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New pilot program to block cybercriminals impersonating Services Australia is a whole of community effort . This pilot program , which will eventually lead to industry-wide solutions , demonstrates how government and industry can work together to better protect Australians from cyberthreats .”
Telstra , in conjunction with the Australian Cybersecurity Center ( ACSC ) and Services Australia , is boosting Australia ’ s cyber-resilience through the launch of a new security measure to block malicious text messages from reaching Telstra customers .
The new pilot program will identify and reject illegitimate phishing text messages that are impersonating myGov and Centerlink before they reach Telstra customers .
Minister for Defense , Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the ACSC ’ s unique insights into the tradecraft and motivations of cybercriminals had been a key contribution to this pilot . “ Cybersecurity
Telstra CEO Andy Penn said it is more important than ever to protect its customers . “ With so many Australians now working from home as well as relying on government assistance through Services Australia , it ’ s vital that we constantly evolve our approach in defending against malicious activity on our networks ,” said Penn .
“ Cybercriminals continue to target Australians through SMS phishing campaigns by sending them text messages that attempt to redirect them to malicious websites . Being able to stop these scammers in their tracks will go a long way to protecting our customers .”
Airtel and Radware partner to offer cloud security services to businesses in India
Radware , a leading provider of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions , and Bharti Airtel , an India-based integrated telco and data center operator , have announced a partnership under which Airtel will offer Radware ’ s Cloud DDoS Protection , Cloud WAF and Bot Manager cloud security services to enterprise customers .
As part of the agreement , traffic from Airtel ’ s customers will be secured via a new India-based scrubbing service center , which is hosted by Airtel ’ s Nxtra Data .
Harmeen Mehta , CIO and Head of Cloud and Security Business , Bharti Airtel , said : “ As businesses undergo Digital Transformation , their security requirements are also evolving given the ever changing , increasingly complex threats .
“ We are delighted to partner with Radware and offer their solutions to customers in
India as part of our Airtel Secure portfolio . We are also happy to host Radware ’ s new scrubbing center in India and the facility will bring new security capabilities to customers in the region .”
Roy Zisapel , President and CEO for Radware , said : “ Airtel serves businesses as an ISP , a data center operator , a mobile and telecom operator and a managed security service provider , making them an ideal partner for us .”
Airtel serves over one million businesses in India with its integrated solutions and is one of the largest players in the enterprise connectivity space . www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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