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Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.
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New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
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'Don't be like Silicon Valley': Kiwi SaaS firms encouraged to look after their own

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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New Zealand's tech sector gathers at the Southern SaaS event in Auckland to focus on achieving faster and smarter growth.
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Cybersecurity should be priority in US$8b smart utility spend

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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Utilities are becoming increasingly connected worldwide, and also becoming increasingly vulnerable - so why are governments letting security slide?.
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Controversy: GDS under investigation for illegal financial tampering

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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The legal investigation asserts the data center services provider has funneled 'hundreds of millions of dollars' to insiders.
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ANZ infosec spending approaches double-digit growth

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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Gartner has released a new forecast of Australia and New Zealand's information security spending power between 2018 and 2019.
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Colt Data Centre Services & INAP commit to global alliance

Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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Colt Data Centre Services and Internap (INAP) have announced a global, multi-year alliance to be based in North London.
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Diligent and Brainloop fortify cloud governance offering

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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Diligent completes acquisition of Brainloop, making it the leading supplier of high-security collaboration software in Europe.
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Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.
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Super-fast IoT enabled 5G is right around the corner - or is it?

Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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Steven Carlini says telcos are falling over themselves to be the first to offer 5G services, but it looks like Asian telcos have the inside line.
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US retail sector security spend focuses on the wrong areas, says report

Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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US retailers are neglecting encryption despite storing more data in the cloud, leading to a 50% surge in data breaches, a Thales report reveals.
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Radiflow raises $18m with support from Singapore engineering firm

Mon, 16th Jul 2018
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Industrial cybersecurity solution provider now has $18 million more in its coffers after a successful investment round.
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Cost of cyber attacks up 62% in five years - report

Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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Cyber attacks are costing businesses more than ever, with a global average of USD $11.7 million per organisation, up 62% in five years, says a new report.
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Why internal financial controls are more important than ever

Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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Global research from BlackLine suggests that data is increasingly seen as one of a company's most crucial assets, yet it's always at risk.
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Adopt a cyber attacker's point of view to protect data

Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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The ISACA and SecurityScorecard paper provides 11 key questions to ask to implement continuous assurance related to threat understanding.
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SwipedOn CEO explains how his Tauranga SaaS startup went global

Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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SwipedOn is a fast-growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that is used in more than 2000 cities worldwide, and it all started in the Bay of Plenty.
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Public cloud services market thriving, but dominated by the big guys

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The top 16 market leaders in the market account for over half of the market, with IDC expecting this stranglehold to continue its growth.
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AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.
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Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.
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HPE to invest US$4bil in Intelligent Edge over next four years

Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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HPE will invest in research and development to advance and innovate new products, services and consumption models across a number of technologies.