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Stories by Ashton - Page 63

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FireEye uncovers Russian cybercriminal group targeting EMEA hotels
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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malware
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
The hospitality sector is a frequently attacked target by cybercriminals - one of the most prominent has been attributed to a Russian group.
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MapR and Talend collaborate to deliver new data lake solution
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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data privacy
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mapr
The trio have announced a new governed GDPR data lake solution to address requirements of the EU's upcoming GDPR legislation.
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Comodo opens up threat library to public – almost 100m incidents in Q217 alone
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cyber threats
​Comodo has opened its ‘library’ to university, governmental, and non-profit educators and researchers in an industry-first.
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Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple has fallen to third place in the market, overtaken by both Xiaomi and Fitbit - despite the latter experiencing a 34% year-on-year decline.
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Wavelink says channel ‘critical’ in facilitating security for organisations
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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resellers
Wavelink says the channel needs to open the door to security conversations with all levels of business leadership from CEO to MDs and CIOs.
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Experian promotes India MD to regional MD of Asia Pacific
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Mohan will be charged with driving greater collaboration across Experian’s product, consulting and analytics business within APAC in his new role.
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British Telecommunications appoints new VP for security in AMEA
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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cybersecurity
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bt
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job moves
​British Telecommunications (BT) has announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).
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HBO breach: Centrify says ‘winter is coming’ for passwords
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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cybersecurity
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hbo
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centrify
HBO’s soft underbelly was laid bare to the world after hackers stole 1.5 TB of data from its systems - Centrify says passwords' days are limited.
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OVH launches public cloud service in Poland – with plans for UK and Germany
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The French cloud services provider is investing to broaden the offerings from its European data centres, with Poland complete and more on the cards.
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Smartphone and OS market – good for some, not so good for others
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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ios
The data revealed Apple and Samsung continue to spearhead smartphone sales, each holding five models on the top 10 best-selling list.
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SDN market to exceed US$54b by 2022 – APAC the fast growers
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
MarketsandMarkets has given the software defined networking (SDN) and networks functions virtualization (NFV) market a very healthy forecast.
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Zettagrid wins 2017 APAC Cloud Partner of the Year with Zerto
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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dr
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iaas
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cloud services
The Australian cloud provider of IT Infrastructure as a Service received the award at the Sydney edition of the ZertoCON Australia-wide roadshow.
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Cybercrime: What to expect for the rest of 2017 and how to prepare
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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malware
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ddos
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vpns
​So far this year we have already borne witness to a multitude of serious cybercrime. NordVPN has provided insights for what the second half may hold.
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Sify expands network presence to Interxion Marseille - aka 'Europe’s gateway'
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
There are now a great number of network service providers and the like using Interxion Marseille, a facility they've coined 'Europe's gateway.'.
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Comodo launches online academy to help partners succeed
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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managed services
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channel infrastructure
Comodo launches online education portal offering certification to users of its IT and security management platform, Comodo ONE.
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SoftBank and NEC offer new business-oriented mobile network service
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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uc
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network infrastructure
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endpoint protection
It can be used at locations where optical fiber lines are not provided or as an alternative to metal-wired lines such as DSL or digital access.
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Symantec sells digital certificate business – good or bad for customers & partners?
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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symantec
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m&a
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digicert
Symantec has sold its digital certificate business to DigiCert - the question is what will be the implications? We talk to both sides to find out.
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Sunbird’s new release to drive faster and more secure data centre management
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The release is designed to provide data centre managers with enhanced tools that enable easy and agile responses to their most common challenges.
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Kiwi startup launches crowdfunding campaign to fund next stage of growth
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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digital entertainment
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crowdfunding
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pledgeme
Auckland-based social enterprise The Module Project have made major inroads with their long-lasting and upgradeable mobile wireless speaker, Decibel.
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IBM named a global leader among Salesforce implementation partners
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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partner programmes
Forrester Research recently released a report that delved into the world of Salesforce implementation partners and selected 11 of the best.