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 142
99% of security experts unhappy with tokenisation investment
Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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data protection
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cybersecurity
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titaniam
Cybersecurity experts are looking for a solution that provides the strength of tokenisation while removing the friction that has accompanied it in the past.
Decrease in malware volume, but surge in encrypted malware
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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malware
The Q2 Internet Security Report found office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware.
75% of AU companies had cloud security incident in past year
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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cloud security
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application security
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devsecops
According to new Venafi research, complexity is due to increase, as companies plan to host more applications in the cloud.
MYOB unveils the winners of its Partner Awards for 2022
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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fintech
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partner programmes
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financial systems
The awards, recognise the accountants, bookkeepers and consultants who go above and beyond to ensure local small and medium businesses succeed.
Hybrid cloud security driving need for deep observability
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
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breach prevention
Gigamon is bringing application and network-level intelligence together to help network, security, and cloud IT operations teams eliminate security blind spots.
BigCommerce announces launch on Google Cloud Marketplace
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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saas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The move makes it easier for global enterprise customers to modernise their ecommerce platform to expand audience reach and drive business growth.
Ransomware attacks continue to increase, report finds
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
Nearly a quarter of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack, with a fifth occurring in the past 12 months.
95% of organisation rely on VPN as threats continue - report
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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vpns
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
There is a growing number of VPN-specific security threats and a need for Zero Trust security architecture in enterprise-level organisations.
Australian boards urged to boost cybersecurity skills
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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it training
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
A new study has identified a need to prioritise cybersecurity training for board directors, to better protect organisations from cyber attacks.
Banks looking to metaverse to help reduce carbon footprint
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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ar, vr & metaverse
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carbon footprint
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vr
Research reveals 91% of Australian banking executives are banking on the metaverse to reduce their organisation's carbon footprints.
Critical infrastructure sectors at greater risk of attacks
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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quantum computing
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iaas
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risk & compliance
Critical infrastructure industries around the world are still facing major challenges and gaps in their approach to protection and risk management.
Employees unsure who to go to to report security incident
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
A new study shows more than 20% of the untrained global workforce do not know who to contact during a security breach.
Cybersecurity loopholes prevalent in South East Asia
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
In terms of the share of vulnerabilities with publicly available exploits, three countries out of top five are located in Southeast Asia.
StackHawk launches deeper API security test coverage
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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api
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cybersecurity
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software development
Expansion of test coverage includes custom scan discovery, custom test scripts and custom test data for REST APIs.
Springboard, Cataleya to offer switching infrastructure solutions
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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uc
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network infrastructure
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telco
The partnership bundles Springboard's business intelligence platform with Cataleya's switching solutions to rapidly transform voice and messaging.
Macroeconomic headwinds driving security up priority list
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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cybersecurity
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economics
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abi research
Current macroeconomic headwinds are driving security up enterprise’s priority list and reshaping the hardware Security Module market.
Commvault unveils early warning system, Metallic ThreatWise
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
A first among data protection vendors, the new cyber deception service detects and contains ransomware threats.
Loyalty, pricing and service are D2Cs biggest shortfalls
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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crm
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cx
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martech
There is a key gap between brand manufacturer drivers for D2C deployment and their executional shortfalls, a new report reveals.
Poor mobile coverage most prominent issue for telco services
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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uc
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smartphones
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telco
While overall complaint numbers declined significantly in the period, the proportion of mobile complaints increased to 39.7% of all complaints.
Aqua Security solution to stop software supply chain attacks
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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devops
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application security
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supply chain systems
Development and security teams can now proactively address the most critical software supply chain risks from code through runtime.