Vodafone building cyber defence and response centreDecember 19, 2016 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vodafone Hutchison Australia has contracted NTT-owned Dimension Data and NASDAQ-listed enterprise cybersecurity firm FireEye to help it build its first Cyber Defence and Response Centre (CDRC), ZDNet reports. The CDRC will provide event monitoring, threat protection and intelligence, and incident response to help protect Vodafone Enterprise and its customers against online security threats, as well as assist with the aftermath of an attack. Vodafone chief technology officer Kevin Millroy, who transitioned from acting to permanent CTO last week, said Dimension Data and FireEye will provide the telco with additional security capabilities to boost its resilience against cybercriminals. "The capabilities, maturity, flexibility, and scalability of Dimension Data and FireEye enables us to be ready and open to exchange threat information and knowledge with the federal government's Australian Cyber Security Centre, and ultimately contribute to protecting Australia's national security and economic prosperity from online threats," Millroy said. In March, Vodafone announced the creation of a new global business unit, Vodafone Enterprise Security Services (VESS), dedicated to providing cybersecurity technologies to its enterprise customers including cloud-based protection for applications, management of network perimeters, detecting and responding to threats, and assessment of security. In August, Dimension Data was announced as one of the recipients of the first round of the AU$6.5 million LaunchVic funding. Dimension Data will use the AU$450,000 it received to launch a cybersecurity incubator with Deakin University. Meanwhile in September, Optus announced it was adding cybersecurity prevention, detection, and monitoring capabilities to its government and enterprise managed security services portfolio, with the solution running on the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform. Two months later, Optus Business opened its Advanced Security Operations Centre (ASOC) alongside Trustwave, offering managed cybersecurity services to enterprise and government customers. The ASOC joined Optus and parent company Singtel's network of security operations centres, providing customers with access to data analytics, automated incident response, and threat intelligence, backed by Singtel's 2,000 security professionals and "elite" response team known as SpiderLabs. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |