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Xero reveals the Xero App Store - Find, trial and buy apps

Thu, 5th Aug 2021
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Xero has opened the Xero App Store, a new way for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers to discover and purchase apps.
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How an AI system called DABUS received a patent for its own invention

Thu, 5th Aug 2021
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Move over humans, it's AI's turn to take the spotlight in what could be a defining moment for the future of invention.
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Alteryx and PwC bring partnership to more regions around the globe

Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
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Alteryx and PwC have expanded their global partnership to accelerate digital transformation across APAC and EMEA regions.
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Avast finds cybercriminals are targeting gamers with cryptomining malware

Wed, 30th Jun 2021
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Cybercriminals are using cracked games to target gamers with cryptomining malware, earning over $2 million in cryptocurrency.
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Global spending on financial crime compliance accelerates

Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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financial institutions
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Global spending on financial crime compliance at financial institutions is forecast to reach US$213.9 billion in 2021.
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Surge in Android banking malware and RDP attacks - ESET

Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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A new report from cybersecurity firm ESET has revealed rapid abuse of trending vulnerabilities and configuration flaws by cyber crooks.
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2020 most productive year for Ransomware 2.0

Fri, 28th May 2021
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2020 was a highly productive year for Ransomware 2.0 in Asia Pacific, with REvil and JSWorm resurfacing as major threats, according to Kaspersky.
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Financial malware activity dropped in 2020 as creators honed their wares

Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.
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Cybersecurity trends to look out for: Extortion among the top threats in 2021

Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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Cyber-crime is evolving, driven by emerging trends — 2021 may be the first year when data extortion officially becomes the main threat to businesses worldwide.
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Commvault debuts new SaaS and hybrid cloud workloads for Metallic

Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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Commvault expands its Metallic BaaS portfolio with new data protection solutions, features and enterprise workload support.
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Times Square brings New Year's Eve to homes around the globe

Thu, 31st Dec 2020
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Organisers of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world's biggest party to homes around the world, live and direct from Times Square.
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Teraco breaks ground on South African data centre

Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.
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Aussie firms outsourcing finance functions to South Africa amid COVID-19 disruptions

Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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Australian companies are considering outsourcing finance and accounting functions to South Africa due to cost advantages and high quality standards.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Tradify?

Thu, 8th Oct 2020
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Tradify CEO Michael Steckler discusses how the job management solution is streamlining processes for tradespeople in TechDay's latest IT Jam.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is BPESA?

Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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TechDay explores the growth opportunity for South Africa as big brands flock to the country for software development. #BPESA #offshoring.
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10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack

Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
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Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India

Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.
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Cyber attacks keeping business leaders up at night, new research finds

Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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New data from KnowBe4 reveals growing anxiety among business leaders over cyber attacks, with concerns up 443% in Australia and 206% in Germany.
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AWS launches Outposts in New Zealand & APAC

Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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storage
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hyperscale
AWS has launched Outposts in New Zealand, bringing fully managed and configurable AWS-designed hardware to the region, enhancing local cloud capabilities.
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Nutanix strengthens Desktop as a Service solution

Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
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converged infrastructure
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hybrid & remote work
Nutanix strengthens its DaaS solution, Xi Frame, with enhanced security, flexibility, and availability for enterprise customers.