About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 160
IaaS public cloud services market tips $91 billion in 2021
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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uc
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public cloud
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martech
Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2021, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and Huawei.
Aqua Security extends Red Hat OpenShift with runtime security for cloud native apps
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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application security
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Aqua Security has announced the availability of runtime security for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power Systems, to protect against cloud native attacks.
Productivity wasted as employees sort out spam emails
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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email security
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cybersecurity
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spam
Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.
82% of CIOs say software supply chains are vulnerable
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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devops
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supply chain
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apm
A new study from Venafi has found 82% of CIOS say their organisations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains.
Radware, OneSecure to offer cloud app and DDoS protection
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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ddos
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partner programmes
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radware
Radware and OneSecure are expanding their partnership to offer enhanced cyber protection services for ASEAN enterprises.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.
Workforce shortage impacting cybersecurity posture
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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skills shortage
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stem
85% of organizations believe workforce shortage is impacting cybersecurity, according to new research by Trellix.
ESET launches new range of solutions to partner with telcos and ISPs
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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uc
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cybersecurity
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isp
The all-new ESET NetProtect will enable telcos and ISPs to offer consumers easy-to-use, installation-free protection against various online threats.
Gartner: Top five trends in privacy through to 2024
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
By 2024, 75% of the global population will have its personal data covered under privacy regulations, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Finance sector's tolerance of poor cloud connectivity costly
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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fintech
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cloud services
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finance, leasing & rental
Financial institutions are tolerating poor cloud connectivity despite significant revenue losses, according to new research by BSO.
Retailers amongst most targeted by cybercriminals
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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online shopping
While online shopping has opened up a new world of convenience, it has meant retailers have increasingly become targets of cyber attacks and scammers.
Medibank goes live with e5 Workflow cloud offering
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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saas
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healthtech
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cloud services
e5 Workflow has successfully implemented its SaaS offering, e5 Connect, with its long-standing client, Medibank.
Oracle enhances cloud security with integrated threat management
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Oracle is expanding its security services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including a new firewall service, to protect against emerging threats.
Poll highlights extent of insecure and unmonitored business-critical systems
Tue, 31st May 2022
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cybersecurity
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sap
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cyber attacks
40% of cybersecurity professionals do not include business-critical systems like SAP in their monitoring, according to a new poll by Logpoint.
Ransomware attacks stabilise in April - NCC Group
Tue, 31st May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.
Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data privacy
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kaspersky
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transport
Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk.
Informatica, Oracle enter strategic global cloud partnership
Fri, 27th May 2022
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
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cloud services
Oracle named Informatica as a preferred partner for enterprise cloud data integration and data governance for data warehouse and lakehouse solutions on OCI.
'Alarming' rise in ransomware threats - Verizon report
Thu, 26th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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supply chain
As criminals look to leverage increasingly sophisticated forms of malware, it is ransomware that continues to prove particularly successful.
Phone, internet complaints increase for first time in five quarters
Thu, 26th May 2022
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crm
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uc
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cx
Phone and internet complaints have increased for the first time in five quarters, according to a new telco report from the Ombudsman.
WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report
Thu, 26th May 2022
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.