About Shannon
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.
Stories by Shannon - Page 166
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.