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.
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Proficio & Cybersight to deliver anti-ransomware protection through worldwide SOCs
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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malware
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soc
Managed security services provider Proficio and cybersecurity firm CyberSight are joining forces to offer anti-ransomware through SOC-as-a-Service.
Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.
Kiwis lost $10.1 million to scams last year: Which region felt the worst of it?
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
New Zealanders lost over $10.1m to online scams last year, with Auckland residents hit the hardest, according to Netsafe.
Optinet rebranded to Origin Security as part of new MSSP venture
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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mssp
Optinet has now rebranded as Origin Security – an IT security consultancy and managed security offering for medium and large organisations.
Ericsson & Argus Cyber Security embark on security collaboration for connected vehicles
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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cartech
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cyber attacks
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renesas
Argus Cyber Security and Ericsson will provide intelligence-based cybersecurity to connected vehicles and automakers.
Tenable appoints former RSA CEO Art Coviello to board of directors
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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cloud security
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tenable network security
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rsa security
Art Coviello, former RSA CEO, joins Tenable's board, boosting the cybersecurity firm with his visionary leadership and market foresight.
Researchers probe psychology behind phishing attacks
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
BlackBerry & Melanoma Institute Australia conduct trial to secure medical research
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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data protection
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smartphones
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healthtech
The trial will introduce BlackBerry Workspaces as a secure file storage and collaboration platform for Melanoma Institute Australia.
Advanced Security brings autonomous surveillance robot to NZ market
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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robots
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surveillance
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advanced security
The robot is designed to improve safety for human guards by working together and removing humans from dangerous situations.
Chinese websites targeted in drive-by download attack that drops DDoS bot
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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ddos
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botnet
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malwarebytes
Chinese websites are under siege by a drive-by download campaign planting the decade-old Avzhan DDoS bot, Malwarebytes Labs reveals.
Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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martech
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software development
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fraud
Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.
CERT Australia reveals this year's cybersecurity challenges
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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iot
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email security
Criminals will exploit known vulnerabilities; social engineering will craft sophisticated networks; supply chain targeting will target third parties..
ASD grants Dimension Data the power to host 'protected' government information
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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cloud security
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iaas
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dimension data
Dimension Data Australia will now be able to provide cloud security services to the Australian Government for protected data.
Empower and mobilise your 'human sensors' to fend off phishing attacks
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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email security
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phishing
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threat intelligence
Some of the largest enterprises in the world fall victim to phishing attacks, even with the latest and greatest technologies. Why?.
Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.
CyberSecurity Malaysia boosts server security with PSSC Labs tech
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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ai
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cybersecurity malaysia
CyberSecurity Malaysia has chosen US-based big data firm PSSC Labs to help secure the massive amount of cyber forensic data.
Singapore Cybersecurity Awards celebrate top cyber talent
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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awards
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association of information security professionals
Singapore's Cybersecurity Awards honored outstanding individuals and organizations for their contributions to the cybersecurity ecosystem.
Done deal: LexisNexis and ThreatMetrix fight fraud as one
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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risk & compliance
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lexisnexis
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threatmetrix
ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.
Cisco report finds AI & machine learning still hot topics in cybersecurity
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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ai
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cybersecurity
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cisco
AI & machine learning in cybersecurity prove to be hot topics amongst security professionals and they’re looking to spend more on those tools.
IoT bank attacks on show at INTERPOL's Digital Security Challenge
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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digital signage
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iot
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displays & projectors
Cybercrime experts from 23 countries gathered in Vienna for INTERPOL's Digital Security Challenge, simulating an IoT-based cyber attack on a bank.