About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 10
Retail, finance sectors face consumer shift over cyber threats
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encryption
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martech
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advanced persistent threat protection
Consumer confidence in retail and finance sectors may wane due to increasing cybersecurity threats, a new study as found.
Government hesitation curbs GenAI adoption – Gartner
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ai
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Despite potential, governments worldwide exhibit hesitation in adopting generative AI for citizen services, due to fears of public failure.
NetApp, Nvidia release AI-boosting infrastructure to counter threats
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cloud services
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storage
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public cloud
NetApp announces AI infrastructure to boost Gen AI projects, while also introducing cyber-resilience capabilities to counter rising cyber threats.
IWD 2024: Women in eCommerce foresee improvement but barriers persist
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iwd
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gender equality
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ecommerce
UK female eCommerce professionals voice optimism for industry improvement yet hurdles remain, with gender bias and stereotypes still notably present.
NetApp pioneers AI-driven cyber-resilience capabilities
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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ai
NetApp bolsters UK business defences with the development of AI-enhanced cyber-resilience capabilities, designed for swift recovery from potential threats.
IWD 2024: Businesses urged to retain women in leadership roles
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iwd
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parental leave
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employment
Businesses urged to implement key practices to bolster and retain women in leadership roles amid persistent gender barriers.
Google partners with BSSN to boost national cybersecurity
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cloud services
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bi
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big data
Google partners with Indonesia's BSSN to equip the public sector and 70,000 small businesses with AI and cybersecurity tools.
Singapore businesses prioritise Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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dei
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ml
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ai
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a top priority for 72% of Singapore organisations with 55% planning to boost investments in 2024.
Madison Technologies named Cisco's sole OT supplier in Australia
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digital transformation
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cisco
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madison technologies
Madison Technologies announces it has become Cisco's exclusive Operational Technology supplier across Australia.
Back-to-office trend spurs increased in-store shopping
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smartphones
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wfh
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technology gifts
Australian workers are leading a global trend of returning to the office, contributing significantly to increased in-store shopping.
Westcon-Comstor expands Cisco partnership for AWS Marketplace growth
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cybersecurity
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canalys
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nz
Westcon-Comstor bolsters Cisco partnership with extended AWS Marketplace offering, targeting growth and streamline transactions for channel partners.
Cloudflare launches Firewall for AI to combat cyber threats
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cloud services
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cloud security
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application security
Cloudflare unveils Firewall for AI, an innovative defence solution aimed at identifying and neutralising cyber attacks on Large Language Models.
Spark launches Aotearoa's first AI for Business Mini MBA
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ai
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nzier
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productivity
New Zealand firms offered chance to join first national AI for Business Mini MBA programme, promising to enhance competitiveness via AI applications.
IWD 2024: Pay & promotion perceptions differ across workplaces
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payroll systems
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hcm
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iwd
New research reveals significant discrepancy in perception of equality in UK workplaces, with 79% of men believing pay and promotion is equal.
Pandemic propels UK towards cashless economy despite resistance
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cloud services
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biometrics
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martech
The pandemic-associated rejection of cash is seen as accelerating the switch to a cashless economy, despite some resistance and concern over security.
IWD 2024: Gender pay gap widening in the United Kingom
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iwd
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equality
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oecd
The gender pay gap in the UK has widened to 14.5%, pushing the country to 17th place in the Women in Work Index.
Akamai enhances API Protector with anti-DDoS & bot detection
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ddos
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ml
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application security
Akamai Technologies bolsters App and API Protector with precise DDoS attack mitigation, URL Protection and Browser Impersonation Detection.
UK students call for faster AI tool adoption in universities
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edutech
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ai
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higher education
Two-thirds of students believe their universities are too slow to adopt AI learning tools, signalling a sizeable need gap, according to a new survey.
Ready to Read initiative wins MOSL Market Improvement Fund
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ml
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cx
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martech
Ready to Read, a collaboration between Sagacity and Clear Business Water, has scooped the 2024 MOSL Market Improvement Fund accolade.
ALE & Nexon enhance digital healthcare in Australia
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digital transformation
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nexon
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alcatel-lucent enterprise
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and partner Nexon bolster digital healthcare in Queensland and Victoria, providing solutions to patient-care environments.
Bridge Data Centres announces further Malaysian expansion
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digital transformation
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data centre operators
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bridge data centres
Bridge Data Centres takes its first step towards expansion in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, signalling landmark growth in Asia's tech landscape.
Australians turn to discounts amid rising living costs
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electronics
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australian
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black friday
Amid rising living costs, Australians are to depend more on promotional deals and discounts in 2024, with spending reductions expected across industries.
Sage reveals AI-powered assistant for accounting & finance sector
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data protection
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encryption
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ai
Sage introduces 'Sage Copilot', an AI-powered virtual assistant aimed at revolutionising productivity and amplifying growth for SMEs in the finance sector.
Denodo has been name a Leader in enterprise data fabric
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big data
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bi
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cx
Data management leader Denodo earns high recognition from Forrester Research for next-gen enterprise data fabric support.