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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Sara - Page 20
RedShield develops 'virtual shield' to protect against SAP RECON vulnerability
Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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security vulnerabilities
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redshield
The vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287) could allow attackers to take over SAP systems by remotely accessing the server.
Interview: ThreatQuotient champions threat intelligence through virtual 'situation rooms'
Thu, 23rd Jul 2020
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uc
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cybersecurity
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collaboration
Dedicated threat intelligence offers more than standard security technologies. We spoke to ThreatQuotient about the growing market.
NZ's iconic Eden Park will be a new home for Oceania esports
Thu, 23rd Jul 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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esports
famously home to physical sports like cricket, the Rugby World Cup and the All Blacks, will now be home to the Eden Park Esports High Performance Centre.
Interview: Forcepoint defines data & user protection for the cloud era
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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data protection
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casb
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dlp
Amidst the shift to cloud, Forcepoint's Nick Savvides highlights adaptive risk modelling as key to modern data and user protection strategies.
Webinar: The role of technology in making (or breaking) employee engagement
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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digital engagement
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webinar
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freshworks
Employee engagement equals better productivity, loyalty, and customer satisfaction – and it’s critical to an organisation’s success.
'Project Thunderchild' uncovers what's wrong with cloud-based gaming
Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Massive subscription-based streaming platforms like Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud connections can be far from stable.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Who is MaxContact?
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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crm
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uc
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martech
MaxContact, the specialist provider of contact centre solutions, discusses the role of the contact centre in the modern cloud environment.
Zoom launches Zoom for Home hardware for remote workers
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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uc
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video conferencing
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video communication
Zoom targets remote workforce with new video conferencing product, Zoom for Home, aimed at increasing connectivity and productivity.
Interview: Ivanti outlines security threats in the remote working age
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
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wfh
To understand more about these security threats and others, we spoke to Ivanti ANZ sales engineering manager James Ley.
Kordia Women in Tech scholarship awarded to Kaitlin Te Rito
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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women in technology
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kordia
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science technology
Bachelor of Engineering student Kaitlin Te Rito has scooped the Kordia Women in Technology scholarship for 2020.
Hands-on review: The Neo Smartpen RECO
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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edutech
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gaming
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reviews
Neo Smartpen is back with a new product called Neo Smartpen RECO, a voice recorder that works in sync with written notes on coded notepaper.
Bricktastic! Nintendo's NES is coming back - in LEGO form
Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nintendo
LEGO is continuing its love affair with Nintendo with a new built that will almost certainly appeal to brick lovers and retro console fans alike.
LPM Property Management leaves Amazon S3 buckets unsecured
Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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breach prevention
New Zealand property management firm LPM Property Management left over 31,000 images of personal information exposed on an unsecured Amazon database.
NZ Police & research firm caught up in data breach
Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
The firm believes that the breach could have compromised contact details of a number of people who have had contact with the police.
Spark's Mobility as a Service puts the right devices, in the right hands, at the right time
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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mdm
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personal computing devices
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byod
Spark expands Mobility-as-a-Service offering to enterprise customers, providing flexible device management solutions for remote work.
Interview: Workday defines its commitment to local NZ businesses
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
We spoke to Workday Australia and New Zealand managing director and vice president Stephen Jack about the company’s local operations across New Zealand.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Meet Aussie Broadband's CTO
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Aussie Broadband's CTO, John Reisinger, discusses the company's history, technology trends and the truth about network outages. #TechDay #AussieBroadband #CTO.
ANZ partners win big at Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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avanade
Microsoft recognizes Australia and New Zealand partners at its annual Partner of the Year Awards. Winners include Enlighten Designs and Accenture/Avanade.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Who is Aussie Broadband?
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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uc
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partner programmes
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telco
We speak with Aussie Broadband's general manager of sales, Aaron O'Keeffe, about Aussie Broadband and key business milestones.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Aussie Broadband talks workplace diversity
Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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uc
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dei
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telco
In this interview, we speak with Aussie Broadband's general manager of corporate affairs, Janet Granger-Wilcox about workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I).