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Jessie Chiang

Former TechDay team member

Jessie has been storytelling for as long as she can remember. She's worked as a radio reporter and also as a podcast producer. What attracts her most to being a journalist is meeting different people and being exposed to completely new topics. She enjoys hiking and can always do with a snack.

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ConnectWise reveals cybersecurity updates and partnerships
Cybersecurity

ConnectWise reveals cybersecurity updates and partnerships

ConnectWise has unveiled new updates to its services and highlighted the importance of cyber insurance at its IT Nation Secure conference.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2022
Workplace tech critical for 74% of frontline employees - report
Customer Relationship Management

Workplace tech critical for 74% of frontline employees - report

New research reveals that 74% of frontline employees in Australia believe technology plays a critical role in customer service.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2022
Digital resilience big concern for 95% of APAC businesses
Distributed Denial of Service

Digital resilience big concern for 95% of APAC businesses

A10 Networks finds of the 250 APAC businesses surveyed, 95% of them are very concerned about all aspects of enterprise digital resilience.

By Jessie Chiang • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022
Akamai researches top three internet security threats
Malware

Akamai researches top three internet security threats

Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022
F5 launches DDoS scrubbing centres in Sydney and Melbourne
Distributed Denial of Service

F5 launches DDoS scrubbing centres in Sydney and Melbourne

F5 says the two new scrubbing centres in Australia have been launched in response to growing demand across ANZ.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
Who is on Fortinet's new Public Sector Advisory Council?
Firewalls

Who is on Fortinet's new Public Sector Advisory Council?

Fortinet says its new Public Sector Advisory Council will expand its commitment to secure public sector organisations worldwide.

By Jessie Chiang • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
Healthcare has 650% increase in ransomware attacks - report
Malware

Healthcare has 650% increase in ransomware attacks - report

Zscaler's annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report reveals the healthcare and restaurant and food service industries had the biggest jumps in ransomware attacks.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
Experimental 6G trials begin with NEC, DOCOMO AND NTT
Digital Signage

Experimental 6G trials begin with NEC, DOCOMO AND NTT

NEC Corporation is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO and NTT on 6G trials, aiming to achieve higher speeds and capacities than 5G.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
Unlimint and Alipay+ to improve payments for one billion customers
eCommerce

Unlimint and Alipay+ to improve payments for one billion customers

Unlimint says this partnership will enable the company to better reach the more than one billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
Ericom, Utopic and WinMagic latest to use Absolute Software
WinMagic

Ericom, Utopic and WinMagic latest to use Absolute Software

Absolute Software says its new partnerships with Ericom, Utopic and WinMagic, will strengthen the resiliency of their endpoint applications.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
NZ financial results for Samsung, Juniper and Dicker Data
Samsung

NZ financial results for Samsung, Juniper and Dicker Data

Samsung Electronics New Zealand, Dicker Data NZ and Juniper Networks Australia have all posted strong financial results for the year ending December 31, 2021.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2022
Apple unveils M2 with 50% more memory bandwidth than M1
Semiconductors

Apple unveils M2 with 50% more memory bandwidth than M1

Apple releases M2 chip for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, boasting faster CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and memory bandwidth.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2022
Apple's watchOS 9 and its new features, including a medications app
Wearables

Apple's watchOS 9 and its new features, including a medications app

The new watch0S 9 gives users more watch faces, an updated workout and sleep app and a brand new medications app.

By Jessie Chiang • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2022
Automated Guided Vehicles at seaports to grow 26% by 2027
Unified Communications

Automated Guided Vehicles at seaports to grow 26% by 2027

Use of Automated Guided Vehicles in seaports set to exceed 150,000 by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of over 26%, says ABI Research.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases
Cybersecurity

Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases

Researchers from Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit have identified indexes of multiple internet-facing Elasticsearch databases replaced with a ransom note.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Ports of Auckland ends automation project and loses $65m
Robotic Process Automation

Ports of Auckland ends automation project and loses $65m

Ports of Auckland has decided to end the automation of the Fergusson Container Terminal, leaving NZD $65 million worth of investment down the drain.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022
LINQ system shows University of Otago could save 10,000 hours of time
Digital Transformation

LINQ system shows University of Otago could save 10,000 hours of time

LINQ's modelling showed by consolidating five systems into one, the university could reallocate 10,000 hours of time - the equivalent of six full-time staff.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022