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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Centrify expands mobile security offerings across ANZ
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Centrify has expanded its ANZ suite of mobile security offerings, and the company says both Windows and Apple-based devices can now get in on the fun.
AISA community to host ‘Extraordinary’ General Meeting to reinforce future direction
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) will be hosting what it has dubbed an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting for members this month.
NMIT launches postgrad diploma to boost NZ's cybersecurity skills
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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The Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) is the latest institution to deliver cybersecurity training to IT staff and undergraduates.
Weekly Asia security roundup: China’s cybersecurity law, hackers speak out, the MINDEF breach, and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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A new survey by Consilio found that legal technology professions remain ignorant of China’s new cybersecurity law.
Weekly AU security roundup: Hackers speak out, CyberArk, unpatched software and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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Nuix got the inside word from cyber hackers themselves about what they do, and why they do it. 50% of hackers change their attack methods for every target.
Weekly NZ security roundup: RedShield, Palo Alto Networks, non-malware attacks and firewalls
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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NZ's cyber-front tackles evolving threats: Insights on non-malware attacks, innovative defenses like Palo Alto's tech, and data breach laws.
Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
Singapore's MINDEF suffers I-net data breach, 850 credentials stolen
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has publicly revealed the details of a breach in its I-net system, which happened earlier this month.
AI & robotics severely lacking in cyber protection, new research finds
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Business, industrial, and home robots are wide open to cyber attacks due to vulnerabilities, warns IOActive research paper.
Palo Alto Networks snaps up LightCyber for automated behaviour analytics prowess
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Palo Alto Networks has paid $105 million for cybersecurity provider LightCyber, so it can fuse automated behavioural analytics into its own platform.
Trend Micro amongst top vendors in NSS Labs Endpoint tests
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Trend Micro has received one of the highest malware protection scores with no false positives in the NSS Labs Advanced Endpoint Protection Public Test.
Move over, Silicon Valley: Two Kiwi companies are bringing AI to legal services
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts and Goat Ventures create Kiwi AI startup that is so innovative, it wouldn't even exist in Silicon Valley.
Legal tech profession has its head in the sand over China’s new cybersecurity law, survey finds
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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China’s new cybersecurity law may have passed three months ago, but 75% of legal technology professionals aren’t even familiar with it.
Interview: Bring on the barbecue - how IT & OT must work together to build better security
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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At 31c0n, BT’s Bryan K Fite emphasised the crucial unity of IT and OT for robust security, likening it to a “big barbecue” of collaboration.
Palo Alto Networks deploys next-gen security for King Country electricity provider
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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The Lines Company deployed Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform as part of a massive upgrade to its IT infrastructure.
Interview: RedShield's lowdown on TLS, DDoS & why breach legislation is good for everyone
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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RedShield's founder and CTO Sam Pickles talks about the company's research into attack techniques and the evolving threat of DoS attacks.
Waikato Uni student presents cybersecurity research to Tongan IT experts
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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The University of Waikato has sent a student to present a cyber security thesis to more than 20 information system personnel in Tonga.
The stats are in: Japanese PC users at risk of attack through old and unpatched software
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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The average private user has 63 programs on their PC from 21 different vendors. 7% of those are at the end of their life, meaning they're not patched.
CyberArk talks credential privileges, data breach laws and the 'sprint method'
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Cybersecurity company CyberArk is employing hackers to fight against cyber threats and develop innovative security solutions.
Australia’s vulnerabilities unmasked as survey reveals top unpatched & old programs
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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The average private user has 77 programs on their PC and 7.1% of those are at the end of their life (EOL) and no longer patched by the vendor.