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IDC - 2018 will see IT and telecom spending slowdown worldwide

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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An IDC report shows that the market is on course for a growth of 3.7% this year, slightly down from last year's 4.2%.
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Here's what the threat landscape currently looks like, according to Fortinet

Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
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Fortinet says there are indications that some cybercriminals now prefer hijacking systems and using them for cryptomining.
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Palo Alto Networks extends Cyber Range reach through first APAC facility

Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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The Sydney Cyber Range is now the company's first Asia Pacific Cyber Range facility, and the fourth permanent facility worldwide.
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Cyberthreats shifting with ransomware attacks down - research

Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.
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IDC: UTM driving steady gains in the security appliance market

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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Unified threat management propels global security appliance market to new heights with USD $3.3 billion in Q1 2018 revenue, led by Cisco and Palo Alto.
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How GlobalData thinks operators will justify 5G investments

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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Operators consider gaming industry demand, driven by hits like Fortnite, to justify early 5G investments, says GlobalData IT Senior Analyst Josh Hewer.
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World's first advanced blockchain identity lab to be built in Edinburgh

Wed, 2nd May 2018
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The £600,000 lab will explore ways in which blockchain technology can protect personal data from online scammers and cybercriminals.
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NBN partners with two leading universities in hunt for new tech

Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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NBN partners with the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney in a USD $3 million deal to advance R&D in cutting-edge technologies.
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45% of smartphones will use full-screen designs in 2018 - Research

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Expect more notches, under-display fingerprint readers and camera integration to apps as bezels begin to fade away.
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China's biggest hacking community to expand hackathons to across Asia & India

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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China's biggest hacker community has launched its 2018 Global Hackathon Programme and plans to expand it across Asia, India, the UK and Europe.
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Researchers probe psychology behind phishing attacks

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.
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Are UK councils prioritising data collection over security?

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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A slamming report found 1 in 4 UK councils experienced a security breach in the last 5 years and more than half didn't even report the incident.
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LPWAN market about to boom, hand-in-hand with IoT - IDC NZ

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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The low power WAN market is about to get competitive thanks to the rise of IoT, according to a new IDC NZ report.
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Huawei announces £3bn commitment to UK after meeting with prime minister

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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After procuring more than £2bn into the UK between 2013-2017, Huawei has committed to £3bn more over the next five years.
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Japan is APAC's first nation to join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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Japan is now a member of of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), a NATO-accredited cyber defence hub located in Estonia.
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Comba Telecom aims to help customers evolve their wireless networks

Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Comba Telecom is participating in global 5G trials, developing advanced NR solutions like base station antennas and massive MIMO AAS for network evolution.
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Cloud workloads at risk from security, management and compliance failings – research

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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Over 33% of respondents reported that data is only partially encrypted in the cloud, and 39% admitted to not having unbroken security audit trails.
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Flexenclosure cashes in on €10m loan for data centre innovation

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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The loan was granted by the European Investment Bank and backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments to create opportunities in the region.
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2017's threat landscape report shows ransomware epidemic

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Cyberthreats have changed significantly in 2017 - Bitdefender's annual report shows one in six spam emails now contain some form of ransomware.