About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
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.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 107
Fibre providers chime in on country's fastest broadband regions
Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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Chorus' latest survey of the top ten fastest services for broadband has ruffled feathers amongst three of the country's local fibre companies.
BNZ & posBoss create payment solution to mobilise hospitality industry
Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
New partnership between BNZ and posBoss offers hospitality industry a new point-of-sale solution, integrating POS software and BNZ PayClip.
Fujitsu & CyrusOne offer open source cloud technology to customers
Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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multi-cloud
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open source
Fujitsu has partnered with global data center provider CyrusOne to deliver its Cloud Service K5 to CyrusOne customers across Asia, Europe and the US.
Synack to bring hacker-powered intelligence platform to APAC
Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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singtel
Singtel Innov8 and HPE are some of the big investor names behind the first hacker-powered intelligence platform to the world.
Amnesia malware forms DVR botnet and wipes virtual machines
Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
'Amnesia', the new IoT botnet variant of 'Tsunami' targets an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability in DVR devices made by TVT Digital.
VeloCloud launches SD-WAN ecosystem to stop breaches in their tracks
Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
VeloCloud strengthens SD-WAN Security Ecosystem with new Technology Partner Program and partnerships with IBM, Check Point, Fortinet and Zscaler.
Security provider Zenedge launches mega-POPs in Equinix data centers
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
Cloud-based security provider ZENEDGE has invested mega points-of-presence (Mega POPs) in data centers across Asia, Europe, the US and Canada.
Global Switch & Huawei team up to build smarter data center management
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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huawei
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it infrastructure
Huawei has partnered with Global Switch to explore and develop new data center design opportunities to support smart O&M.
Fraud, cyber risk are top compliance challenges facing financial execs today
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
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accenture
Execs flag fraud and cyber threats as financial sector's grim compliance demons, with a costly road ahead, reveals Accenture's study.
Google's hacking contest 'Project Zero' was a flop: What went wrong?
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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google
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exploits
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technology gifts
Not a single person claimed Google's Project Zero prizes, even after six months of being open to participants.
VMware survey: ASEAN firms not doing enough about personal device security in workplace
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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virtualisation
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it automation
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cybersecurity
81% of ASEAN businesses are allowing unapproved personal devices for work - and 38% of those devices don't comply with their company's IT policies.
McAfee continues 'growth mode' as new Sydney-based APAC CTO takes the reins
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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mcafee
Cybersecurity leader McAfee appoints Ian Yip as the new APAC CTO to steer its growth in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Brennan IT's five tips to better your cybersecurity strategy
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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breach prevention
So it's all very well to understand cyber risks, but how do you put security measures in place? Brennan IT suggests five tips to better security.
RSA, Splunk amongst leaders in Forrester Security Analytics Platforms report
Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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socs
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splunk
Forrester Research has named the leaders of its Security Analytics Platforms Q1 2017 report, showcasing the most significant leaders in the area.
Northland kura to get $19 million upgrade for modern learning spaces
Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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edutech
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hybrid & remote work
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māori
The two projects will bring flexible teaching spaces to enable a modern learning environment & technology that will help connect Māori students.
IoT security in danger of being ignored, says Trend Micro
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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ddos
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iot
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trend micro
Organisations that install IoT technology also suffer by not ever using reinforced configurations, which means hackers can exploit significant holes.
Research reveals C-level executives in Asia finally taking control of security initiatives
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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malware
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cloud security
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phishing
Asia is experiencing a rise in cybersecurity breaches, with 59% of organisations reporting incidents at least once a month, according to a report by Telstra.
What's the biggest threat? There's no easy answer, Fortinet finds
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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malware
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firewalls
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ddos
Fortinet reveals a complex cyber threat landscape, with no single greatest peril, as IoT vulnerabilities lead attacks in Asia.
'Iron Twilight' hacker group might be part of the Russian Government
Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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malware
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phishing
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email security
The net is closing on the notorious hacker group Iron Twilight as evidence points to links in Russian Government .
Security researchers cite non-malware attacks as biggest business risk
Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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malware
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ai
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cybersecurity
Forget malware - new research from Carbon Black says that non-malware attacks are the biggest risk for businesses right now.