Australian Stories

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

Lenovo

Aussie partners in the spotlight at Lenovo Business Partner awards

Dicker Data, Staples, Computer Alliance, Virtunet and Meridian IT are among the winners at this year's Lenovo ANZ Business Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Global Stories

Phishing

Apple iCloud users are the new bait in phishing campaigns

Apple iCloud users are the latest targets of phishing campaigns using the same content but different domains to target users, FireEye reports.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2016

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

Risk & Compliance

HPE launches Verity Suite for superior information governance

HPE is taking global information management and governance seriously by introducing its new HPE Verity suite & Verity Information Archiving.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016

Digital Transformation

The future of productivity for business systems

Intergen's James Page heralds a 'productivity paradigm shift' in business systems, as smart tech reshapes our work future.

By James Page • 5 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016

Malware

Hitting emails and Facebook: Ray-Ban scam is back

Beware as the Ray-Ban scam strikes back, targeting unsuspecting Brits with fake email offers and Facebook ads.

By Lukas Stefanko • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Bring Your Own Device

BYOD security: Key market research findings

The global BYOD security market is set to reach $337 million by 2020, driven by increased use of mobile devices, says Technavio.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Payment Technologies

Smartphone technologies and capabilities that can not be ignored by mobile device vendors

Mobile giants can't ignore the new top 10 smartphone techs that shape user experience, says Gartner's Roberta Cozza.

By Christy Pettey • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Distributed Denial of Service

State of the Internet Report - DDoS attacks surge

Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Internet of Things

Expert opinion: Cisco and IBM adopt hybrid analytics architecture to drive IoT growth

The new Internet of Things (IoT) partnership between Cisco and IBM promises to enhance the companies' IoT offerings.

By Ezra Gottheil, Andrew Smith, Patrick Filkins and Molly Gallaher Boddy • 9 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Unified Communications

3 reasons why telecom operators should store historical data right now

Big Data technologies, cloud services and price drops in storage disks have made it possible to store huge datasets.

By Bora Kizil • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Digital Transformation

Call for global agreement to promote digital trade growth

It's time for a renewed global digital trade policy to stop digital protectionism in its tracks, a new report by ITIF says.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Carbon Black

How to shift the economic balance of cyber attacks

A harsh reality for the information security sector is that the businesses we are asked to protect are battling businesses that are built to attack.

By Kane Lightowler • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Health Technologies

Your invite: Sektor Roadshow 2016 - learn about future trends and product sets

As the specialty technology market changes, learn about future trends and product sets to uncover new market opportunities for your business.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016

Health Technologies

Exclusive: Avnet ups Kiwi focus with new staff, new services, new vendors

Avnet is ramping up its NZ investment with new staff, services offerings - including a cloud marketplace - and vendors as it seeks big growth locally.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

DTS

UFB business services – how much are ISPs really making?

How much money is being generated by ISPs in NZ from selling UFB business services, uptake of UFB business services and a few other bits and pieces?.

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Gaming

Kiwi gamers head to Sydney for the EB Expo 2016

NZ gamers flock to Sydney's EB Expo for a homegrown taste of gaming's best and latest, with cosplay and e-sports galore.

By Darren Price • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

EduTech

More government investment in Auckland schools

Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland benefits from $153 million investment in school property, announced by Government.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016