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.
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Xero: As NZ's General Election looms, SMBs voice concern about tax rates
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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xero
With New Zealand’s General Election little more than seven weeks away, small businesses are concerned how the outcome will impact their tax rates.
Empowering girls towards tech about inspiration, mythbusting and education, says NZTech
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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women in technology
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nztech
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otic
The Ministry for Women in New Zealand has released a guide called Decoding Diversity to encourage girls and women into the technology field.
Humans will be ultimate 'digital conductors': Dell takes a look at life in 2030
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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ml
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network infrastructure
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vr
Humans will become ‘digital conductors’ as society’s partnership with machines enters a new phase in its relationship.
HP takes virtual reality to commercial businesses with world's first VR backpack
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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vr
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sydney
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nvidia
VR is changing the way people learn, communicate and create. That change is what inspired HP to embrace the technology, says Xavier Garcia.
DDoS attacks on gaming providers are causing mayhem for players everywhere
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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gaming
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ddos
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technology gifts
The gaming industry is feeling the pressure of DDoS attacks, and none more so than over the last several weeks.
What to look out for when adding applications to your SaaS portfolio
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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bi
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big data
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saas
Applications are not standalone investments and are in fact part of an ecosystem, so IT decision makers must consider their entire SaaS portfolio.
Mandiant security researcher stung by hackers - parent co FireEye denies entire network breach
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
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fireeye
It seems that not even security experts are immune to hacks, after reports surfaced this week that one unlucky researcher was hit by hackers.
Isolation no excuse: NZ must change its risk management approach to survive the future
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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cloud services
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dr
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advanced persistent threat protection
New Zealand must adopt a collaborative approach to risk management in order to survive an uncertain future, says expert.
Māori entrepreneurs invited to take part in first govt-supported accelerator programme
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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creative technologies
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callaghan innovation
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creative hq
Kōkiri is the name of New Zealand’s very first government-supported business accelerator programme for Māori, and it's looking for 10 participants.
New Zealand's health sector in 'catchup phase' to technology, says expert
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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mobility
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it in healthcare
New Zealand’s health sector isn’t moving fast enough to keep up with technology and it has a lot of catching up to do, according to one health expert.
Palo Alto Networks: Australia is resilient but overconfident about cybersecurity abilities
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
36% of respondents lost at least $130,000 in data breaches in 2015-2016, and 40% have lost money in the last year alone.
Trillium buys out CanBusHack, the oldest automotive cybersecurity provider in the world
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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cartech
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cybersecurity
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autonomous vehicle
Trillium has added the oldest automotive security provider in the world to its portfolio for an undisclosed amount.
Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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it automation
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casb
71% of advanced SOCs were able to close breach incident investigations in less than a week. 37% closed investigations in fewer than 24 hours.
Tesla owners beware! Security researchers find major holes - firmware updates critical
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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cartech
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tencent
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tesla
Researchers at Tencent’s Keen Security Lab discovered major security holes in Tesla’s firmware, which attackers could use to control vehicles.
Darktrace continues push in South Africa after signing on major clients
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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malware
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iaas
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ai security
Darktrace is continuing its journey into the South African cybersecurity market, celebrating an ‘exponential’ increase in total contract value.
Zscaler grows ASEAN team & eyes Singapore as cybersecurity innovation hub
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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cloud security
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akamai
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zscaler
Zscaler boosts ASEAN presence, appointing senior execs in Singapore to pioneer cybersecurity advances.
Salesforce Service Cloud goes next-gen with mobile apps & learning platform
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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crm
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bi
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cloud services
Salesforce is taking the next generation of its Service Cloud to customers this week, adding more customisation and an interactive learning platform.
Javelin Networks: Give up on honeypots, because attackers will outsmart them
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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micro-credentials
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hackers
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cios
Honey tokens, which are honeypots that are not computers, are easily studied and avoided by the average attacker.
$250,000 up for grabs in Microsoft's latest Windows Bounty Program
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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microsoft
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security vulnerabilities
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ndi
Microsoft is offering up to US$250,000 in a new bug bounty program focused exclusively on ironing out the kinks in Windows 10.
A look at the Fortinet-CIS collaboration & how it will change cyber risk management in ANZ
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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firewall
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network management
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cybersecurity insurance
Fortinet and Australian Insurtech company Cyber Indemnity Solutions (CIS) are collaborating on a security assessment program.
NTT Com to launch major data network services in India
Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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colocation
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ntt communications
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netmagic
NTT Com invests $160m in India, boosting data centres and net services as IT demand surges.
Dimension Data: Digital workplaces keep Kiwi businesses – and customers – happy
Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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crm
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contact centre
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cx
Dimension Data study reveals that embracing digital workplaces is key for Kiwi businesses seeking to enhance customer satisfaction.
Sententia talks IoT hacking, surveillance & modem backdoors at ASIAL Conference
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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surveillance
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ddos
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dlp
At the Security Exhibition and ASIAL conference, Sententia's Tony Vizza discussed the ease of hacking and how to fight back.
iOS gets another round of critical security updates to block major security holes
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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smartphones
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apple
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technology gifts
Apple’s iOS 10.3.3 has undergone an urgent update after massive security holes were discovered in many of the system’s functions.