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Diving into the magic of two-factor authentication

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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More effective privileged account management can also greatly mitigate risk and reduce the exposure surface for businesses.
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Surprise! Pokemon GO is alive and well

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Defying expectations, Pokémon GO thrives with raids, new features, and a loyal fanbase ready for battle, come rain or shine.
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Expanding the C-suite: Why customers need a seat at the table

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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ANZ bank appoints a Chief Design Officer, signalling businesses must elevate customer voices to thrive in the digital landscape.
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Safeguarding users with a Human Point System in security policy

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Observing human behaviour and understanding user-intent is the key to better security and to protect against critical business data and IP loss.
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Three ways to proactively manage cybersecurity for Aussie businesses

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Amidst high-profile hacks, Aussie firms are urged to bolster defences with key cybersecurity strategies to deter relentless cyber threats.
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Move over ransomware; put spear phishing on your radar

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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Spear phishers continue to exploit security weaknesses in organisations using social engineering. It's becoming the most significant security threat.
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Gartner: The battle for the cloud has not even started yet

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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Andrew White has an interesting framework to look at the battle for the cloud today and where he thinks it will go in the not too distant future.
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What's ahead for ransomware: Seven predictions about its evolution

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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Our sampling has given insight into the future direction of ransomware. Following our analysis, we compiled seven predictions for its evolution.
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Gartner: Five steps to digital transformation for telcos

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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More often than not, legacy processes are implemented alongside the new technologies, thereby defeating the purpose of modernisation.
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Ride the artificial intelligence wave: Four technologies making AI accessible

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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data analytics
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The focus for businesses now is using the AI technologies available to them to dramatically alter the way they engage with their customers.
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The rise of ransomware and how businesses can prevent it from happening

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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The Digital Shadows CEO delves into one of the main tactics behind extortion - ransomware - and how businesses can defend themselves.
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5 data centre infrastructure management myths debunked

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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Nlyte's Mark Gaydos exposes five common myths surrounding data centre infrastructure and warns to not succumb to them.
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Where should security lie in the network? Cloud or private data centre?

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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In the cloud, or in a private datacentre? Not an easy choice when the business perimeter is so permeable and so much is happening in the cloud.
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Equifax breach indicates need to evolve cyber security thinking

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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The Equifax breach spotlights inadequacies in current cyber security practices and underscores the urgent need for AI-driven solutions to stay ahead of hackers.
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How your company can be 'Google Smart' with machine learning

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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Steve Singer, Talend ANZ Country Manager talks about the necessities of machine learning for the enterprise space.
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Yikes! What to do when your Facebook group is hijacked by competitors

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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SMBs often find creating groups and participating on social media a good way to gain exposure, but we can't always control how they're used.
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6 months under siege: the malware story so far in 2017

Sat, 16th Sep 2017
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Maya Horowitz, Threat Intelligence Group Manager at Check Point explores the major trends in global malware attacks during the first half of 2017.
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Enterprise infrastructure migration waits for no one

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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As data center demands grow, what's the effect on enterprise's infrastructure and how will that impact manageability and potential downtime?.
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Equifax data breach: The end of cybersecurity as we know it

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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security breaches
One of the single largest data breaches in history was disclosed last week by the credit reporting giant, Equifax - here are three implications.
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Base-8 cabling is the key to a future-ready colocation data centre

Thu, 14th Sep 2017
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Greg Whiffin from Corning talks about the importance of colocation data centres and for enterprises large and small.