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.
Stories by Sara - Page 136
Cybersecurity battling with 'ruthless and efficient' cyber criminals
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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Half of IT decision makers have no real strategy to protect against digital crime even though 94% are aware of it. Instead, they feel constrained.
It's not always about malware: Forensic data analysis will find theft fast
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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Cyber crime is not just limited to malware attacks - what about intellectual property or data theft, asks security company Computer Forensics.
Device42 & Olive Data Centre partnership boosts services to APAC
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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Device42 has partnered with Olive Data Centre to strengthen reseller capabilities for its data center management software solutions in APAC.
Fourfold increase in ransomware attacks against Android
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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Android users beware, ransomware is becoming more prevalent towards your devices. Kaspersky Lab warns that the ransomware landscape is growing.
It's official: Shareholders say YES to Sky-Vodafone merger
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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Sky shareholders have voted YES to the Sky-Vodafone merger this morning at a special meeting held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland this morning.
Tomorrow's the big day: Shareholders set to vote on Sky-Vodafone merger
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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The Vodafone-Sky merger is set to be put to shareholders at 10.30am tomorrow morning (July 6) at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.
Singapore businesses ignorant about the real cost of cyber breaches
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Singapore businesses will find themselves in dire situations if the continue to pay lip service to data protection, a new survey by EMC reports.
10,000 Facebook users attacked by malware trojan last month
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Kaspersky Lab recently reported its discovery of a malware attack that affected approximately 10,000 Facebook users between June 24th to June 27th.
Coriant chosen to power Racks Central's data centers
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Coriant will soon be powering major Singapore data centers, after Racks Central selected the company to interconnect major centers in the area.
Ingram Micro hires former NEC & Westcon channel exec
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Ingram Micro has made a strategic decision to hire Dan Meadows as its business manager for its Unified Communications operations.
Battle of the sexes: How long do we wait before we reach for our phones?
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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It's the common conundrum. When you're out with friends, workmates or waiting for an appointment, you have that insatiable urge to check your phone.
Malware isn't the problem -it's the legitimate tools you should be worried about
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Forget malware - once attackers are inside your system, 99% of post-intrusion internal attacks originate from leveraging legitimate applications.
C-Suite and IT leaders don't see eye-to-eye on security
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Further research is proving that Australian businesses don't take cybersecurity seriously enough, with a price tag of up to $17 billion.
Biometrics tech to be worth $9.6 billion by 2022
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Facial recognition technology is on the rise. The 2D and 3D biometrics industry will be worth $9.6 billion in revenue by 2022.
Fatal 'autopilot' car crash puts Tesla's life on the line
Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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Tesla speaks out about the first fatal self-driving car crash. What's wrong with Tesla? Is it the tech or is it breeding over-reliant drivers?.
Civica scores $32 million WA Department of Education IT upgrade contract
Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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Civica secures contract with The Department of Education Western Australia to provide a $32 million upgrade to Department's School Information System.
ASE, NetApp partnership brings new cloud solutions to SMEs
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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Two Australian software giants have partnered to create two new cloud management offerings that will service SMEs and data centres worldwide.
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank's secret customer service weapon? Qualtrics
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has secured the #1 ranking in its customer experience brand in Australia. Its secret weapon? Qualtrics is the key.
Webroot reveals the 8 most prevalent ransomware variants
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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Ransomware will continue to plague IT decision makers and organisations every single day - in fact there are 390,000 new variants today alone.
Airlines' cyber security awareness now sky high
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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Cyber security is a hot topic for airlines around the world, with 91% indicating that they will invest in security programs over the next 3 years.