About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 195
Productivity wasted as employees sort out spam emails
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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email security
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cybersecurity
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spam
Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.
82% of CIOs say software supply chains are vulnerable
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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devops
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supply chain
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apm
A new study from Venafi has found 82% of CIOS say their organisations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains.
Australian CISOs concerned over multi-layered security
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
The speed and complexity created by using multicloud environments and open source software libraries are making vulnerability management more difficult.
Radware, OneSecure to offer cloud app and DDoS protection
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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ddos
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partner programmes
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radware
Radware and OneSecure are expanding their partnership to offer enhanced cyber protection services for ASEAN enterprises.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.
Workforce shortage impacting cybersecurity posture
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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skills shortage
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stem
85% of organizations believe workforce shortage is impacting cybersecurity, according to new research by Trellix.
ESET launches new range of solutions to partner with telcos and ISPs
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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uc
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cybersecurity
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isp
The all-new ESET NetProtect will enable telcos and ISPs to offer consumers easy-to-use, installation-free protection against various online threats.
Gartner: Top five trends in privacy through to 2024
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
By 2024, 75% of the global population will have its personal data covered under privacy regulations, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Finance sector's tolerance of poor cloud connectivity costly
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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fintech
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cloud services
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finance, leasing & rental
Financial institutions are tolerating poor cloud connectivity despite significant revenue losses, according to new research by BSO.
Retailers amongst most targeted by cybercriminals
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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online shopping
While online shopping has opened up a new world of convenience, it has meant retailers have increasingly become targets of cyber attacks and scammers.
Medibank goes live with e5 Workflow cloud offering
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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saas
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healthtech
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cloud services
e5 Workflow has successfully implemented its SaaS offering, e5 Connect, with its long-standing client, Medibank.
Cyber attacks on healthcare doubled in 2021, trend continues in 2022
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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supply chain
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ai security
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ai
Cyber attacks targeting the health and social care sector in Australia doubled in 2021 compared with data from 2020.
Oracle enhances cloud security with integrated threat management
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Oracle is expanding its security services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including a new firewall service, to protect against emerging threats.
Anaplan and AWS announce new Australian collaboration
Tue, 31st May 2022
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saas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
US-based, cloud-native, SaaS company Anaplan, has announced an expansion of its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services.
Poll highlights extent of insecure and unmonitored business-critical systems
Tue, 31st May 2022
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cybersecurity
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sap
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cyber attacks
40% of cybersecurity professionals do not include business-critical systems like SAP in their monitoring, according to a new poll by Logpoint.
Ransomware attacks stabilise in April - NCC Group
Tue, 31st May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.
4/10 Australian SMEs fallen victim to cyber-attacks since pandemic
Fri, 27th May 2022
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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cyber attacks
Almost four out of teb SMEs in Australia have fallen victim to cyber-attacks since the pandemic began, according to a new study.
Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data privacy
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kaspersky
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transport
Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk.
Australians lead the way in digital payment use - report
Fri, 27th May 2022
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crypto
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Australian consumers are at the forefront of mobile wallet use and adoption of digital banking tools, abandoning cash and physical payment experiences.
Informatica, Oracle enter strategic global cloud partnership
Fri, 27th May 2022
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
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cloud services
Oracle named Informatica as a preferred partner for enterprise cloud data integration and data governance for data warehouse and lakehouse solutions on OCI.