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 171
Digital Realty hails changing of the guards as new Chairman takes over
Thu, 11th May 2017
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Digital Realty appoints Laurence A. Chapman as Chairman of the Board, as part of its long term succession planning and commitment to corporate governance.
Updated: Red Education signs security training deal with Symantec, EC-Council & ForgeRock
Thu, 11th May 2017
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symantec
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australian ec-council
IT training firm Red Education has signed deals with Symantec, EC-Council and ForgeRock to boost security training.
Kordia snaps up former Activata Prepay exec as new ANZ group marketing manager
Thu, 11th May 2017
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thinxtra
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aura information security
Kordia hires new marketing manager to drive overall marketing and branding strategies in Australia and New Zealand.
Concur: 'Business data holds the key to expense management'
Thu, 11th May 2017
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productivity
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concur
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expense management
While business expenses might seem like an ongoing (and outgoing) necessity, there are ways in which firms can capitalise on business expense data.
Could print management be the key to better innovation & cashflow?
Wed, 10th May 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Believe it or not, print management can save finance teams time and costs - it’s just a matter of how they focus their solutions.
Malwarebytes creates new VP roles to steer marketing growth
Wed, 10th May 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
Malwarebytes has filled two brand new roles in marketing and growth as the company makes headway in the global security space.
Avast joins watchdog ranks as No More Ransom partner
Wed, 10th May 2017
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ransomware
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malware
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cybersecurity
Avast is one of the latest security providers to join the No More Ransom campaign, alongside law enforcement agencies and the private security sector.
Menlo Security's global team walks away with two Stevie awards
Wed, 10th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Menlo Security and Thought Marketing win two bronze Stevie awards at the American Business Awards. Great teamwork and innovation.
What makes Locky and Cerber ransomware so good - and what about CradleCore?
Wed, 10th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Trend Micro details the evolution of Locky and Cerber, ransomware outsmarting defences, as CradleCore's source code sale potentially marks a worrying shift.
Carbon Black beefs up solution to lock down data center servers
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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datacentre infrastructure
Carbon Black is on a mission to lock down data center servers, at a time when server breaches are amongst the most common cyber attacks.
Google committed to keeping ransomware away from Android
Tue, 9th May 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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ransomware
Google says that since 2015, fewer than 0.00001% of apps on the Google Play store and less than .01% of apps elsewhere were ransomware.
CITIC Telecom commits to cloud security with new certification
Tue, 9th May 2017
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cloud security
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citic
CITIC Telecom has become the first IaaS provider to receive the ISO 27017 cloud security certification in Hong Kong.
What makes the Cerber ransomware so agile?
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The Cerber ransomware has been one of the most nimble, varied and dominant malware strains on the market — almost neck-and-neck with Locky.
Hungry ‘Fatboy’ ransomware uses Big Mac Index to geotarget ransom demands
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The Fatboy ransomware is able to use the Big Mac Index, created in 1986, to determine the cost of living for a particular geographic location.
Internet users still trust big email providers - despite major breaches
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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vpns
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ransomware
Internet users still trust global email providers like Yahoo, Gmail and Outlook but don’t know quite as much about privacy-focused services.
Japan data intelligence firm buys Melbourne-based Space-Time Research
Tue, 9th May 2017
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martech
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data analytics
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planning
A Japanese business intelligence and analytics firm has bought out Melbourne-based software company Space-Time research.
LogRhythm launches partner program alongside security's biggest brands
Tue, 9th May 2017
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siem
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soc
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partner programmes
LogRhythm has launched a Technology Alliance Partner Program and signed up the likes of Carbon Black, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks.
Verizon report finds cyberespionage is gaining ground
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Smaller organisations are at high risk of cyber attacks, accounting for 61% of victims, according to Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report.
Bitdefender creates decryption tool for Bart ransomware victims
Tue, 9th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Help is at hand for victims of the Bart ransomware, after Bitdefender released a decryption tool that works for all variants.
The ultimate balancing act: Which of your on-prem systems should move to the cloud?
Mon, 8th May 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
Cloud migration is a nuanced path, not price-driven, says CenturyLink's ANZ boss, urging strategic alignment over cost in on-prem shifts.