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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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Endace greets APAC region with new Melbourne office
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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Endace launches Melbourne hub to boost its APAC presence, eyeing regional growth and bolstering customer support.
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Renowned 'geek girl' to show Dunedin students that tech girls are superheroes
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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women in technology
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otago polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic and acclaimed ‘geek girl’ Jenine Beekhuyzen are hoping to persuade Year 8 and 9 girls from Dunedin that IT is a fun career path.
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Ubiquity launches cybersecurity solution for NZ businesses
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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cybersecure 360
Auckland-based marketing and automation provider Ubiquity has launched a new cybersecurity solution, CyberSecure 360.
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How to avoid choking up your organisation's wi-fi deployment
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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cloud services
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wifi
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netscout
Mobile devices and internet access are prevalent and organisations need to be vigilant about how they plan, deploy and validate wi-fi connections.
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Spark to return to Chch CBD in ‘striking’ new Cathedral Square office
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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christchurch
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cios
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spark
Spark to return to Christchurch CBD with new office in Cathedral Square. Building set to be ready by July 2019. #Spark #Christchurch #CBD.
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Unit 42 discovers apps compromised by iFrames on Google Play
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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smartphones
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firewall
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network management
A number of apps appearing on Google Play contained IFrames infections that link to malicious domains in their HTML pages. Unit42 gives details.
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Nexusguard launches ‘industry first’ cloud DDoS mitigation platform
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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ddos
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juniper networks
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nexusguard
Nexusguard, Juniper Networks and Serro Solutions team up to develop software-defined cloud DDoS mitigation platform.
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BlackBerry think tank report delves into Australia's state of security
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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ddos
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smartphones
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technology gifts
A new think tank report by BlackBerry says that Australia’s cyber risk is changing all the way down to infrastructure, even to the people behind it.
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Intel Security study reveals huge disconnect between IT execs and staff about cybersecurity strategy
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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cybersecurity
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intel
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strategy
IT executives & staff disagree on cybersecurity strategy: 60% of IT execs think their strategy is fully implemented, compared to just 30% of IT staff.
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Trust in transformation: The Blockchain.NZ conference returns to Auckland this May
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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blockchain
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cryptocurrency
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cios
The Blockchain.NZ is coming back to Auckland on May 8-11 to help New Zealand discover the true blockchain potential for business.
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Film Review: T2 Trainspotting - the cast is back for a fitting sequel
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
There is depression, heroin, violence, regret, sex, lies and betrayal. But you know what? T2 is actually hell of a lot more upbeat than the first one.
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Singapore readies its national army in war for cybersecurity
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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cybersecurity
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singapore
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cyber attacks
Singapore to establish Defence Cyber Organisation to combat growing cyber threats, says Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen.
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Bitdefender BOX launches in Japan for smarter home device security
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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smart home
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technology gifts
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bitdefender
Bitdefender BOX is a solution that allows customers to protect their home networks from malware, hackers, ransomware, phishing & other online threats.
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Rubicon Red on track for bumper year with three major milestones
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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cloud services
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devops
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app development
DevOps, cloud and consulting provider Rubicon Red shares details of several major announcements that will help the company grow to new heights.
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Trustwave exposes backdoor in DblTek devices; vendor issues poor patch & goes silent
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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voip
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contact centre
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uc
DblTek left vulnerabilities in its IoT devices, tried to hide the vulnerability, issued shoddy patches and cut off all contact with Trustwave.
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SMBC data center powers IT platform for extended employee mobility
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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mobility
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colocation
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monitors
The data center powers a new IT system for SMBC, which now enables employees across Asia Pacific to remotely access desktop environments via internet.
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Centrify expands mobile security offerings across ANZ
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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iam
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centrify
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mfa
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.
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AISA community to host ‘Extraordinary’ General Meeting to reinforce future direction
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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australian information industry association
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aisa
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agm
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) will be hosting what it has dubbed an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting for members this month.
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NMIT launches postgrad diploma to boost NZ's cybersecurity skills
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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it training
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cybersecurity
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nmit
The Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) is the latest institution to deliver cybersecurity training to IT staff and undergraduates.
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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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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
A new survey by Consilio found that legal technology professions remain ignorant of China’s new cybersecurity law.
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Weekly AU security roundup: Hackers speak out, CyberArk, unpatched software and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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yahoo
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cyberark
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flexera
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.
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Weekly NZ security roundup: RedShield, Palo Alto Networks, non-malware attacks and firewalls
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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firewall
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ddos
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network management
NZ's cyber-front tackles evolving threats: Insights on non-malware attacks, innovative defenses like Palo Alto's tech, and data breach laws.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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yahoo
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.
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Singapore's MINDEF suffers I-net data breach, 850 credentials stolen
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has publicly revealed the details of a breach in its I-net system, which happened earlier this month.