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Arcserve appoints David Lenz as Vice President
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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arcserve
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Arcserve has named David Lenz as Vice President, Asia Pacific. Lenz brings over 25 years of experience in enterprise sales and business development to the role.
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ADP appoints Kylie Baullo as Managing Director
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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job moves
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intersec
ADP has named Kylie Baullo as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, where she will lead business strategy and modernise product offerings.
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2021 iSANZ Awards winners announced at online ceremony
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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cybersecurity
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online safety
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isanz
The 2021 iSANZ Awards were held this evening at a live online ceremony and included awards in six categories and a special Hall of Fame Award.
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ThreatQuotient celebrates multiple industry award wins
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
ThreatQuotient has won multiple awards across a range of categories ahead of releasing the latest version of its ThreatQ Platform.
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Crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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smartphones
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.
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OCI releases new compute, networking and storage services
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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storage
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
OCI is expanding with 11 new services and capabilities designed to enable customers to run their workloads faster and more securely at lower costs.
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Ransomware as a service explained: What is RaaS
Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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saas
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
Ransomware as a service (RaaS) poses a significant threat to cybersecurity. This article explains what RaaS is, how it works, and how to prevent attacks.
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SentinelOne to acquire Attivo Networks, bringing identity to XDR
Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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ai
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cybersecurity
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m&a
SentinelOne has agreed to acquire Attivo Networks to extend its AI-powered prevention, detection, and response capabilities to identity-based threats.
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Cyberattacks on governments beyond Ukraine surge by 21% - Check Point
Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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phishing
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email security
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government
Cyberattacks on Ukraine's government and military have dropped by 50% in the last week, according to Check Point Research.
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CyberRes acquires Debricked to expand software security
Wed, 16th Mar 2022
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application security
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devsecops
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micro focus
CyberRes has acquired Debricked, enabling customers to accelerate the speed of DevSecOps while ensuring the resilience of their software supply chain.
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Cloudflare announces new widely available security tools
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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malware
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
Cloudflare offers enterprise-grade email security tools to all customers, aiming to democratize email protection and combat phishing attacks.
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Check Point reveals cybersecurity challenges for banks, data centers and trading platforms
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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malware
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As the cyber threat landscape evolves and becomes more dangerous every year, protecting IT infrastructure will only become more challenging.
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5% of Kiwis experienced identity theft in 2021 - report
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Norton has found 5% of New Zealanders experienced identity theft in 2021, and 10% have clicked on a fraudulent package notification link in the past 12 months.
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Checkmarx extends security testing platform offering to ANZ
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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application security
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multi-cloud
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software development
Checkmarx is expanding its cloud-based application security testing platform to ANZ to help developers in the region secure their application coding.
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Malicious web application attacks climb 88% - report
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Malicious web application attacks have surged 88% in 2021, while distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose 37%, according to Radware.
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Five data fundamentals to quash cybercrime
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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dr
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data analytics
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encryption
Cybercriminals have never been happier, with constantly growing data footprints and operational disruption escalating the potency of cybercrime.
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SmartBear appoints Pedro Souza as customer care vice president
Mon, 14th Mar 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Pedro Souza, former Paramount senior director, joins SmartBear as the new customer care vice president, aiming to enhance global support from Coconut Creek.
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Check Point Research identifies top malware threats to NZ
Mon, 14th Mar 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
In February, the top malware impacting New Zealand cyber incidents was Sohanad (3.96%), followed by SnakeKeylogger and Formbook.
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NZ businesses failing to reach sustainability goals
Mon, 14th Mar 2022
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cleantech
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microsoft
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sustainability
Microsoft New Zealand has released an extensive study of local organisations’ performance on sustainability and carbon reduction.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from ConnectWise
Mon, 14th Mar 2022
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partner programmes
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software
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connectwise
Greg Lalle joins us today to discuss the company's software suite for MSPs and reseller businesses, and what is happening in the ANZ channel space currently.