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Stories by Staff - Page 13

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New opportunity arises for partners in the channel
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
With Australia's commitment to invest significantly in cyber security, the time is right to focus on your client's security requirements.
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Crowd testing in the Digital Age - why is it growing so fast?
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
​Crowd testing is becoming a popular tool for ensuring application quality in digital organisations. The question is, why?.
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Platform-based services are fast becoming prime differentiators in the media transformation era
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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partner programmes
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ovum
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managed services
The emergence of new pure-play OTT services is gradually pushing digital service providers to embark on the media transformation journey.
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Windows 10 security and privacy: An in-depth review and analysis
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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malware
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gaming
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reviews
As Windows 10 approaches its one year anniversary, it is interesting to take a look at how far the operating system has come.
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From a drip to a flood - the impact of a data leak
Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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data leak
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cyber attacks
Data leaks, especially from an organization’s point of view, are a huge and growing problem, as the fallout can be devastating.
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Building the digital universities of tomorrow - challenges and opportunities
Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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edutech
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tertiary education
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universities
Students’ needs and expectations will continue to change as new technologies arise and affect the education sector.
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The future of technology in schools
Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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edutech
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
The completion of the Schools Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) program is an important milestone for New Zealand schools.
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Defining the best software subscription distributor in NZ
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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dicker data
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subscriptions
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cloud distribution
​The New Zealand market is much more accommodating to the Cloud than the rest of the world. So what key attributes make the best software distributor?.
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Protecting email is essential to your security strategy
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet’s Gary Gardiner explains why email security is perhaps the most cost-effective network protection you can deploy.
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Ransomware: Easy to get hit, difficult to stop and costly to recover
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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malware
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firewalls
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data protection
Fortinet’s Gary Gardiner explains what ransomware is, how it works and ten tips to keep your data and applications from being held for ransom.
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Windows flaw enhances DNS hijacking
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
ESET discovers new version of DNS Unlocker with sneaky capabilities to re-configure DNS settings on victims' computers.
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Fortinet and Ransomware: What your clients need to know
Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
The best way to protect your digital assets from Ransomware is to not get compromised in the first place - but can it be done?.
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Cool new features of the Samsung Galaxy S7
Mon, 30th May 2016
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smartphones
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digital signage
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reviews
While some consider the latest update to the Galaxy line of handsets to be minor, there are some very important changes.
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Internal segmentation firewalls: Securing the inner network
Thu, 26th May 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The good news is that edge firewalls do an excellent job of protecting the network border. The bad news is that they can’t help after a breach occurs.
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Ransomware: What your clients need to know
Thu, 26th May 2016
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
CryptoWall, Locky, TeslaCrypt. To make sense of today’s tech headlines, you have to learn an entire new vocabulary. Here's a few basics.
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Cloud technology employment: Is the sky the limit?
Wed, 25th May 2016
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cloud services
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recruitment
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madison recruitment
Cloud computing and its associated technologies are booming in New Zealand, creating new challenges and opportunities for IT professionals.
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Five easy steps to prep business for a software-defined WAN
Thu, 19th May 2016
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) tech is the latest advance in a steady evolution that continues to make business communications easier.
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Data-centric security for the Internet of Things
Thu, 19th May 2016
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data protection
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data analytics
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martech
The Internet of Things (IoT) & its dependence on the cloud has created new, critical security challenges in the escalating fight against cyber-crime.
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Three ways to use IT operations management to empower business innovation
Mon, 16th May 2016
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logicalis
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it management
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partners
According to a recent survey of 400 CIOs and IT directors in 24 countries, businesses today are at a tipping point of IT department transformation.
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The best innovation in social media is a return to basics
Mon, 16th May 2016
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partner programmes
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social media
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marketing strategy
Innovation has become a way of life in marketing, particularly in social media, as marketers jump from one strategy to another.