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.
Stories by Sara - Page 108
Huawei's eLTE-DSA solution to help oil & gas industry to embrace energy IoT
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
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power / energy
Huawei says the wireless eLTE solution will help the oil and gas industry build an energy-based Internet of Things.
SMEs urged to embrace diversity or risk losing top talent
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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dei
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esg
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recruitment
Niran Iswar, founder of NexGen, warns that New Zealand SMEs must adopt diversity to attract top talent and remain competitive, or risk losing out.
Top tech entrepreneur to be awarded Kea World Class NZ Award
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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entrepreneur
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augen
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nztech
There's often resistance from Asian businesses because they don’t know about New Zealand’s tech ingenuity – something Mitchell Pham finds frustrating.
Bitdefender unravels the mystery of the Zacinlo adware
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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bitdefender
The Zacinlo malware, which Bitdefender classes as an advanced strain of spyware, has been operating covertly since 2012.
Silver Peak adds Symantec, Forcepoint, McAfee to partner alliance
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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sd-wan
They join the likes of Palo Alto Networks, OPAQ, Zscaler, and Fortinet in a rapidly expanding security alliance ecosystem.
After five years, the InvisiMole spyware isn't so invisible anymore
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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spyware
InvisiMole is able to turn the affected computer into a video camera, which allows the attackers see and hear what’s going on around their victim.
Singapore CSA looks back at 2017's most rampant cyber threats
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Singapore's Cyber Security Agency highlights a surge in disruption-focused cyber threats in 2017, urging stronger defences amid rising cybercrime cases.
Why Australian businesses should add cybersecurity to the end of financial year checklist
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity insurance
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cloud security
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edutech
Australian organisations should be looking at their ICT security as part of their planning process for the new financial year.
Online fraud prevention firm eyes APAC, EMEA markets
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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email security
Emailage delivers online fraud mitigation and email risk assessment technologies and says eCommerce fraud is a growing problem around the world.
Online food delivery is changing the way Kiwis eat
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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uc
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cloud services
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telco
Online food delivery service Menulog has released a report on the ordering habits of New Zealanders, revealing interesting insights.
Rotorua's Firestation seeks 10 businesses for growth challenge
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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accelerator
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firestation
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growth
Firestation is located in Rotorua’s central business district and will run its ACCELERATE business training programme next month.
Palo Alto Networks extends Cyber Range reach through first APAC facility
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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it training
The Sydney Cyber Range is now the company’s first Asia Pacific Cyber Range facility, and the fourth permanent facility worldwide.
Huawei to Australian MPs: You've heard the rumours, now get the facts
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Despite China’s nefarious role in Australian activities, nobody should be pointing the finger at Huawei, the company claimed this week.
Gamers: Don't open that loot box, or you may become a gambler
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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massey university
Could randomised loot boxes in your favourite video games be giving you a similar hit to the psychological effects of gambling?.
Swiss software & security firm appoints new Singapore managing director
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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iam
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cybersecurity
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adnovum
Swiss identity and access management firm AdNovum has appointed a new managing director of its Singapore operations.
Insurtech a win-win for insurers and customers, expert says
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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uc
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fintech
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martech
The insurance market is benefitting from new technology, with traditional firms embracing advanced technologies.
French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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hackers
Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.
Meet the Kiwi software recruitment firm eyeing up the Aussie market
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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software
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recruitment
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weirdly
Another Kiwi startup has set its sights on Australia – and it says move over Xero, there’s a new success story in town.
Enspiral Dev Academy offers scholarships to Māori & Pasifika
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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software development
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developers
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enspiral
Up-and-coming web developers now have the chance to grab one of 23 scholarships at Enspiral Dev Academy for its full stack web development programme.
NETGEAR adds Power-over-Ethernet capability to Smart Managed Pro Switches
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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network infrastructure
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iot
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netgear
Netgears its range of Smart Managed Pro Switches with four new switches that support Power-over-Ethernet (PoE+) and SFP ports for fibre uplinks.