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 41
US students hack school WiFi network
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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mobile wi-fi
Two US high school students were arrested for hiring hackers to disable their school's WiFi, disrupting tests and lessons reliant on internet access.
Fitbit and Snap think you want emojis on your fitness trackers
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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fitbit
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snap
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emoji
Fitbit and Snap have launched a Bitmoji app for Fitbit smartwatches, adding avatars to depict users' health and fitness progress.
Interview: Uber's CISO reveals lessons learned from breaches
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Uber's chief information security officer John 'Four' Flynn has a career history that many technologists could only dream of.
Spirit Telecom buys LinkOne Group for $5.7m
Fri, 5th Apr 2019
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Spirit Telecom acquires LinkOne Group for USD $5.7m after raising USD $4.2m. The deal expands Spirit's B2B services in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
Why multifunction devices need biometric security
Thu, 4th Apr 2019
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document management
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ecm
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biometrics
PINs, or ID badges on card readers are important basic measures, but can still leave information vulnerable in the case that they're lost, stolen, or copied.
Shareholders vote 'yes' to Trade Me sale
Thu, 4th Apr 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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trade me
In a vote cast yesterday, 66.08% of the 396,973,029 shares voted. Of those, 99.29% were in favour of the acquisition. 0.71% voted against.
McDonald's invests in Kiwi mobile app vendor Plexure
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
McDonald's buys 13 million shares in New Zealand firm Plexure, boosting its digital transformation initiatives.
Schneider Electric launches IoT ecosystem
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
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power / energy
Schneider Electric Exchange will be a cross-industry open ecosystem designed to solve customer problems related to energy and process efficiency.
AI-driven security is no longer optional: 'It's a requirement'
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly seen as the key to improved cybersecurity, according to a study by BlackBerry Cylance.
Study analyses drones' potential to be weapons of cyber attacks & terrorism
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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drones
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
The biggest challenge, according to the research, is finding out what a drone's purpose is in a non-restricted area.
Cybersecurity spend tops $37b, but still only a fraction of IT investment
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
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it budget
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analyst report
Despite soaring to USD $37 billion in 2018, cybersecurity spend only constitutes 2% of total IT investments, Canalys reports.
Talend named a Gartner MQ leader for data quality tools
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Talend has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Quality tools for the second year running, underscoring its vision and execution.
Government-mandated encryption backdoors a dangerous game, says survey
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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devops
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encryption
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apm
Government-mandated encryption backdoors make countries more susceptible to attacks from nation-states, according to a study by Venafi.
Equifax, FICO launch data analytics tool for FSIs
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Equifax and FICO team up to launch Data Decisions Cloud, enhancing FSIs' customer interactions with advanced data analytics tools and predictive AI.
Work getting the way of your pro-gaming dreams? You're not alone
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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esports
If you're an online gamer and think work gets in the way of your dreams of pro gaming, you're not alone - 36% of players across the globe think the same thing.
Inside BMW Group's impressive compute power for autonomous cars
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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cartech
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bmw
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computer simulations
1500 TB new data every day is equivalent of 23,000 iPhone X, 230PB equal the volume of 45 apartments filled entirely with CDs.
'Fathers of the deep learning revolution' win Turing Award
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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martech
The pioneers of deep learning, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun, win the prestigious ACM Turing Award, bolstered by USD $1 million from Google.
Interview: Kordia sets sights on in-building coverage in a 5G world
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Kordia aims to transform in-building coverage as 5G rolls out across Australia and New Zealand, tackling connectivity issues in modern complex environments.
ASUS' own servers compromised in malware attack
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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malware
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
ASUS' genuine servers have been compromised in attack that has put hundreds of thousands of users at risk of malware infection.
Carbonite closes $618.5m buyout of security firm Webroot
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Carbonite finalises USD $618.5 million acquisition of Webroot, integrating cloud-based cybersecurity with their data protection platform under one brand.