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Not a Bitcoin owner? You're still fair game for a cryptomining attack

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.
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Expert explains fighting cloud's 'biggest security risk' – the user

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Routed's director says while cloud providers are responsible for securing the cloud, only the organisation can secure how they use it.
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AR/VR headset market forecast to rocket 48.5% in 2018

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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ar, vr & metaverse
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lenovo
​After its brief hiccup in 2017, the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets market is set to offer opportunities aplenty.
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Cryptomining malware affected 42% organisations worldwide in Feb

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
This persistent threat not only continues to chip away at enterprise CPU power, but once inside a network can carry out other malicious acts.
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Huawei Australia appoints new CTO & CEO within a month

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Nokia's global head of 5G has been welcomed into the ranks of Huawei Australia as its new CTO to head up its own 5G research and development.
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Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
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Empired/Intergen wins big at annual Episerver partner awards

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Empired (and by extension Intergen as a subsidiary) laid some big bets a few years ago which have obviously now paid off.
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Cybercriminals laundering $200b in ill-gotten gains – here's how

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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gaming
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crypto
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blockchain
​A new report from Bromium has landed with a number of startling findings, including the confirmation of a bustling cybercrime laundry market.
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Palo Alto Networks forks out $300m cash to acquire Evident.io

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
In a move to extend its cloud security offerings, Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement with Evident.io.
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Is there an answer for soaring numbers of cyberbullying cases?

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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mdm
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iot
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smart home
In the wake of the mass digitisation taking homes by storm, cyberbullying and online harassment has accelerated 60 percent with no signs of slowing.
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Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.
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New study details how easy it is for hackers to steal your data

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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hackers
It's no secret that web browsers store a substantial amount of sensitive information about their users - hackers are taking advantage of this.
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Nutanix announces second acquisition this month

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
March is turning out to be a very good month for Nutanix after making two acquisitions and publishing healthy Q2 financial figures.
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RSA Security director dissects identity & access management industry

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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iam
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
As well as emerging technologies, Steve spoke about the future, the implications of GDPR, & strategies that businesses can use to overcome challenges.
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Musk says AI 'more dangerous than nukes' - expert stays optimistic

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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ai
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Elon Musk spoke at SXSW and used examples of AI's rapid advancements to show why it 'scares the hell' out of him - Kolochenko remains optimistic.
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New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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fraud
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cybercrime
Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.
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Qualtrics launches new partner network to help MSPs expand

Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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crm
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cx
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martech
​Qualtrics has announced its intentions to expand its global ecosystem of partners with a number of partners already onboard.
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New rapid voice cloning tech could spell end for voice authentication

Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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biometrics
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cybersecurity
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voice control
Baidu unveiled a new system that can clone your voice using just 3.7 seconds of audio, a scary thought in the era of voice biometric authentication.
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HPE overtaken by Dell EMC in data centre server revenue

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
A fierce battle took place in the worldwide server market in the fourth quarter of 2017 with global revenue soaring 25.7 percent.
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Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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storage
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.