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DragonOK updates toolset and targets multiple geographic regions

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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The DragonOK group has been actively launching attacks for years. While Japan is still the most heavily targeted geographic region, it is spreading.
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The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Containers enable software teams within enterprise or start-up organizations to develop and deploy digital business needs faster.
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Cloud services to watch in 2017

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Cloud computing has allowed for rapid innovation in the industry, with over 1,000 new features introduced by AWS in 2016 alone.
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New Year's resolutions for BI & analytics

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Data leaders to embrace innovation, stoke business ties and invest in skills for a transformative 2023 in BI and analytics.
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Dell EMC: We built this city on a data lake

Thu, 15th Dec 2016
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smart cities
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data analytics
A city built around trillions of 0s and 1s rather than physical infrastructure is a foreign concept, so naturally several questions spring to mind.
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Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud

Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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Fraud is still on the increase due to the use of new technologies, causing losses to both users and companies. What is being done to avoid this?.
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Why service providers should care about customer security

Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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Ransomware's rise demands vigilance from service providers, as the security of customer data is not just ethical, but now a critical business must.
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Smartphones are becoming key controllers of our lives

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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We can unlock our homes, disable our security system & turn the lights on using our smartphones. Useful, but it also gives rise to security concerns.
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SD-WAN: Why you need one and what you need to know

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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SD-WAN technology is maturing rapidly to enable much-needed network flexibility. The challenge for IT decision-makers is understanding the options.
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AWS reinvents its portfolio to capture greater IoT business

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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AWS is reinventing its Internet of Things (IoT) suite and addressing numerous shortcomings, with a one-year anniversary build-out of a suite of IoT.
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When antivirus fails, here's how to choose next-gen antivirus

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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The ineffectiveness of traditional antivirus , which catches less than half of noteworthy malicious events, is causing untold damage to organisations.
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If storage were invented today, here's what it would look like

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Let us picture the ideal storage platform if the technology were invented today, without limitations, pre-conceived ideas or restrictions.
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Gartner on the challenges of artificial intelligence

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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If you don't own the data or rights to that data, no amount of fancy algorithm or application will win. You need access to the vastness & variety.
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Android ransomware spreads further, with new methods in its toolbox

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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New Android ransomware tactics emerge, using encrypted payloads and email scams to exploit users, with a new focus on Chinese markets.
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HPE's first anniversary brings declining revenues amid heavy market disruption

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported a 7% decline in revenue during Q3 2016, but saw operating margin rise to 6.2%.
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Oracle plans to get more out of NetSuite

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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financial systems
Oracle has completed its tender offer for NetSuite and has announced plans to leverage its resources to globalize the mid-market enterprise.
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Siemens-branded CCTV webcams require urgent firmware patch

Thu, 1st Dec 2016
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Siemens-branded IP-based CCTV cameras are the latest internet-connected devices to be found vulnerable to hacking attacks.
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Cybersecurity checklist: Five essential tasks for multinational companies in 2017

Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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While 2016 brought to light a number of massive data breaches, we have to be ready for more highly sophisticated and rapid attacks in 2017.
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What the big Eftpos switch means for consumers

Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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New Zealand's biggest technology 'switch-over' since the demise of analogue TV is on its way, and the change is good news for consumers.
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BT: It's not just cyber criminals who will compromise your valuable data

Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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Human error emerges as the key player behind data breaches, as BT unveils 60% are employee mishaps, not cybercrime.