iTWire

Network security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has appointed Mark Sinclair as ANZ regional director, and Kurt Brandon as territory sales manager for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

With cyber security top-of-mind after the WannaCry and other attacks, IT governance and board expert Monica Schlesinger says that company boards can no longer leave security to the IT department – they need a chief cyber security expert as a C-level member.

Malware detected by the security firm WatchGuard Technologies in the first quarter of 2017 indicated that there is a sharp rise in Linux threats directed against IoT devices.