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 154
Law firm gets behind CERT NZ's findings about phishing
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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minterellisonruddwatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is the latest New Zealand business to shine the light on New Zealand’s vulnerability to cyber attacks.
120 reports in 12 hours: Kiwis hit by IRD tax refund scam
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
New Zealanders have been targeted by a convincing IRD tax refund scam, with the agency receiving 120 reports in just 12 hours.
MYOB champions Silver Ferns & women's achievement in netball
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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branding
MYOB is a major sponsor of New Zealand’s Silver Ferns for the team's upcoming game against South Africa this weekend.
TDR treads middle ground between telco & consumer disputes
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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uc
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telco
The free and independent TDR service is designed to help consumers manage complaints about any service or provider from their telco.
CrowdStrike thrives in APAC as it builds out channel & customer relationships
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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endpoint protection
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ai security
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edr
Endpoint security provider CrowdStrike has experienced triple-digit growth in Asia Pacific, leading to the rapid expansion of its local offices.
Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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network security
Businesses should worry less about security and start addressing operational risk when it comes to moving to cloud, according to Palo Alto Networks.
Hackers speak: Privileged accounts best way to steal data
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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pam
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av
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email
From the mouths of the hackers themselves, organisations’ privileged accounts are the most attractive targets for gaining access to critical data.
IoT and BYOD still putting firms in the face of danger
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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iot
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personal computing devices
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byod
As best practice security methods continue to evolve around the Internet of Things, so do the attacks on devices linked to corporate networks.
It's possible for cyber attackers to change what's in your emails
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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email
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mimecast
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hacking
A newly-discovered exploit called ROPEMAKER allows an attacker to remotely change the content of any email post-delivery.
Two of ISACA's top cybersecurity courses are now available on-demand
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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it training
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
ISACA launches on-demand cybersecurity courses, enhancing IT pros' skill development and career progression in a flexible format.
Meet Joshua, the dark web trawler developed in Australia
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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dark web
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identity
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matrix international exchange
JOSHUA is able to track state sponsored, activist and insider threats, stolen data markets for privacy goods, credit cards and identity theft.
Sydney authentication provider to work with US National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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mfa
Sydney-based cybersecurity firm TokenOne is now the first Australian company to be selected for a consortium project for the NCCoE.
Forcepoint snaps up former Fortinet APAC sales VP to lead local growth
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Forcepoint, the cybersecurity firm, has appointed George Chang, former VP of APAC sales at Fortinet, as its new VP of sales for APAC.
Aura InfoSec brings online cybersecurity training tool to all NZ businesses
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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it training
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edutech
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cybersecurity
Aura Information Security launches CyberWise, an online cybersecurity training resource to help businesses reduce cyber attack risks.
Inside the Check Point & IBM collaboration: What's in store for the future of cyber defence
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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siem
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check point software
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ibm
IBM and Check Point heighten cyber security defences, merging tech and intelligence to counteract escalating cyber threats.
CERT NZ & Netsafe warn of scammers playing online blackmail hand
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
CERT NZ and Netsafe issue alert on rising online blackmail cases as scammers claim to hold incriminating videos for ransom.
ShadowPad exploit ‘one of the biggest’ APAC supply chain attacks
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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encryption
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kaspersky
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exploits
Malaysia's MyCERT warns of mass APAC supply chain breach after ShadowPad exploit hits NetSarang servers, stealing data.
Upside-down flag prompts hack against Malaysian websites
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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ddos
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hacking
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cyber attacks
Malaysian websites have been hit by hacks and DDoS attacks reportedly in response to an error in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 booklet.
How to scrutinise business partners' security - especially if they're financial firms
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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risk & compliance
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financial institutions
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aleron
Organisations are putting too much trust in other organisations' cybersecurity, says Aleron; financial institutions are particularly at risk.
ExtraHop launches threat monitoring service 'Addy' in Australia
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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ai
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threat intelligence
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extrahop
ExtraHop launches industry-first SaaS offering using machine learning to analyse digital interactions. #DataAnalytics #MachineLearning.