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 160
Vet employees properly or open the gates to cybercrime, survey says
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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61% of survey respondents believe police checks are an important part of employee screening, but only 17% carry out those checks, a new survey says.
You’re invited: NAVIGATE, SailPoint’s Identity Governance Conference
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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payroll systems
Next month SailPoint will bring together hundreds of professionals to discuss how to use identity for maximum effect at Navigate Sydney 2017.
TPB urges cybersecurity savviness for tax practitioners
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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tax
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insurance
Acting Chair Greg Lewis believes that practitioners should consider professional indemnity (PI) insurance cover to deal with first-party losses.
Malware takes stealth approach to global content delivery networks
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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'Domain fronting' is rampant across tens of thousands of high-reputation domains, including one that controls 15-30% of the world's web traffic.
Lights out for the Dark Web: Authorities take down AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces
Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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dark web
Online criminal marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa have been taken offline, thanks to a major cooperation effort between Dutch and US authorities.
US firm makes major strategic move to enter Asia data center services market
Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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US firm Park Place Technologies has acquired IT hardware service provider Performance Data, expanding its data center services in Asia.
New version of SambaCry spotted in the wild: Linux users urged to update OS
Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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open source
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cybersecurity
Linux users face fresh cyber threat as new SambaCry variant emerges; experts urge immediate system updates to thwart attacks.
Ākina Foundation issues final call for Māori entrepreneurs who want to experience SEWF 2017
Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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Māori entrepreneurs who’d like to attend this year’s Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchuch have until July 31 to apply.
OutSystems rolls out ANZ expansion with new Sydney office
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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low-code
OutSystems boosts APAC expansion, inaugurating a new Sydney office to propel ANZ's digital transformation and support local clientele.
China-based EasyStack claims world's first open source AI cloud platform
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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openstack
China-based tech firm EasyStack has launched an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform that supports GPU and FPGA heterogeneous computing.
Living off the land: How malware is on the verge of becoming fileless
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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symantec
‘Living off the land’ may at first sound like farms and vegetable patches, but it is quickly gaining a new meaning for cyber attackers and threats.
Rahi Systems to distribute data center moving equipment across China
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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colocation
Rahi Systems secures deal with ServerLIFT to distribute products in China, building on existing distribution agreements in Southeast Asia and India.
Kiwis, data privacy and IoT: Yeah, nah? Or only for the right reasons?
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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data protection
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New data from Unisys shows that Kiwis are selective about sharing data with government agencies and commercial firms through IoT.
Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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government
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government’s incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.
Fortinet's top tips for cultivating situational awareness of cyber threats
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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network infrastructure
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network security
IT professionals urged to improve situational awareness to better defend against cyber threats, says cybersecurity provider Fortinet.
Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks UCC solutions to portfolio
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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juniper networks
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Westcon-Comstor has added Juniper networks to its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) Practice to address the channel space.
Singtel's new CSX platform aims to entice Singaporeans to cybersecurity careers
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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skills gap
Singtel is promising to strengthen Singapore’s cybersecurity talent for students and mid-career professionals who want to get a start in the industry.
ANZ defence startups gear up for Techstars Adelaide accelerator
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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startups
Budding defence-tech startups from around ANZ, India and the US are part of the very first Techstars Adelaide accelerator.
Threat actors embrace metadata as the underrated weapon in cyber war
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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data analytics
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planning
Metadata – the data that describes other data – is a security threat that goes underreported but is also a powerful threat to national security.
Center for Internet Security recognises Kiwi compliance firm
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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risk & compliance
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security vulnerabilities
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cis
A New Zealand security assessment and compliance system has received recognition from the US-based Center for Internet Security (CIS).