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 180
Kiwi ISPs in the spotlight - does your provider steal the show?
Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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isp
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internetnz
It's about to get a whole lot easier for Kiwis to choose the best internet service provider based on your needs, and ISPs can no longer hide.
Webroot reveals the 8 most prevalent ransomware variants
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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ai security
Ransomware will continue to plague IT decision makers and organisations every single day - in fact there are 390,000 new variants today alone.
Airlines' cyber security awareness now sky high
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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software development
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airlines
Cyber security is a hot topic for airlines around the world, with 91% indicating that they will invest in security programs over the next 3 years.
Govt makes law changes to simplify Ultra Fast Broadband rollout
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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uc
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ufb
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broadband
Shared property and apartment dwellers will find it easier to connect to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) in light of new changes made to the UFB rollout.
Infor financials strong as software licensing & cloud lead the way
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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fintech
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supply chain
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licensing
Info's fourth quarter financial results show huge growth in software license fees and cloud subscription revenue.
CISOs face cyber security 'solution overload' challenges
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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ciso
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threat intelligence
Solution overload is plaguing chief information security officers who are finding it difficult to manage cyber threat prevention.
Privacy, regulations and data breaches fuel demand for encryption services
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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encryption
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healthtech
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data encryption
Thales' 2016 Encryption Application Trends Study found the financial services, healthcare, technology & software industries main users of encryption.
Morgan resigns from Xero board, company eyes Aussie shareholders
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Sam Morgan will not be seeking re-election on the Xero board on July 20, after several years of supporting and working with the company.
Ruckus & Brocade Aussie MDs resign ahead of global merger
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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brocade
The two Australian managing directors of Ruckus Wireless and Brocade have left, right before the two companies undergo a global merger.
38% of organisations are data protection 'laggards'
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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data protection
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emc
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retail
The reports keep coming through loud and clear: organisations are not doing enough to protect their data, favouring the old over the new.
We are not alone: NZ's tech industry now transcends local borders
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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government
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collaboration
Size and location doesn't matter in the tech industry any more. New Zealand's innovation and expertise matches global levels.
Wild Strait & Tableau OEM partnership to drive software performance analytics
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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devops
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apm
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software development
Wild Strait has become an official Tableau Software OEM partner, fusing software performance with global data visualisation.
Twitter's about to let you stick 'creativity' on your photos
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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social media
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x
Twitter's not just a microblogging site. It's becoming more like Facebook & Snapchat by the day, as it now introduces stickers for your photos.
Quantum cryptography is cyber security's new random weapon
Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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encryption
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quantum computing
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csa
A new research paper shows that quantum random number generation may be the next key to high-level encryption in the cyber security stakes.
Acer suffers US data breach, extent of damage unknown
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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acer
Taiwanese tech giant Acer recently suffered a massive data breach that has potentially affected 34,500 of its US customers.
Equinix named APAC Data Center Service Provider of the Year
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Equinix has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Award for Data Center Service Provider of the Year at a ceremony last week.
Unisys awarded AWS Government Competency for cloud solutions expertise
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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storage
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Unisys has been named as one of the first partners to achieve Amazon Web Services (AWS) Government Competency in cloud solutions to AWS customers.
Hands-on Review: Samsung Galaxy TabPro S - 4G LTE
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S has been officially described as the perfect tablet for work and play. But what's behind the hype and how does it perform?.
Oracle to launch new digital sales hubs in Asia Pacific
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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oracle
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sales
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managing director
Oracle has announced plans to digitise its sales programmes by building specialised hubs in the Asia Pacific region.
EXCLUSIVE: CrowdStrike talks APAC, cyber security, EDR & nation-state attacks
Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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breach prevention
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ai security
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ai
Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike's vice president for Technology Strategy explains why the company has launched in Australia, & biggest security threats.