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Sara Barker
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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.
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Poor password choices make it easy for credential stuffing attacks, Digital Shadows warns

Mon, 29th May 2017
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Password re-use across businesses is a major cause of cyber breaches, according to a new report from Digital Shadows.
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Hackers target subtitle files in major media players - including VLC

Mon, 29th May 2017
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digital entertainment
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VLC, Kodi, Popcorn-Time and strem.io media players have vulnerabilities that allows attackers to take over your entire device.
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Singapore law firm boosts security with 'enterprise immune system'

Fri, 26th May 2017
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Shook Lin & Bok LLP has deployed Darktrace security to protect clients' sensitive data, creating an enterprise immune system for their law firm.
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NRI Secure & SANS bring 'human cybersecurity risk' training to Japan

Fri, 26th May 2017
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NRI Secure will sell the SANS Security Awareness training program in Japanese, filling a huge void in the localized training space.
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New 'digital protective shield' may prevent car vs motorcycle accidents

Thu, 25th May 2017
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Australian and German companies have developed technology that could prevent nearly a third of all motorcycle accidents.
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Red Sentry & ComfortDelGro to serve security insurance for Singapore enterprises

Thu, 25th May 2017
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Singapore-based security provider Red Sentry now has a major alliance with Singapore's major insurance broker ComfortDelGro (CDGI).
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Cylance unveils security solution to tackle airgapped & offline networks

Thu, 25th May 2017
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Cylance tackles offline cyber threats with innovative AI-powered CylanceOPTICS security solution, safeguarding airgapped networks.
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Report urges organisations to be wary of BYOD and rogue employees

Wed, 24th May 2017
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Almost half of APAC businesses lack specific policies on personal device use for work, leaving them vulnerable to security threats, according to EY.
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NEC makes hearable tech prototype for 'safer authentication'

Wed, 24th May 2017
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NEC develops 'hearable' technology using ear characteristics for password-free authentication. Prototype includes motion sensor and GPS.
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Cloudbric & MahaBharta bring WAF security to Indian IDCs

Wed, 24th May 2017
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Cloudbric and MahaBharta WebServices partner to provide web hosting providers and end users in India with improved cybersecurity.
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Interview: The SecureWorks detectives uncovering the 'who and why' of cybercrime

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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threat intelligence
What is it about financial organisations that makes them attractive targets for cybercriminals? SecureWorks gives us the lowdown.
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Micron21 seeks security professionals for cyber terrorism challenge

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Micron21 has put forth a 'cyber terrorism' challenge to see if anyone can breach their security with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
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Gamification: Cybersecurity's secret spice for effective employee training

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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network security
Organisations can reduce their cybersecurity risks by engaging employees through gamification, according to Palo Alto Networks.
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EC-Council gives Kaplan the green light for digital forensics courses

Mon, 22nd May 2017
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The EC-Council has given approval for Kaplan Singapore to use its cybersecurity features in a new course designed for digital forensics.
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In pics: WatchGuard's Asia Pacific Partner Distribution Conference

Mon, 22nd May 2017
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network security
WatchGuard Technologies and partners gathered in Phuket, Thailand to celebrate The 10th Annual Asia Pacific Partner Distribution Conference.
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Outscale unveils new Hong Kong data center as cloud demand soars

Fri, 19th May 2017
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Outscale opens a new data centre in Hong Kong, targeting the burgeoning USD $65 billion cloud market and meeting the surging demand for IaaS.
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IBM and Nutanix bring 'insight economy' to data centres

Fri, 19th May 2017
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IBM and Nutanix are partnering to bring new solutions to hyperconverged deployments, focusing on rapid data crunching and cognitive workloads.
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ESET offers free cybersecurity awareness training program

Fri, 19th May 2017
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cybersecurity
ESET is now offering free cybersecurity awareness training for anyone who wants to learn about cybersecurity and the risk of being attacked.
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Coriant powers China's Beijing Internet Harbor Technology's data center services

Thu, 18th May 2017
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Coriant has won a contract with Beijing Internet Harbor to deploy solutions that will boost capacity across China's major cities.
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Digital Osaka 1 data center is go: Digital Realty celebrates launch of first Japan facility

Thu, 18th May 2017
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Digital Realty's first Japanese data center has officially opened its doors, and already plans are in place for a second one.