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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 155

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Traditional security is dead: It's time to think of the next generation
Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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endpoint protection
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ai security
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edr
Security spend is rising, but so are the number of data breaches. Something isn’t working. It's time to think next-generation endpoint security.
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Opportunistic cyber attacks most dangerous, says SecureWorks report
Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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ransomware
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
SecureWorks' new report reveals a way for organizations to fight opportunistic cyber attacks and highlights pitfalls in the security industry.
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Bitdefender discovers new Mac malware on the scene
Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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malware
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apple
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technology gifts
Another notorious Mac malware has popped up on the scene. Xagent can rob users of passwords, iPhone backup data and take screenshots.
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Cyber attacks are borderless and China isn’t immune, 360 Security says
Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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hackers
360 Enterprise Security Group has commented on China’s inability to keep foreign cyber attacks out of its walls, and cyber crime is now ‘borderless'.
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Avaya appoints new global channel chief to hone partner program
Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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partner programmes
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avaya
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partners
Avaya’s appointment of a new global channel leader has been well-timed with the company’s new channel program.
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Carbon Black receives perfect 100% for critical system protection
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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nss labs
Carbon Black has been revealed as the only vendor to receive a perfect 100% prevention score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint Protection Test.
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ISACA results show security skills shortage dire, but Asia fares well
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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isaca
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skills shortage
ISACA has put the global cybersecurity skills shortage under the microscope and shown that there’s still a large gap between jobs & candidates.
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Gemalto bumps up encryption offerings for enterprise customers
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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data protection
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encryption
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multi-cloud
Gemalto bumps up enterprise encryption offerings demand increases for speed, performance and security across cloud, applications and networks.
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Mirai botnet now targeting Windows PCs to access IoT devices
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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ddos
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iot security
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symantec
Notorious IoT malware ‘Mirai’ has now jumped ship to infect Windows devices and Symantec is warning users to make sure they don't get caught.
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Cylance outshines competition in AV testing stakes
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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malware
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ai security
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ai
AI security provider Cylance has beaten five of the top legacy AV vendors in a test designed to analyse unknown and known malware detection.
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IBM Watson has a new job: Cognitive cybersecurity expert
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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martech
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contact centre
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chatbots
Watson has spent the past year training in cybersecurity language from more than one million security documents, and is now being integrated into SOC.
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Watch out for 'The Wolf': Mr Robot star turns device hacker in new HP web series
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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hp
HP is kicking off a global cybersecurity awareness campaign and who better to take centre stage than the star of the hit hacker TV series, Mr Robot.
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Subdomain spoofers turning to ‘trusted’ brand LinkedIn to spam users
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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linkedin
LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
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RSA introduces new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice as part of security suite
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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identity governance
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rsa security
RSA is continuing to forge its way ahead in the cybersecurity space with the launch of its new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice.
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Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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malware
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phishing
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email security
‘Polymorphism’ was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.
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CyberArk boosts privileged account security for AWS
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
CyberArk enhances AWS security, aims to protect critical cloud-based user credentials against rising cyber threats.
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ANZ Bank appoints former government exec as new CISO
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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anz bank
ANZ Bank has appointed a new chief information security officer who hails direct from the Australian Government.
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Flying a drone at work? Now there's insurance specially made for commercial UAVs
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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drones
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insurance
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uav
If you’re in charge of operating UAVs or drones for your employer (or your own business), drone insurance is about to get much simpler.
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Capgemini says banks & insurers must deal in 'currency of trust' for data security
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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capgemini
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bank security
Banks and financial insurers may still be seen as trustworthy by customers but the story from inside the industry is very different.
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Australia catches up: Mandatory data breach reporting bill finally reaches Senate
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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breach prevention
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ai security
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ai
Australia is finally seeing progression on the mandatory data breach notification laws, as the bill passed the House of Representatives last week.
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NordVPN's top tips to help you stay savvy about your internet privacy
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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vpn
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privacy
Most internet users are unaware of the extent to which their private data is being tracked and shared with advertisers, according to a study by iSchool.
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ICIT paper reveals why signature-based malware prevention is dead
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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malware
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ai
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cybersecurity
New research from ICIT says that cybersecurity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is the way forward, because traditional solutions are now dead.
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Proofpoint unveils the biggest cyber threat hotspots from Q4 2016
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.
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NTU Singapore signs joint agreement to pour $3m into cyber threat research
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cyber threats
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ntu singapore
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will work together to combat cyber threats.