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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 134

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Kiwis, data privacy and IoT: Yeah, nah? Or only for the right reasons?
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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New data from Unisys shows that Kiwis are selective about sharing data with government agencies and commercial firms through IoT.
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Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government’s incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.
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Fortinet's top tips for cultivating situational awareness of cyber threats
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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network infrastructure
IT professionals urged to improve situational awareness to better defend against cyber threats, says cybersecurity provider Fortinet.
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Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks UCC solutions to portfolio
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Westcon-Comstor has added Juniper networks to its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) Practice to address the channel space.
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Singtel's new CSX platform aims to entice Singaporeans to cybersecurity careers
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Singtel is promising to strengthen Singapore’s cybersecurity talent for students and mid-career professionals who want to get a start in the industry.
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ANZ defence startups gear up for Techstars Adelaide accelerator
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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startups
Budding defence-tech startups from around ANZ, India and the US are part of the very first Techstars Adelaide accelerator.
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Threat actors embrace metadata as the underrated weapon in cyber war
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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data analytics
Metadata – the data that describes other data – is a security threat that goes underreported but is also a powerful threat to national security.
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Center for Internet Security recognises Kiwi compliance firm
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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compliance
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security vulnerabilities
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risk intelligence & compliance
A New Zealand security assessment and compliance system has received recognition from the US-based Center for Internet Security (CIS).
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Darktrace & CITIC Telecom CPC to take 'disruptive AI' security to APAC
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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CITIC Telecom CTC partners with Darktrace to bring managed security services to the Asia Pacific region. #cybersecurity.
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Nexon scores McAfee deal for managed endpoint security services
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Pure-play cybersecurity giant has signed on with Australian-based managed security services provider Nexon Asia Pacific.
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Citrix report: Every generation brings different cybersecurity risks to work
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
Millennials risk data confidentiality; Gen Xers are most likely to be negligent about security policies & baby boomers may fall for phishing scams.
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Melbourne accelerator programme seeks APAC cybersecurity startups
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Run by Dimension Data and Deakin University, CyRise offer participants mentoring, travel to USA and Israel, and pitch to investors.
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In depth: Symantec talks data privacy, Europe's GDPR & its major impact on ANZ
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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The upcoming GDPR will have a significant impact on data protection in Europe and beyond, according to Symantec's Brian Fletcher.
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Channel to become disaster recovery experts as customers seek tailored advice
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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commvault
Commvault's Chris Gondek talks us through disaster recovery, opportunities for the channel, and why the Y2K scare isn't anything to sneer at.
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Nok Nok Labs eyes channel expansion for authentication market after $8m funding round
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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mfa
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nok nok labs
Authentication security provider Nok Nok Labs raises $8m in funding for further expansion of authentication solutions.
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Ericsson makes digital transformation a reality for Vietnam telco
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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ericsson
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4g technology
Ericsson and Vietnamese telecom operator VNPT are working together to provide an online charging system that will support 40 million subscribers.
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ESET to take on Industroyer malware & 'post-truth plague' at Black Hat
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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ESET to expose Industroyer malware and the 'post-truth plague' that undermines cybersecurity advice at Black Hat conference.
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HPE Backup Suite gets a major security boost in latest upgrade
Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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cybersecurity
HPE’s adaptive backup and recovery suite has received an upgrade in its latest version, bringing always-on security capabilities.
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Cyber Threat Alliances welcomes SK Infosec as Asia's first group member
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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sk infosec
South Korean cybersecurity firm SK Infosec is the first Asian-based member to join security peers in the Cyber Threat Alliance.
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SafeStack snags Google, Microsoft cybersecurity experts for new advisory board
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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microsoft
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devops
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app development
New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm SafeStack has signed up major talent to its advisory board to help the company achieve further growth.
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Singapore Govt seeks feedback on cybersecurity bill for critical information infrastructure
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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breach prevention
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it infrastructure
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csa
Those who own and operate Singapore's critical information infrastructure will be subject to stricter cybersecurity requirements in a proposed bill.
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Trend Micro & VMware tie the knot around mobile threat management
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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endpoint protection
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virtualisation
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it automation
Trend Micro has joined VMware’s Mobile Security Alliance this week, as the companies seek to tackle the growing number of mobile security threats.
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Survey: Cyber & cloud will disrupt the security market, but not everyone agrees on the effects
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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security exhibition & conference
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retailers
Respondents were sceptical about home automation and IoT’s effects on the security industry – only 35% said it was having an effect.
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Fortinet and Microsoft heighten security alliance for Azure workloads
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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Fortinet and Microsoft have expanded their technology alliance and are now bringing the Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Program to Microsoft Azure.