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Aussie heath care & education: Transforming Govt. services with Big Data

Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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Big Data can enhance student achievement by providing a wider view of the education system in Australia and increase institutions performances.
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Cybersecurity starts with training your employees

Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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At the end of an education and awareness initiative, all users should be able to understand how to identify security threats & how to respond to them.
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Goodbye HDD: Why 2017 is set to be the year of all-flash storage

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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flash storage
We might look back on 2017 as the year the hard disk era finally gave way to the brave new world of all-flash solid-state storage.
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The three Rs of enterprise security: Rotate, repave, and repair

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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digital entertainment
No organisation regularly repaves their services or applications from a known, good state, leading to vulnerable servers for more than five months.
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Four cyber security principles that withstand the test of time

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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software development
Information security can be a noisy place. As a career security guy my experiences have given me a deep understanding of attackers & the enterprise.
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Mitigating identity-related risks: The complete package or a one-man show?

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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Think of behaviour analytics as Iron Man and identity analytics as The Avengers and you have a powerful approach to identity access management.
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How artificial intelligence can prevent machine failures

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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ai
According to reports from McKinsey, predictive maintenance could save global businesses an incredible $630 billion a year by 2025.
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Zebra: Digital businesses need smarter marketing & increased visibility

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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When it comes to digital business, the one thing you can count on is change, and marketers must move quickly to keep pace.
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Securing assets and applications in the cloud

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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cloud security
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iaas
Hard-coding and embedding credentials in the code or a script can initially make them easy to use – but this represents a significant vulnerability.
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The age of containerisation and its impact on security

Fri, 30th Jun 2017
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devops
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application security
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devsecops
A major concern is that enterprise adoption and deployment of DevOps and containers is outpacing the approach used to secure them.
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Millennials: How they drive a workforce with their heads in the cloud

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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workforce technology
The rise of millennials indicates the need for more mobile-savvy engagement as app-centric work environments become the norm for today's employees.
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Ctrl+alt+delete: Rebooting our digital govt. with the US Department of State

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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cloud services
Our biggest achievements have been to modernise our digital platforms for both our employees and our external customers.
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Going rogue: The challenges of AI in customer service

Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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AI technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and can add immense value to organisations — but they are by no means foolproof.
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How to go threat hunting: The thrill of the hunt

Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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opinion
Let's go threat-hunting. When the hunters and tools have been assembled, let us explore the thought processes that prepare them for a successful hunt.
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Did you know your superyacht can be cyber-pirated?

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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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Free the network: Four reasons to build your network with SD-WAN

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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uc
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
SD-WAN revolutionises Aussie IT, promising cost-efficient, high-performance networking for an edge in the digital era.
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The doomsayers of Apple

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Amidst a narrative of decline, Apple jockeys for tech supremacy but faces grumblings over innovation and identity.
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Rackspace presents five ways to reduce your ransomware risk

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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ransomware
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encryption
Rackspace reveals key strategies to combat ransomware, emphasizing robust backups and vigilant patch management.
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Arbor Networks digs deep into the Lazarus Group's DDoS attacks

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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cybersecurity
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arbor networks
It is not clear whether the IPs listed in the report were part of a command and control infrastructure or simply bots - or both.
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Commvault: Make your data work for you - it's the heartbeat of business

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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cloud services
Having a better understanding of what data is available and where it is, means organisations can empower their staff to make better decisions.