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Data leaks: How you can most effectively protect your client's data
Firewalls

Data leaks: How you can most effectively protect your client's data

Exclusive Networks' Jonathan Odria explains why a robust Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution could have stopped the 'Panama Papers' from leaking.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
New opportunity arises for partners in the channel
Firewalls

New opportunity arises for partners in the channel

With Australia's commitment to invest significantly in cyber security, the time is right to focus on your client's security requirements.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
Protecting email is essential to your security strategy
Firewalls

Protecting email is essential to your security strategy

Fortinet's Gary Gardiner explains why email security is perhaps the most cost-effective network protection you can deploy.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016
Ransomware: Easy to get hit, difficult to stop and costly to recover
Malware

Ransomware: Easy to get hit, difficult to stop and costly to recover

Fortinet's Gary Gardiner explains what ransomware is, how it works and ten tips to keep your data and applications from being held for ransom.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016
Internal segmentation firewalls: Securing the inner network
Firewalls

Internal segmentation firewalls: Securing the inner network

The good news is that edge firewalls do an excellent job of protecting the network border. The bad news is that they can't help after a breach occurs.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 26th May 2016

Global Stories

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Ovum opinion on MobileIron's review: The struggle to secure corporate mobile data
Ovum

Ovum opinion on MobileIron's review: The struggle to secure corporate mobile data

How to secure corporate data contained on mobile devices & apps is a key challenge for most enterprises looking to embark on an enterprise mobility.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2016
Here's how broadband CAN be used for critical WAN tasks
Unified Communications

Here's how broadband CAN be used for critical WAN tasks

SD-WAN has graduated to hot topic status in tech circles, and enterprises are turning to this new approach to resolve their connectivity issues.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016
Xero's Singapore expansion a two-way learning experience
Fintech

Xero's Singapore expansion a two-way learning experience

Xero's expansion into Singapore is proving to be a challenging endeavour with 'massive potential' for the company, but there's still work to do.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Crowd testing in the Digital Age - why is it growing so fast?
Data Analytics

Crowd testing in the Digital Age - why is it growing so fast?

​Crowd testing is becoming a popular tool for ensuring application quality in digital organisations. The question is, why?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Platform-based services are fast becoming prime differentiators in the media transformation era
Partner Programmes

Platform-based services are fast becoming prime differentiators in the media transformation era

The emergence of new pure-play OTT services is gradually pushing digital service providers to embark on the media transformation journey.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2016
Windows 10 security and privacy: An in-depth review and analysis
Malware

Windows 10 security and privacy: An in-depth review and analysis

As Windows 10 approaches its one year anniversary, it is interesting to take a look at how far the operating system has come.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
From a drip to a flood - the impact of a data leak
Cybersecurity

From a drip to a flood - the impact of a data leak

Data leaks, especially from an organization's point of view, are a huge and growing problem, as the fallout can be devastating.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016
Windows flaw enhances DNS hijacking
Malware

Windows flaw enhances DNS hijacking

ESET discovers new version of DNS Unlocker with sneaky capabilities to re-configure DNS settings on victims' computers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016
Fortinet and Ransomware: What your clients need to know
Malware

Fortinet and Ransomware: What your clients need to know

The best way to protect your digital assets from Ransomware is to not get compromised in the first place - but can it be done?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
Cool new features of the Samsung Galaxy S7
Digital Signage

Cool new features of the Samsung Galaxy S7

While some consider the latest update to the Galaxy line of handsets to be minor, there are some very important changes.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 30th May 2016

Stories from Other Regions

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The future of technology in schools
EduTech

The future of technology in schools

The completion of the Schools Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) program is an important milestone for New Zealand schools.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016
Defining the best software subscription distributor in NZ
Dicker Data

Defining the best software subscription distributor in NZ

​The New Zealand market is much more accommodating to the Cloud than the rest of the world. So what key attributes make the best software distributor?.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016