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Apple, Cisco, Aon & Allianz make a play for cyber risk management services

Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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Tech giants Apple & Cisco join Aon & Allianz to innovate cyber risk management, merging tech & insurance solutions.
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The six key elements of a DDoS incident response plan

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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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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Red Hat to acquire CoreOS, expanding its Kubernetes operations

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
Red Hat is set to acquire CoreOS for USD $250 million, aiming to bolster its Kubernetes and container operations through this strategic purchase.
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Whitepaper: What is cybercrime doing closer to home?

Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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This new report from Frost & Sullivan delves into APAC's cybersecurity maturity and includes a country breakdown and advice moving forward.
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CheckPoint aims to tackle mental health issues using video games

Wed, 17th Jan 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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mental health
CheckPoint has unveiled its first trailer for a new webseries aimed at tackling mental health issues through video games, launching on 29 January.
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Work-life balance a challenge for NZ businesses

Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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healthtech
Stress was a challenge in 62% of organisations surveyed, and 50% of respondents noted concerns about the mental health of staff or colleagues.
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Tech Data appoints new VP as they continue their APAC expansion

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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tech data
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distributors
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apac expansion
Tech Data appoints Samuel Poh as VP of operations, Asia Pacific, boosting their regional growth amidst recent financial fluctuations and expansion efforts.
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Businesses MUST prepare: World's cybersecurity big guns forecast 2018

Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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malware
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ransomware
What will 2018 bring? We've brought together a line-up of cybersecurity heavyweights to provide their opinions on various topics for the year ahead.
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PhishMe's 'human phishing defence' solution to launch in New Zealand

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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phishing
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email security
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mpa
Human-focused phishing defence provider PhishMe now has a local distribution partner in New Zealand after teaming up with MPA.
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List of world's most resilient data center operators released

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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digital realty
The research included a list of 150 data centre operators, with the most resilient put into the top 50 list - who came out on top?.
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The network operator conundrum of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
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semiconductors
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sdn
When you think of the Fourth Industrial Revolution you most likely think about robots, driverless cars and mobile supercomputing.
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Dimension Data ramps up its NZ Cybersecurity Practice

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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mssp
Dimension Data New Zealand strengthens its cybersecurity practice to meet growing demand and changing threats.
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Deloitte celebrates winners of 2017 Top 200 business awards

Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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2degrees
Deloitte honours winners at its 2017 Top 200 Awards in Auckland, celebrating business excellence in New Zealand.
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Round 2: New line-up of cybersecurity maestros comment on Uber breach

Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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ai security
We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.
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Queensland: Schneider Electric & Optus help build cyclone resilient data center

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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sdn
The collaboration will build a new, energy-efficient Tier 3 managed data center in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.
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Defence-in-depth: Hardening every component on the network

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The Equifax breach exposed 143 million customers' data, highlighting cyber security's critical role. Defence-in-depth now prioritises every network component.
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IT security increasingly becoming a board-level issue

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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opinion
Daniel Crnkovic, Content Security general manager talks about the changing business attitudes surrounding IT cybersecurity.
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Vector plans on turning EVs into mobile power sources

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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cartech
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vector
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solar power
Vector aims to turn electric vehicles into mobile power sources as it seeks to drive innovation in the EV sector.
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Edge - the missing link in your hybrid IT strategy

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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public cloud
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edge computing
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iot
The advent of the public cloud has allowed businesses to spin up new services faster than ever before and take pain out of managing the data centre.
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Accenture's data breach stark reminder of server misconfiguration dangers

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Publicly downloadable information included credentials, platform configurations, certificates, decryption keys and API data.