About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Stories by Sara - Page 128
Industry collaboration brings down WireX Android botnet
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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technology gifts
Industry collaboration led to the successful takedown of the WireX botnet just three weeks after it appeared in August.
Exclusive Networks scoops APAC distie award from Palo Alto Networks
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Distributor Exclusive Networks scooped three major awards from Palo Alto Networks at SKO2018, held in Las Vegas last week.
Interview: Sophos reveals the criminal underbelly of the dark web
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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malware
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firewall
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network management
The dark web may be a place that most of us have heard of as a murky underworld for cybercriminals, but also where most internet users daren't tread.
Aus study finds data breaches slice 5% from share prices
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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breach prevention
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centrify
Australian organisations hit by a data breach may see their share prices drop as much as 5% and take months to recover from the incident.
Oracle's $60,000 gift to Kiwi bug researcher about sharing knowledge with the world
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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oracle
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massey university
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security vulnerabilities
Traditionally organisations keep bug & vulnerability findings for themselves, but Oracle and Associate Professor Dietrich take a different approach.
Report: APAC firms must drop risky apps and polish cyber hygiene
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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firewall
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malware
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network management
Asia Pacific has poor cybersecurity hygiene and likes to risk the use of dodgy applications, according to Fortinet's latest threat report.
Korean insurance provider detects insider threat through AI
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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ai security
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darktrace
Korean insurance provider KB Life has taken on Darktrace machine learning technology to prevent cyber threats.
Mobile malware creation is now as easy as downloading an app
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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malware
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smartphones
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ransomware
Mobile malware creation is as easy as downloading an app and potential criminals don’t even need to write a single line of code.
Japan to drive bulk of $9b NFV market as Olympics approach
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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network management
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sdn
Network function virtualization amongst Asia Pacific telecommunications providers is set to be worth US$9.24 billion in 2022.
Victorian Government launches its first Cyber Security Strategy
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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government
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strategy
The Victorian Government says it is ‘getting on’ with the state’s first Cyber Security Strategy to help protect itself from cyber threats.
Spammers' work cycles: Mon-Fri with lazy weekends, says IBM X-Force
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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botnet
Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.
NSW payment security provider scores advisory deal with PwC
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
PwC Australia partners with EFTsure to offer secure payment data solutions, helping clients mitigate the risk of fraudulent payments.
Law firm gets behind CERT NZ's findings about phishing
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts is the latest New Zealand business to shine the light on New Zealand’s vulnerability to cyber attacks.
120 reports in 12 hours: Kiwis hit by IRD tax refund scam
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Inland Revenue warns Kiwis of a sophisticated tax refund scam after 120 reports in just half a day.
MYOB champions Silver Ferns & women's achievement in netball
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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branding
MYOB is a major sponsor of New Zealand’s Silver Ferns for the team's upcoming game against South Africa this weekend.
TDR treads middle ground between telco & consumer disputes
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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broadband
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technology gifts
The free and independent TDR service is designed to help consumers manage complaints about any service or provider from their telco.
CrowdStrike thrives in APAC as it builds out channel & customer relationships
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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endpoint protection
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ai security
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edr
Endpoint security provider CrowdStrike has experienced triple-digit growth in Asia Pacific, leading to the rapid expansion of its local offices.
Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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cloud services
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firewall
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network management
Businesses should worry less about security and start addressing operational risk when it comes to moving to cloud, according to Palo Alto Networks.
Hackers speak: Privileged accounts best way to steal data
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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email
From the mouths of the hackers themselves, organisations’ privileged accounts are the most attractive targets for gaining access to critical data.
IoT and BYOD still putting firms in the face of danger
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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byod
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mobility
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iot
As best practice security methods continue to evolve around the Internet of Things, so do the attacks on devices linked to corporate networks.
It's possible for cyber attackers to change what's in your emails
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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email
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cios
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mimecast
A newly-discovered exploit called ROPEMAKER allows an attacker to remotely change the content of any email post-delivery.
Two of ISACA's top cybersecurity courses are now available on-demand
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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it training
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cybersecurity
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learning
ISACA launches on-demand cybersecurity courses, enhancing IT pros' skill development and career progression in a flexible format.
Meet Joshua, the dark web trawler developed in Australia
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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dark web
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cios
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identity
JOSHUA is able to track state sponsored, activist and insider threats, stolen data markets for privacy goods, credit cards and identity theft.
Sydney authentication provider to work with US National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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mfa
Sydney-based cybersecurity firm TokenOne is now the first Australian company to be selected for a consortium project for the NCCoE.