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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.

Stories by Sara - Page 153

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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.
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Palo Alto Networks snaps up LightCyber for automated behaviour analytics prowess
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Palo Alto Networks has paid $105 million for cybersecurity provider LightCyber, so it can fuse automated behavioural analytics into its own platform.
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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.
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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.
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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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data protection
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cybersecurity
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law
China’s new cybersecurity law may have passed three months ago, but 75% of legal technology professionals aren’t even familiar with it.
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Interview: Bring on the barbecue - how IT & OT must work together to build better security
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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partner programmes
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iot
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breach prevention
Bryan K Fite grills the need for IT and OT integration to sizzle up cyber security in BT's latest talk.
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Palo Alto Networks deploys next-gen security for King Country electricity provider
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
The Lines Company deployed Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform as part of a massive upgrade to its IT infrastructure.
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Interview: RedShield's lowdown on TLS, DDoS & why breach legislation is good for everyone
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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ddos
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cybersecurity insurance
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breach prevention
RedShield's founder and CTO Sam Pickles talks about the company's research into attack techniques and the evolving threat of DoS attacks.
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Waikato Uni student presents cybersecurity research to Tongan IT experts
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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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.
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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.
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CyberArk talks credential privileges, data breach laws and the 'sprint method'
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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cloud services
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public cloud
Cybersecurity company CyberArk is employing hackers to fight against cyber threats and develop innovative security solutions.
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Australia’s vulnerabilities unmasked as survey reveals top unpatched & old programs
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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flexera
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security vulnerabilities
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patching
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.
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Sophos launches new suite for cloud security and IoT management
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Sophos Mobile 7 is available now for on-site installation and will be available through cloud-based Sophos Central in mid-March 2017.
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Cybercrime is the ‘new normal’ and organisations must adapt, says RSM Australia
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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australian government
RSM Australia warns that cybercrime is now 'business as usual' for firms, reinforcing the need to fortify digital defences.
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Cylance is now one of the top 50 companies leading the AI revolution
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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ai security
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AI security pioneers Cylance have been named one of Fortune Magazine’s ’50 companies leading the AI revolution'.
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Could deception methods be the new answer to cybersecurity?
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Firms are unable to detect attackers for almost five months once they are inside systems, but deceiving attackers along the way can slow them down.
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Switch vulnerabilities leave critical infrastructure networks wide open to attack
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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cybersecurity
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network switches
US Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Industrial Switches Used in Critical Infrastructure Sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
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Hackers speak out: New study turns security stats on their head
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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hackers
The study confirms suspicions that attack methods are becoming ever more unique, with 50% of hackers changing their attack methods for every target.
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Is your IT team experiencing alarm fatigue? Create a rapid response to cyber threats
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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siem
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breach prevention
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logrhythm
IT teams are experiencing 'alarm fatigue' and they are lagging behind. Here's how you can transform your teams to achieve rapid response.
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Film review: Logan
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
The sound in itself is visceral; this film is well worth seeing on the big screen for the aural experience alone.
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Weekly Asia security roundup: Check Point, Mimecast, NEC and phishing attacks
Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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national university of singapore
Phishing scams target Apple users as cybersecurity firms bolster Asia's digital defenses against growing threats.
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Weekly AU security roundup: The Government, Mimecast, Acronis, ESET and CompTIA
Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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acronis
Australia touts cybersecurity leadership, while players like Mimecast and Acronis spotlight key sector challenges and advances.
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Sony Mobile unveils the Xperia X Compact, now available in New Zealand
Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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smartphones
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technology gifts
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sony
Sony Mobile has revealed the availability and pricing of the Sony Xperia X Compact, the latest smartphone in the Xperia X series.
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Global Switch secures new credit with HSBC for long-term data center finance
Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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colocation
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finance, leasing & rental
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global switch
Global Switch has now officially closed a new revolving credit facility with HSBC Bank, which will bring around S$768.4 million in financing.