About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine - Page 1
Ransomware gangs increasingly 'professional' - WithSecure report
Last week
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ransomware
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encryption
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cybersecurity
"Less attention is paid to how ransom payments provide additional resources to attackers, which has encouraged the professionalisation trend described in the report."
Palo Alto Networks signs distribution agreement with Ingram Micro
Last week
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cybersecurity
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palo alto networks
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resellers
With heightened demand for cybersecurity solutions across Australia and New Zealand, the agreement will add the full range of Palo Alto Networks solutions.
MongoDB and Alibaba Cloud announce 4-year extension of global partnership
Last week
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strategy
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alibaba cloud
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dc
MongoDB provides a non-relational database, and through this partnership, customers can adopt and consume MongoDB-as-a-service from Alibaba Cloud's data centres.
Radware improves DDoS protection with latest launch
Last week
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ddos
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
Radware, a provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has officially introduced a new cloud web DDoS protection solution.
Workday announces revenues up 17.4% to reach $1.68 billion
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subscriptions
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workday
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growth
Workday, the specialist in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has announced results for the fiscal 2024 first quarter ended April 30, 2023.
Keeper Security launches password rotation to enhance PAM
Last week
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aws
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db
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passwords
"We are excited to help minimise this risk with an affordable, modern and elegant solution that protects every user and every device in an organisation."
Red Hat launches Kubernetes-native security offering
Last week
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hybrid cloud
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cybersecurity
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red hat
Red Hat has announced Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security Cloud Service, bringing together Kubernetes-native security capabilities with a fully Red Hat-managed offering.
Red Hat embeds security into software dev lifecycle with latest release
Last week
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developers
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software
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red hat
Red Hat has announced Red Hat Trusted Software Supply Chain, a solution that enhances resilience to software supply chain vulnerabilities.
Delinea updates Cloud Suite to limit lateral attacks
Last week
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pam
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servers
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mfa
Recent updates to Cloud Suite's privilege elevation controls allow administrators to request specific commands from within the interface when accessing local or cloud-hosted servers.
Claroty expands FOCUS Partner Program, brings on new MSSPs
Last week
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it training
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managed services
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cybersecurity
Claroty’s FOCUS Partner Program is designed to develop the skills, tools and processes necessary for partners to execute across the entire enterprise security services lifecycle.
Elastic brings power of AI innovation to proprietary enterprise data
Last week
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ai
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it infrastructure
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data
Elastic has announced the launch of the Elasticsearch Relevance Engine (ESRE), powered by built-in vector search and transformer models.
Resiliency must be priority as ransomware attacks increase - report
Last week
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data protection
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
According to new data, one in seven organisations will see almost all (>80%) data affected as a result of a ransomware attack pointing to a significant gap in protection.
Kyndryl empowers cloud transformation initiatives with new services
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hybrid cloud
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red hat
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openshift
Kyndryl's new integrated services and capabilities are designed to help customers advance their cloud transformation initiatives.
Access4 launches new SMS service to fuel partner growth
Last week
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sms
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access4
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growth
The UCaaS provider has launched a new SMS service continuing the company's investment in new solutions to help fuel partner network growth and increase customer retention.
Zespri continues winning digital transformation partnership with Syniti
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digital transformation
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zespri
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data management
Zespri's metamorphosis into a digital-first business is now starting to bear fruit by way of a data-led digital transformation known as the Horizon Programme.
NCC finds ransomware attacks remain at record highs
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ncc group
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research
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threat
April saw the second highest volume of attacks ever recorded by NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence team. With the top three most active threat actors all increasing activity in April.
SALTO Systems acquires UK technology innovator TouchByte
Last week
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cybersecurity
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innovation
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facial recognition
"Our acquisition of Touchbyte is a natural step forward in our mission to bring innovative and cutting-edge technology to the access control market."
New program to develop Aussie agriculture from space
Last week
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satellites
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space
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research
The name Maya Nula, which translates to "eyes here, there, everywhere" in the Dharug language of the Eora nation, aims to create an agricultural intelligence capability from space.
Dell expands APEX portfolio to give customers greater freedom
Last week
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cloud services
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data management
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applications
These additions are designed to help businesses operate and innovate faster through improved management and mobility of their applications and data wherever they reside.
Application and API attacks on the rise - Akamai report
Last week
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cybersecurity
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application security
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internet
Akamai Technologies has released a new State of the Internet report, titled 'Slipping Through The Security Gaps: The Rise of Application and API Attacks Against Organisations'.
Teradata and FICO launch integrated, advanced analytic solutions
This month
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data analytics
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teradata
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insurance
Teradata and FICO have announced they plan to bring to market integrated advanced analytic solutions for real-time payments fraud, insurance claims, and supply chain optimisation.
Veritas Technologies updates partner program with big plans for 2023
This month
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cloud security
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partner programmes
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veritas
Veritas Technologies, the secure multi-cloud data management specialist, has unveiled substantial updates to its Veritas Partner Force program for the company's fiscal year 2024 (FY24).
Orange Business prepares for growth with new exec hires
This month
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management
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integration software
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appointments
These new execs have been hired to help promote the Orange Business ambition to become a leading network and digital integrator.
HLV and RBV launch accelerator to empower next era of Web3
This month
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accelerator
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it strategy
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investing
Denarii Labs has been established to foster Web3 entrepreneurs and their creative business ideas in order to enable the development and implementation of successful fungible token strategies and tokenomics models.