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The Consumer Data Right and what it could mean for Aotearoa's data privacy
Wed, 16th Feb 2022
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fintech
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data sharing
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payments nz
New Zealand's Consumer Data Right (CDR) aims to empower consumers by enabling secure data sharing with third parties, promoting financial wellbeing and privacy.
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Accenture’s latest report sheds light on IT infrastructure issues
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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As innovative IT grows, so too does the demand for these solutions and systems, leaving IT companies struggling to keep pace with the very tech they’ve created.
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Kaspersky strikes up new distributor agreement in ANZ
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Kaspersky and Leader have struck a new partnership across Australia and New Zealand, commencing February 2022.
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New GM for Australia New Zealand at Exclusive Networks
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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exclusive networks
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distributors
Stockwell will be responsible for growing Exclusive Networks presence in the Australia and New Zealand region.
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Cyber attacks rise 2,650% from January to December
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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firewalls
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phishing
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email security
Detected and blocked spam accounted for the majority of the attacks, with a 2,775% increase between January and December.
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Cloud acceleration sees triple-digit growth for Ava Security
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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financial results
Cloud acceleration, product portfolio innovations, international expansion, and revenue growth highlighted another year of hyper growth for Ava.
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Attempts to exploit MS Exchange most frequent intrusion vector
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
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cyber attacks
Exploits of MS Exchange and password guessing are the most common cyber intrusion methods, says ESET's T3 2021 Threat Report.
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Cloudflare acquires Vectrix for CASB functionality
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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saas
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malware
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casb
Cloudflare acquires Vectrix to bolster its Zero Trust platform with modern cloud access security broker functionality.
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Access4 announces strategic global partnership with UJET
Tue, 15th Feb 2022
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crm
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uc
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cx
Access4 will now offer UJET's cloud contact centre solutions to assist in unifying and enhancing the customer experience.
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Govt creates roadmap for growth in NZ's tech sector
Mon, 14th Feb 2022
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software development
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skills gap
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nz government
The digital technology sector is now one of the country’s top earners, contributing an estimated $6.6 billion to the economy in 2019.
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AI succeeds where humans fail to identify biometrics spoofs
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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biometrics
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ai
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Computers are better than humans at identifying biometric spoofing attacks, with a 0% error rate, according to research by ID R-D.
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Qualys Context XDR launched to rapidly identify threats
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
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xdr
Incident response and threat hunting teams need an accurate picture of their attack surface to maintain an effective security program, Qualys states.
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TDIR is screaming for cybersecurity vendor collaboration
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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malware
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mfa
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advanced persistent threat protection
As the modern world is beset by ever-more common and sophisticated cyber-attacks, the very tools focused on TDIR are ready to be laid to rest.
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Not enough businesses have authentication protection - Microsoft
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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passwordless
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
When it comes to our world online, protecting and defending our most valuable digital asset - our identity - is vital.
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Allure Security raises $6.8 million seed round in fight against digital fraud
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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fraud
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funding
Allure Security has raised a $6.8 million seed round as the company progresses in a $76 billion battle against digital fraud.
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Gigamon unveils latest network detection and response solution
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
It's the first network detection and response solution on the market to provide 365-day rich network metadata retention.
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VPNs are the MVPs, so what exactly can they help you with?
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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vpns
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data analytics
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martech
Using a VPN can help you get cheaper flights and hide from your ISP. Find out how this tool can protect your privacy and access better deals.
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The wild west of cryptocurrency fraud & How Kiwis are getting stung
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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email security
Cryptopia went from launch to managing funds for 1.4 million investors to a significant data breach and its inevitable death - all in just five years.
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Turning big data into value with the right technology
Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Digital transformation has become so common that many businesses are upgrading or adopting new technology without having a clear understanding its value.
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Palo Alto Networks launches Nebula for network security
Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Palo Alto Networks has announced the upgrade of its PAN-OS software to help find the evasive, zero-day attacks.