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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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You're invited: NAVIGATE, SailPoint's Identity Governance Conference

Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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Next month SailPoint will bring together hundreds of professionals to discuss how to use identity for maximum effect at Navigate Sydney 2017.
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Malware takes stealth approach to global content delivery networks

Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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'Domain fronting' is rampant across tens of thousands of high-reputation domains, including one that controls 15-30% of the world's web traffic.
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Lights out for the Dark Web: Authorities take down AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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Online criminal marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa have been taken offline, thanks to a major cooperation effort between Dutch and US authorities.
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US firm makes major strategic move to enter Asia data center services market

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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US firm Park Place Technologies has acquired IT hardware service provider Performance Data, expanding its data center services in Asia.
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New version of SambaCry spotted in the wild: Linux users urged to update OS

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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Linux users face fresh cyber threat as new SambaCry variant emerges; experts urge immediate system updates to thwart attacks.
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China-based EasyStack claims world's first open source AI cloud platform

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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China-based tech firm EasyStack has launched an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform that supports GPU and FPGA heterogeneous computing.
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Living off the land: How malware is on the verge of becoming fileless

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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'Living off the land' may at first sound like farms and vegetable patches, but it is quickly gaining a new meaning for cyber attackers and threats.
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Rahi Systems to distribute data center moving equipment across China

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Rahi Systems secures deal with ServerLIFT to distribute products in China, building on existing distribution agreements in Southeast Asia and India.
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Kiwis, data privacy and IoT: Yeah, nah? Or only for the right reasons?

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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New data from Unisys shows that Kiwis are selective about sharing data with government agencies and commercial firms through IoT.
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Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government's incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.
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Fortinet's top tips for cultivating situational awareness of cyber threats

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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IT professionals urged to improve situational awareness to better defend against cyber threats, says cybersecurity provider Fortinet.
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Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks UCC solutions to portfolio

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Westcon-Comstor has added Juniper networks to its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) Practice to address the channel space.
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Singtel's new CSX platform aims to entice Singaporeans to cybersecurity careers

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Singtel is promising to strengthen Singapore's cybersecurity talent for students and mid-career professionals who want to get a start in the industry.
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Threat actors embrace metadata as the underrated weapon in cyber war

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Metadata – the data that describes other data – is a security threat that goes underreported but is also a powerful threat to national security.
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Darktrace & CITIC Telecom CPC to take 'disruptive AI' security to APAC

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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CITIC Telecom CTC partners with Darktrace to bring managed security services to the Asia Pacific region. #cybersecurity.
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Nexon scores McAfee deal for managed endpoint security services

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Pure-play cybersecurity giant has signed on with Australian-based managed security services provider Nexon Asia Pacific.
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Melbourne accelerator programme seeks APAC cybersecurity startups

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Run by Dimension Data and Deakin University, CyRise offer participants mentoring, travel to USA and Israel, and pitch to investors.
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Nok Nok Labs eyes channel expansion for authentication market after $8m funding round

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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Authentication security provider Nok Nok Labs raises $8m in funding for further expansion of authentication solutions.
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ESET to take on Industroyer malware & 'post-truth plague' at Black Hat

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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ESET to expose Industroyer malware and the 'post-truth plague' that undermines cybersecurity advice at Black Hat conference.
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HPE Backup Suite gets a major security boost in latest upgrade

Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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HPE's adaptive backup and recovery suite has received an upgrade in its latest version, bringing always-on security capabilities.