About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 164
Ransomware attacks up 221% year-on-year, report finds
Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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ransomware
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
June’s high levels of activity has been driven by Clop’s exploitation of the MOVEit file transfer software vulnerability.
UK business leaders declare AI as a force for good
Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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digital transformation
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ai
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healthtech
More than 1,300 experts have signed an open letter to collectively emphasise the positive potential of AI and relieve concerns about its impact on humanity.
Trend Micro unveils optimised security for endpoints, servers, and cloud workloads
Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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endpoint protection
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cloud security
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risk & compliance
The single platform delivery designed to consolidate protection, detection, and response and streamline IT and security operations.
AI misconceptions blocking firms from reaping benefits
Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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fintech
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financial systems
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ai
More than one in three (35%) business leaders are reluctant to implement AI as they perceive it to be too expensive.
Cybersecurity must evolve to tackle rising phishing trends
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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mfa
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phishing
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email security
As the volume of security breaches continue to rise, now is the time to move from legacy multi-factor authentication to modern, phishing-resistant MFA.
Australians more confident in emerging tech for govt services
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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healthtech
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government
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emerging technology
A vast majority of Australians are more confident of using technology to engage with digital citizen services, new research has found.
Lenovo unveils new data management solutions to enable AI workloads
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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storage
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ai
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microsoft
Lenovo has introduced advanced data management solutions which streamline workloads and offer faster insights.
Dynatrace announces expanded partnership with Microsoft
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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public cloud
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partner programmes
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microsoft
The goal is to meet the growing demand from joint customers worldwide for the Dynatrace platform on Microsoft Azure to accelerate cloud migration.
Alarming drop in device encryption in UK companies
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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encryption
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Lack of encryption and loss of devices containing sensitive information responsible for data breaches at more than a third (35%) of organisations.
Cloud elevated from tech disruptor to a business disruptor
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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iaas
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amazon
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modernisation
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29.7% in 2022, to total $120.3 billion, up from $92.8 billion in 2021.
Rapid7 unveils Executive Risk View for hybrid environments
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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hybrid cloud
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Executive Risk View provides security leaders with the visibility and context needed to reduce total risk across both cloud and on-premises assets.
NZ Compare calls foul of EA deal with Powerswitch
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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power / energy
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electricity
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consumer nz
The Electricity Authority for extending a $2.8m taxpayer-funded contract with Powerswitch, despite criticism of its failure to reduce consumer power prices.
Denodo joins Presto to accelerate Big Data queries
Wed, 19th Jul 2023
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data analytics
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cloud services
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bi
Data management firm Denodo has joined the Presto Foundation to contribute to the development of the distributed SQL query engine for data analytics.
Check Point expands Zero-Phishing offering with AI-powered engine
Wed, 19th Jul 2023
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phishing
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email security
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ai
Check Point is expanding its Zero-Phishing offering with a new AI-powered engine to tackle the increasing threat of phishing attacks and brand spoofing.
HammerTech expands in New Zealand, takes on UK and Ireland
Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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software
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construction
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business management platform
Australian construction software firm HammerTech will open offices in the UK and Ireland, and increase its presence in New Zealand.
Australia's digital asset landscape is evolving – report
Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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blockchain
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cryptocurrency
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digital asset
A report into the Australian cryptocurrency industry has found almost half of Australians are unaware of the obligation to report crypto holdings to the ATO.
Demand for high-speed networks bolsters optical spectrum analysers market
Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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network infrastructure
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healthtech
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optical networking
The increasing demand for high-speed data transfer rates and the adoption of 5G technology is expected to bolster demand.
AWS now supports FIDO2 security keys in AWS GovCloud
Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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mfa
FIDO2 security keys such as the YubiKey are now supported on AWS GovCloud providing phishing-resistant MFA for all users.
ChatGPT plugin detects attacks against ChatGPT-generated code
Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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application security
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supply chain
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ai
Checkmarx launches CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT, the first plugin to detect and prevent attacks on ChatGPT-generated code.
Norton unveils phishing dictionary to identify scams
Fri, 14th Jul 2023
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Phictionary throws the spotlight on some of the most common phishing attacks detected and blocked by Norton to help people spot the tell-tale signs of scams.