About Kai Ping
Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Kai Ping - Page 7
How to balance collaboration and security on Workplace by Facebook
Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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uc
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cloud security
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casb
Cloud tool growth spikes data risk; firms adapt to insider threats, ensure compliance with tools like Netskope.
Details of 9mil compromised in Cathay Pacific data leak
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Twenty-seven credit card numbers with no CVV were accessed, and the combination of data accessed varies for each affected passenger.
VIDEO: How Equinix optimised Carsales.com applications across regions
Thu, 25th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
As part of its regional expansion, the company faced integration challenges due to the inheritance of disparate technology capabilities.
Exclusive: Okta's new GM shares its APAC strategy
Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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mfa
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iam
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cybersecurity
Identity solutions provider Okta has appointed Graham Sowden as its new general manager for the Asia-Pacific region.
Interview: Hitachi Vantara talks challenges of compliance in financial services
Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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storage
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Technology is advancing a lot quicker, and the incumbent banks need to be more up to speed but are held back by a lot of legacy systems.
Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.
Interview: How low-code development platforms make businesses more agile
Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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digital transformation
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apm
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lcnc
Low-code platforms allow nimble organisations to take an idea from innovation to commercialisation very quickly.
SD-WAN adoption growing, but MPLS is here to stay - report
Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The report represents 850 companies in five industries: manufacturing, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail, technology.
Exclusive interview: Gemalto's channel strategy for ANZ
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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partner programmes
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dlp
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data privacy
Earlier this year, Gemalto appointed Tech Data as a distributor for its portfolio of SafeNet identity and data protection solutions in New Zealand.
Experts comment on Facebook's 50 million user credential leak
Mon, 1st Oct 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Barracuda Networks, Sophos, RedLock, and Darktrace offer their views on the data leak that affected close to 50 million accounts.
Hitachi Vantara updates converged and hyperconverged systems, enhances applications support
Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
Enterprises are looking to leverage hyperconverged infrastructures for greater flexibility, increased agility and simpler deployment and management.
Exclusive: Aruba APAC CTO talks next steps for the region
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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daas
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sdn
Aruba is focusing on connectivity, IoT, and user experience to capitalize on opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
New online tool helps organisations evaluate security maturity
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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endpoint protection
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cloud security
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risk & compliance
The report also assigns a current security maturity tier and compares the organisation's results to peer benchmarks.
Research finds majority of businesses failing to comply with GDPR
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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edutech
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data analytics
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martech
70% of companies couldn't fulfil data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.
Finding and maximising existing networks to drive business forward
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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smb
With 97% of businesses in New Zealand being small businesses, SMBs need to leverage this existing network of potential clients and business partners.
WatchGuard launches multi-factor authentication solution aimed at SMBs
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
WatchGuard's AuthPoint solution is a cloud service that can be deployed and managed from any location without the need for expensive hardware components.
Yubico to provide hardware security key with Okta's MFA
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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mfa
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partner programmes
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physical security
YubiKeys, hardware-based protection in the form of physical devices, provide an option for a second factor in Okta MFA.
Bitdefender invests in APAC with acquisition of SMS eTech business line
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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partner programmes
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bitdefender
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m&a
From its base in Melbourne, the new Bitdefender Australia office will retain all current employees of SMS eTech working on the Bitdefender business line.
Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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ddos
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.
Three key technologies helping SMBs stay agile
Tue, 11th Sep 2018
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uc
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paas
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martech
With the growth of software-as-a-service products, SMBs are increasingly able to afford powerful tools that were traditionally barred to them.