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Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.

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Retailers amongst most targeted by cybercriminals

Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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online shopping
While online shopping has opened up a new world of convenience, it has meant retailers have increasingly become targets of cyber attacks and scammers.
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Medibank goes live with e5 Workflow cloud offering

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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saas
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healthtech
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cloud services
e5 Workflow has successfully implemented its SaaS offering, e5 Connect, with its long-standing client, Medibank.
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Oracle enhances cloud security with integrated threat management

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Oracle is expanding its security services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including a new firewall service, to protect against emerging threats.
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Poll highlights extent of insecure and unmonitored business-critical systems

Tue, 31st May 2022
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cybersecurity
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sap
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cyber attacks
40% of cybersecurity professionals do not include business-critical systems like SAP in their monitoring, according to a new poll by Logpoint.
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Ransomware attacks stabilise in April - NCC Group

Tue, 31st May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.
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Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks

Fri, 27th May 2022
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data privacy
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kaspersky
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transport
Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk.
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Informatica, Oracle enter strategic global cloud partnership

Fri, 27th May 2022
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
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cloud services
Oracle named Informatica as a preferred partner for enterprise cloud data integration and data governance for data warehouse and lakehouse solutions on OCI.
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Chorus and Nokia launches first trial of 25G PON broadband

Fri, 27th May 2022
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uc
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semiconductors
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ar, vr & metaverse
Chorus and Nokia have announced the successful demonstration of 25 gigabit per second fibre (Gbps) broadband technology at the Chorus Fibre Lab in Auckland.
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'Alarming' rise in ransomware threats - Verizon report

Thu, 26th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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supply chain
As criminals look to leverage increasingly sophisticated forms of malware, it is ransomware that continues to prove particularly successful.
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WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report

Thu, 26th May 2022
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.
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Vishing attacks reach all time high - Agari and PhishLabs

Wed, 25th May 2022
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Vishing cases have increased by 550% in the past year, overtaking business email compromise as the second most reported response-based email threat.
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Barracuda expands cloud-native SASE platform

Wed, 25th May 2022
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
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iot
Barracuda Networks expands its cloud-native SASE platform, offering streamlined functionality and secure connectivity to industrial IoT devices.
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Digital transformation increasing business complexities

Wed, 25th May 2022
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digital transformation
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pegasystems
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covid-19
A new survey suggests businesses must re-examine their digital transformation approach to better help employees adapt to change.
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Asia Pacific plagued by sophisticated bad bots - report

Wed, 25th May 2022
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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imperva
The three most common bot attacks were account takeover, content or price scraping, and scalping to obtain limited-availability items.
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APAC ranks third-highest region targeted by ransomware

Wed, 25th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Asia Pacific has ranked the third-highest region globally to be targeted by ransomware, according to cybersecurity firm Group-IB.
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Employees on the frontline of cyber defense - report

Wed, 25th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
In the first quarter of 2022, employees found themselves more than ever at the frontline of cyber defense, according to a new report from Kroll.
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Infosec unveils role-guided cybersecurity training roadmaps

Wed, 25th May 2022
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
Infosec Skills Roles maps hands-on training and certifications to the 12 most in-demand cybersecurity roles to maximise training efficiency.
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Alarming surge in Conti Ransomware Group activity - report

Fri, 20th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
A new report has identified a 7.6 per cent increase in the number of vulnerabilities tied to ransomware in Q1 2022.
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Gartner recognises Okta for abilities in Access Management

Fri, 20th May 2022
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crm
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cx
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martech
Okta has been named a Customers' Choice for the fourth time in a row by Gartner, based on customer reviews for Access Management.
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Barracuda launches new capabilities for API Protection

Fri, 20th May 2022
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firewalls
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data protection
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supply chain
Barracuda Networks expands its Barracuda Cloud Application Protection with new API security capabilities and client-side protection.