security update over two months ago. While there are certainly reasons why it may take an organization some time to patch vulnerable systems, including the risk of updating live systems, two months …

Executive Insights: Achieving Digital Trust in a World of Data By: Drew Del Matto Chief Financial Officer at Fortinet Cybersecurity is at a critical tipping point.  With massive volumes of data being generated and analyzed across the globe every day from a variety of sources and devices, an entirely new approach to network security is required. From both a business and …

A perspective with Derek Manky, Global Security Strategist, Fortinet. We asked Derek to put WannaCry into context. Is this just the eye of the storm?   The WannaCry exploit was global news, but it seems to have died down. Is the worst over, or is this just the eye of the storm? For a number of reasons, I believe that …

Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, urged businesses here to start leveraging advanced cybersecurity technologies to ensure a smooth journey towards digital transformation. In the recently held 4th National Summit on Cybercrime, spearheaded by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), Alvin Rodrigues, chief security strategist of Fortinet Asia Pacific, said that firms are looking at digital transformation …

Cohesive cybersecurity measures are needed for today’s hybrid cloud environments. Such environments are recreating the same data center security sprawl that firms have spent years trying to streamline and consolidate. Fortinet, the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, cautions APAC organisations that traditional security solutions are no longer adequate in protecting today’s agile and highly distributed cloud environments and …

Evolution of Threat Landscape Creates Urgency for Increased Security Accountability at Multiple Levels to Avoid Impact to Global Digital Economy Derek Manky, global security strategist, Fortinet “The expanding attack surface enabled by technology innovations such as cloud computing and IoT devices, a global shortage of cybersecurity talent, and regulatory pressures continue to be significant drivers of cyber threats. The pace …

Your 2017 Safe Holiday Shopping Guide By Anthony Giandomenico, Product Manager FortiSIEM & Threat Intelligence at Fortinet Starting the Friday after Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will be braving the crowds and heading out to malls, big-box stores, and local merchants looking to take advantage of seasonal discounts. Are you ready? You are building your shopping lists, checking your credit card …