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Singapore Govt seeks feedback on cybersecurity bill for critical information infrastructure

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Those who own and operate Singapore's critical information infrastructure will be subject to stricter cybersecurity requirements in a proposed bill.
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Utilities most critical industry in the world – but cloud fast catching up

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Vertiv has released a report ranking the most critical industries in the world, revealing cloud and colocation growth rapidly accelerating.
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ANZ and Westpac announce blockchain trial with IBM and Westfield operator

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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The trial uses distributed ledger technology to digitise the bank guarantee process used for commercial property leasing.
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Wellington students win MYOB IT Challenge with virtual assistant app

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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The Victoria Uni team's Mind Me app an application that allows users of cloud-based accounting software to interact with a virtual assistant.
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Big deals drive India's external storage market spend up

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Big telco deals have bolstered India's external storage market in Q1, with other verticals also performing strongly. So which vendors are winning?.
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Three real robots making their way into your home

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Domestic 'droids': Jibo, Pepper and Dyson's Eye show AI's cosy leap from sci-fi to sofa-side - a robot revolution at home is nigh.
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Singapore PC market 'dynamic' - even if it is declining

Fri, 7th Jul 2017
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Singapore's PC market has remains dynamic according to industry analysts IDC – despite the market recording a 'mild' decline of 2.1% yoy for Q1.
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Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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crowdfunding
Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.
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Public cloud provider spend bolsters Indian server market

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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cloud services
High spending by public cloud providers is pushing India's server market revenues up, with IDC reporting a 14.2% increase in the first quarter of 2017.
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Petya ransomworm's rapid spread: What the experts know right now

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.
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NetSuite announces new channel partners seeking to drive growth with cloud ERP

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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Oracle NetSuite bolsters its cloud ERP reach, uniting with four new partners to meet rising market demand for agile, scalable solutions.
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Did you know your superyacht can be cyber-pirated?

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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A white-hat hacker at a recent super-yacht investor conference demonstrated how he took control of a super-yacht's satellite communications system.
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Red Hat rolls out new hyperconverged infrastructure solution for remote offices

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Businesses need to be able to offer the same infrastructure services in remote and branch offices as they run in their data center, says Red Hat.
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Cloud rapidly climbing Vertiv's most critical industries list

Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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Cloud and colocation are noted as being extremely important due to the increased dependence on these platforms across multiple businesses.
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Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.
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Tata Communications boosts IZO private cloud across Asia & Europe

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Tata Communications has expanded its new fully-managed IZO Private Cloud service to multiple countries including Malaysia.
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The definition of cool: 4 ANZ companies declared Cool Vendors by Gartner

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Cool Vendors exist across all major areas of technology innovation, says Gartner, and they stand out because of their disruptive capabilities.
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Fujitsu signs on as reseller of Nok Nok Labs biometric authentication services

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Fujitsu is now selling Nok Nok Labs authentication solutions to the Asian market, as part of a new global value-added reseller partnership.
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Top tips to secure your home wifi network from net nasties

Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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firewalls
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network security
Your home internet network is become more and more vulnerable. Here's what you can do to help protect it from hackers and other net nasties.
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Botnets are being overshadowed by ransomware - in the media, at least

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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Botnets not only harm the owners of infected computers, but others too – they can send out spam, distributing a range of scams or even ransomware.