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Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.

Stories by Zach - Page 13

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High growth to come from CloudBees new Chief Revenue Officer
Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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cloud security
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ai security
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cisco
CloudBees appoints Marc Gemassmer as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global go-to-market and customer success efforts, partner and channel groups.
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Cybersecurity expert heads CIISec Board of Directors
Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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honeywell
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leadership
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community
Luke Beeson, Group CISO of Aviva, has been announced as the new Chair of the Board of Directors for the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).
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Advantage appoints Auckland based Security & Cloud specialist
Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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cybersecurity
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culture
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cyber resilience
Advantage, a NZ-based IT services provider, appoints Melvin Pather as ICT Security and Cloud Specialist to boost its cybersecurity competency.
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6% more state-sponsored attacks this year, says NCSC report
Thu, 15th Dec 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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gcsb
The GCSB's NCSC has released its annual Cyber Threat Report, highlighting the impact of global competition and cyber defence capabilities.
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Fortinet joins Rockwell Automation’s PartnerNetwork Program
Thu, 15th Dec 2022
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firewalls
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partner programmes
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breach prevention
Fortinet has joined Rockwell Automation’s PartnerNetwork Program as a Gold Technology Partner, enabling customers globally to be protected with its offerings.
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Digitally transforming is easier when systems communicate
Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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accenture
Accenture's research reveals the benefits of highly interoperable applications for companies, including accelerated growth and increased revenue.
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WyreStorm partners with Sealoc for weatherproof AV product
Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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weather
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av
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ip
WyreStorm has partnered with Sealoc to release the industry’s first weather-protected audio visual (AV) over internet protocol (IP) receiver.
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Anchora becomes first APAC company to use new Adobe offering
Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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cx
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martech
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it automation
Marketing technology consultancy, Anchora, has become the first company in Asia Pacific to use the brand new Adobe Journey Optimiser (AJO).
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Iran-sponsored group using GitHub to deploy custom malware
Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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apm
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software development
The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has uncovered a subgroup of Iranian Cobalt Mirage using GitHub to store and deploy malware.
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Employee wellbeing is a megatrend for 2023, says UKG
Mon, 12th Dec 2022
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dei
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hcm
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healthtech
UKG has announced its annual human resources (HR) megatrends that businesses should expect in 2023, identifying three major trends.
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Corelight unveils software capabilities for IDS subscription
Mon, 12th Dec 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ndr
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cybersecurity
Corelight has released improvements to its add-on on intrusion detection (IDS) subscription, allowing customers to replace their legacy IDS products.
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Aussie retailers benefit from Cyber Sales period - report
Mon, 12th Dec 2022
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cx
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martech
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sales
Pattern has released a new report indicating that the recent Cyber Sales period delivered strong results for Australian retailers.
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New Marketing Head at AI platform Ambit
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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uc
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cx
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martech
Conversational AI platform, Ambit, appoints Ashley Harder as Head of Marketing to aid company's growth in Australasia and expand into new markets.
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Zai appoints Jose Barroso as General Manager for ANZ
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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customers
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sales
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transactions
Zai appoints Jose Barroso as new General Manager for ANZ ahead of PayTo launch, bringing over a decade of sales & management experience to the role.
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Veeam appoints Larissa Crandall as VP of Channel & Alliances
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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saas
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virtualisation
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data protection
Veeam appoints Larissa Crandall as VP of Global Channel and Alliances to lead investments in partner and alliance ecosystem for data protection.
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Secureworks appoints New Director of New Business APAC
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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cyber risk
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nab
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job moves
Secureworks hires Paul Byrne as Director of New Business APAC & Japan and Catherine Naranjo as Channels Lead to boost cyber insurance and partner network.
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NetApp appoints New VP of Channels & Partner APAC
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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ibm
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netapp
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oracle
NetApp has appointed Brenda Tan as Vice President of Channels and Partner Organisation for Asia Pacific, to lead execution of the APAC strategy.
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Micro Focus appoints Richard Everett as CEO – ANZ
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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it training
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Richard Everett appointed as MD of Micro Focus ANZ, focusing on growth areas like cybersecurity and AI data analytics.
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Lookout appoints Donovan as New Chief Revenue Officer
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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network infrastructure
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casb
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channel development
Dan Donovan, a sales veteran, has been appointed as the chief revenue officer at Lookout, overseeing all segments of the global sales operation.
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Kelvin appoints Jiwani as new Chief Technology Officer
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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cto
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job moves
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industrial
Kelvin strengthens executive team with promotions and hires in strategic moves to serve and broaden its customer base.