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Australia the best in the world... at being breached

Fri, 20th Apr 2018
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Australia may have just cleaned up at the Commonwealth Games, but it appears the nation still has a lot to learn when it comes to cybersecurity.
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'Honeypot' experiment exposes how hackers are doing their work

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Cybereason created a fake financial services company with weak cybersecurity to reveal how cybercriminals are using bots to do all the grunt work.
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GlobalData: AWS, lower cloud adoption barriers or face being overtaken

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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GlobalData has released commentary reporting Amazon's days at the top of the cloud market could be numbered unless it makes some changes.
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New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Due to a number of factors including an increasingly mobile workforce, most offices around the world are being severely under-utilised.
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The security challenges of SD-WAN - and how to defend against them

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Silver Peak's recent report details the benefits of SD-WAN over traditional WANs, its imminent security challenges, and how to fortify against them.
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Expert insights: Should we be preparing for cyberwar with Russia?

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Days after the missile strike on Syria by Western powers, fears are growing over a potential retaliation by Russia - here's what the experts think.
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2018 public cloud revenue to surge 21.4% - but then it 'will stabilise'

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Public cloud will continue its rapid growth in 2018 but according to Gartner there could be a tunnel coming to take the light.
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IBM Security unveils new AI platform to defend against cyberattacks

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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The company has invested more than 200,000 hours of R&D into this platform, which includes technologies from Cisco, McAfee, Symantec and others.
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Expert panel: Overcoming barriers of multi-cloud & realising its benefits

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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In this article, five IT experts offer advice to organisations about the reasons to adopt multi-cloud, and what to look for when choosing a solution.
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Siemens invests US$295.9m in extending global SD-WAN network

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Orange Business Services will be migrating Siemens' entire global infrastructure to an SD-WAN network over the next six years.
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Global service provider opts with Silver Peak for SD-WAN offerings

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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After a comprehensive evaluation of a number of SD-WAN vendors, a subsidiary of the KDDI Corporation has partnered with Silver Peak.
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Thales reveals future strategic direction at media event

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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Thales has invested more than a billion euros in the last three years across four key digital technologies which it intends to pursue.
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Cloud the top transformative tech and main cause of challenges

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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SolarWinds has released its annual report that delves into IT departments to reveal their priorities for digital transformation moving forward.
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EXPERT: Six AI ingredients every wireless networking strategy needs

Sun, 15th Apr 2018
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A robust wireless networking strategy must now integrate AI, say experts from Mist Systems, underscoring six crucial AI elements for success.
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What are the pros and cons of on-prem data centres vs cloud?

Sat, 14th Apr 2018
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There is a lot of murkiness around cloud solutions and data centres because the distinctions aren't always made clear - here it is in black & white.
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What do cybercriminals spend their money on? Sex, drugs & toilet roll

Sat, 14th Apr 2018
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Cybercriminals in Bromium's report were earning up to £1.4m a year and had a number of fascinating spending habits.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Thales holds media event calling attention to cybersecurity

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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​Today in Paris Thales opened its doors to international media to demonstrate with concrete examples how cybersecurity impacts businesses & citizens.
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Ransomware on the rise, creeping into business critical systems

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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Verizon's comprehensive annual DBIR report has just been released with a number of shocking findings like ransomware incidents doubling in number.
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Morpheus VP confident for entry into Europe data centre industry

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The company has only recently launched in Europe after establishing a strong presence in North America with clients like McDonalds and HSBC.
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Europe's 5G industry being left in the dust by US and Asia

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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​The 5G industry has made impressive progress in the last six months with astonishing forecasts for the future - well, at least in Asia and America.