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Trojan virus

Have you met Delilah? The first Insider Threat Trojan

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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trojan
New Trojan, Delilah, recruits insiders through social engineering and extortion, using ransomware techniques. Insider threats set to increase.
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Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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marketing
Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.
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Cyber attacks on banks are a global scourge - are you safe?

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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fintech
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swift
Banks and financial institutions in APAC, especially smaller ones, are vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to reports.
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Microsoft: Nine tips for optimising your marketing strategy

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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martech
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partner programmes
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microsoft
Whether June 30 represented the end of your fiscal year (like Microsoft) or the middle of it, now is the time to evaluate your marketing strategy.
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Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
No area in Microsoft is growing faster or with more options than Azure, and no topic seems to be of more customer concern than cloud security.
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Is office culture hurting your chance at success?

Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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hybrid & remote work
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productivity
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wfh
Could your office setting be stifling your potential? Tech startups champion the shift to remote work for greater success and productivity.
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Rise in mobile enterprise apps meets developers lacking skill

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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crm
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martech
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mobile apps
Businesses aspire to leverage mobile apps, yet grapple with a dearth of skilled developers for true digital transformation.
Phone stealing

Ransomware: First files … now complete devices

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Recently, a particular type of malware, has become increasingly troublesome for both businesses and home users. It is is known as ransomware.
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Are security monitoring alerts becoming obsolete?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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data protection
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ueba
Most SOCs today work by putting their first level analysts – the most junior analysts, usually assigned to be the 24×7 eyes on console.
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Data leak dangers: Know your weak spots

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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cisco
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data leak
Data leaks and breaches are alarmingly common, but there are still many misconceptions as to how and why they happen.
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Types of VPN networks and how they work: Do you know which kind to use?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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vpns
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wireless networks
No doubt you are already aware of the importance of using VPN networks to guarantee the privacy of your information.
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Are you spending too much with your cloud provider?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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saas
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public cloud
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iaas
Cloud-based Windows or a Linux server can cost approximately $1 per hour and even after a year the cost of that server is less than $9,000.
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How to be a data center hero

Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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tintri
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opinion
Do storage and IT admins share more in common with Clark Kent or Superman? They do face a daily battle when it comes to latency & performance issues.
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Malicious scripts in compromised websites - and how to protect yourself

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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opinion
People often highlight those threats that are more or less predictable, but the most dangerous are scripts that are hard for users to detect.
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10 tips for staying cyber-safe when on the road

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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opinion
Here is a short guide that we have refreshed to help you travel safely and keep all your data and devices protected.
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Lessons from Spark's outage misfortunes

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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uc
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dr
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cloud services
Spark faces backlash after a major outage, as firms tally the high costs of similar disruption and stress the need for robust infrastructure.
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Microsoft finally gives a delivery date for Windows 10 enterprise security features

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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microsoft
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windows
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ovum
Windows 10 already includes built-in protection, but the new features have been designed to thwart the escalating number of cyber-attacks.
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Reinventing next-generation firewalls for coordinated protection

Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The escalation in volume and complexity of cyber threats today have compelled organisations to turn to next-generation security solutions.
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The connected classroom - the Internet of Things in education

Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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edutech
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iot
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education, learning & training
There will be 37 million connected devices in New Zealand by 2020, so it's no surprise that everyone is still talking about the Internet of Things.
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Cybersecurity & software vulnerability management: The ounce of prevention that's worth a pound of cure

Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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flexera
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opinion
A recent cyberattack on the BBC, the New York Times & MSN saw tens of thousands of computers potentially exposed to hacker threats through online ads.