About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 60
Collaboration is the new weapon in your cyber security toolkit
Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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intel security
Intel Security says your company could be 38-100% more effective at preparing for cyber attacks, if your security staff & systems could work together.
NZ broadcasters choose LiveU as live video coverage vendor
Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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mobility
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broadcasting
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liveu
LiveU has announced that it has secured further stakes in New Zealand's broadcasting and news industry as demand for its live video services grows.
Australian universities must improve student IT systems, study says
Thu, 26th May 2016
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student administration systems
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modernisation
University student administration systems criticised in a new study: Nearly 1 in 3 Australian students say they're extremely difficult to manage.
Jade Software resilient through diversification and investment strategies
Thu, 26th May 2016
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software development
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jade software
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investment
Jade Software has successfully gone global, using diversification and investment strategies that have paid off, the company reports.
Australian retailers losing sales by ignoring customer privacy issues
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
A panel has highlighted the dangers facing retailers about ineffective management of data and its damaging effects on customer trust & confidence.
Alibaba and SoftBank partnership to boost cloud services in Japan
Fri, 20th May 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
Alibaba Group and SoftBank have commenced a joint venture to launch SB Cloud Corporation in Japan, bringing cloud services to the region.
Crowdsourced phishing protection eliminates threats in under 13 minutes
Wed, 18th May 2016
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
IronScales reports that training staff and using crowdsourced phishing protection can eliminate threats in under 13 minutes.
Google suffers minor breach when third-party vendor accidentally exposes employee information
Mon, 16th May 2016
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data protection
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Google is one of the latest victims of a minor security breach after confidential information about Google Employees was sent to an outside business.
Kiwi company takes exergaming to new heights
Mon, 16th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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gamification
Childhood obesity is the focus of new Kiwi trampoline innovation designed to get children more active through fun games.
Frequent password changes crucial to prevent data breaches
Fri, 13th May 2016
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malware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Last week played host to World Password Day and there couldn't be a better time to make sure your passwords are fresh and up-to-date.
Reckon One's cloud accounting software launches in UK
Fri, 13th May 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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reckon
Australian cloud accounting provider Reckon Limited has made a lucrative entrance in the UK market, allowing it to target the 5.4 million SMEs.
Amazon Web Services secures capacity in Hawaiki cable
Wed, 11th May 2016
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Amazon Web Services has purchased capacity in the new Hawaiki submarine cable that will link New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
Hands-on Review: QNAP TS-453A NAS Drive
Wed, 24th Feb 2016
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storage
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gaming
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digital entertainment
As the next addition to QNAP's range, the TS-453A is a 4-bay NAS drive with a quad-core Intel Celeron N3150 processor. What makes this one different?.
Hands-on Review: QNAP TurboNAS TS-251
Wed, 5th Aug 2015
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storage
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gaming
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digital entertainment
The QNAP TS-251 offers a reliable and easy-to-use higher-end system with a range of apps to suit all your home networking and file storage needs.