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Empired/Intergen wins big at annual Episerver partner awards

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Empired (and by extension Intergen as a subsidiary) laid some big bets a few years ago which have obviously now paid off.
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Learning from the past to protect the future of IoT and cloud

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Cyber attackers are likely to use known vulnerabilities this year despite advancements in their threats, says ForeScout.
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Blueliv makes plea for cybercrime intelligence sharing across industries

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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malware
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uc
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data privacy
With malware continually evolving, Blueliv says it's crucial that the 'good guys' begin to collaborate in the fight against cybercrime.
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Secondary data – the paradigm-shifting resource overlooked by businesses

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Secondary data has become elevated within the business as its value is uncovered across a number of key areas.
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Email: The often ignored factor in strong cybersecurity

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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uc
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phishing
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email security
A customer-facing organisation will receive hundreds, if not thousands of emails every day, each one containing personal identifiers.
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Dell EMC announces new digital transformation certifications

Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
Dell EMC will be offering certifications for IT professionals to confirm knowledge and experience around digital transformation implementation.
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Cisco report finds AI & machine learning still hot topics in cybersecurity

Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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supply chain
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ai
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cybersecurity
AI & machine learning in cybersecurity prove to be hot topics amongst security professionals and they're looking to spend more on those tools.
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How CIOs can implement a successful IoT strategy

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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digital transformation
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iot
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software ag
Before jumping on the IoT bandwagon, CIOs need to take a step back and carefully create a viable IoT strategy.
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The risks of DDoS and why availability is everything

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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ddos
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arbor networks
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netscout
We've all experienced the feeling of frustration, or even desperation, when the online services we expect are not available when we need them.
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AWS and SUSE expand collab to boost SAP migration to cloud

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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migration
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hyperscale
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public cloud
SUSE has expanded their collaboration with Amazon Web Services to further accelerate SAP migrations to Linux on AWS.
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Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company's massive US data breach last year.
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Winter Olympics hacked: Was it just disruptive or something more sinister?

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
The Winter Olympics recently fell victim to a cyberattack which seemed to be just a disruption, but this expert says there could be more behind it.
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Stellar consulting brings ex-pat talent back home to NZ

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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South Islander Luke Turnbull has returned to his homeland to take a position as a consulting director with Stellar Consulting Group.
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Attackers unleash Lokibot malware on unpatched Windows systems

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Lokibot malware targets unpatched Windows systems exploiting CVE-2017-11882; researchers urge timely updates and restricted installer access to combat threats.
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The seven critical skills all IT teams should possess

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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storage
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dr
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cybersecurity
Skillsoft's EMEA MD explains how embedding key skills within in-house IT teams can help keep an organisation's data safe and its employees productive.
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GitHub reveals open source project trends for 2018

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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martech
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apm
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open source
Last year, 24 million people from over 200 different countries worked together on GitHub to code better and build bigger.
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DXC Technology combines robotics, cloud & AI in new platform

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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robots
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devops
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it automation
DXC Technology has launched a new digital platform that combines RPA, cloud and AI to enhance and transform business processes.
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SonicWall reveals public betas to defend against 'vulnerabilities of tomorrow'

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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malware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
SonicWall has released a new bundle of public betas aimed at defending enterprises against 'the vulnerabilities of tomorrow'.
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The six key elements of a DDoS incident response plan

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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ddos
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arbor networks
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netscout
Incident response is too often an afterthought in the case of DDoS attacks. So, what does an effective Incident Response Plan look like?.
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IDP Education boosts growth of Edtech startup

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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edtech
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Edtech company, Cohort Go, announced a major partnership with international student placement company, IDP Education.