About Sara
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.
Former TechDay team member.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Who is Claroty?
Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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digital transformation
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iot security
Its focus is on simplifying OT availability, reliability, and safety for a more secure working environment – without requiring downtime or dedicated teams.
AWS launches fully-managed fraud detection service
Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ai
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a fully-managed fraud detection service that can identify potential fraud activity in 'milliseconds'.
Commvault named Magic Quadrant leader for 9th consecutive time
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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dr
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cloud services
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commvault
Commvault has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions for the ninth consecutive time.
Interview: Microsoft's Ann Johnson on digital empathy and zero trust
Wed, 29th Jul 2020
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malware
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
'Digital empathy' is the new approach to balancing user experience and IT functionality in cybersecurity, as remote work becomes the norm for many companies.
RedShield develops 'virtual shield' to protect against SAP RECON vulnerability
Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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sap
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security vulnerabilities
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redshield
The vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287) could allow attackers to take over SAP systems by remotely accessing the server.
Interview: ThreatQuotient champions threat intelligence through virtual 'situation rooms'
Thu, 23rd Jul 2020
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uc
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cybersecurity
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collaboration
Dedicated threat intelligence offers more than standard security technologies. We spoke to ThreatQuotient about the growing market.
Interview: Forcepoint defines data & user protection for the cloud era
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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data protection
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casb
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dlp
Amidst the shift to cloud, Forcepoint's Nick Savvides highlights adaptive risk modelling as key to modern data and user protection strategies.
Webinar: The role of technology in making (or breaking) employee engagement
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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digital engagement
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webinar
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tablets
Employee engagement equals better productivity, loyalty, and customer satisfaction – and it's critical to an organisation's success.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Who is MaxContact?
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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crm
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uc
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cx
MaxContact, the specialist provider of contact centre solutions, discusses the role of the contact centre in the modern cloud environment.
Zoom launches Zoom for Home hardware for remote workers
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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uc
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video conferencing
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video communication
Zoom targets remote workforce with new video conferencing product, Zoom for Home, aimed at increasing connectivity and productivity.
Interview: Ivanti outlines security threats in the remote working age
Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
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wfh
To understand more about these security threats and others, we spoke to Ivanti ANZ sales engineering manager James Ley.
NZ Police & research firm caught up in data breach
Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
The firm believes that the breach could have compromised contact details of a number of people who have had contact with the police.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Meet Aussie Broadband's CTO
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Aussie Broadband's CTO, John Reisinger, discusses the company's history, technology trends and the truth about network outages. #TechDay #AussieBroadband #CTO.
ANZ partners win big at Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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avanade
Microsoft recognizes Australia and New Zealand partners at its annual Partner of the Year Awards. Winners include Enlighten Designs and Accenture/Avanade.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Who is Aussie Broadband?
Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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uc
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partner programmes
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it services
We speak with Aussie Broadband's general manager of sales, Aaron O'Keeffe, about Aussie Broadband and key business milestones.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – Aussie Broadband talks workplace diversity
Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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uc
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dei
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broadband
In this interview, we speak with Aussie Broadband's general manager of corporate affairs, Janet Granger-Wilcox about workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I).
Interview: Checkmarx on the state of software security in Asia Pacific
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
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devops
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application security
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devsecops
Checkmarx expands expertise to Asia Pacific organisations, catering to customers across Australia and New Zealand.
CIOs put too much trust in TLS certificates - survey
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
Despite the prolific usage of TLS certificates within organisations, many CIOs aren't concerned about security risks associated with TLS machine identities.
Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 now compatible with Zoom
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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uc
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digital entertainment
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video conferencing
According to Sennheiser, Zoom's video communication tool has become an 'indispensable' resource for businesses digitally transforming their workplaces.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is ThousandEyes?
Thu, 2nd Jul 2020
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saas
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uc
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digital transformation
TechDay has launched a new video series, 10 Minute IT Jams, providing insights into technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region.