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 117
IBM Watson sets sights on video in the cloud
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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IBM will roll out a Watson-enabled cloud service that will extract insights from video with an analysis level 'not previously possible'.
Australian startup scores analytics contract for Workplace by Facebook
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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An Australian startup has scored a deal with Facebook to be the first global platform to offer analytics through Workplace for Facebook.
How IT firms can protect themselves from insolvency
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Insolvency is a word that few IT firms want to encounter, especially because of late payments or non-payments that can potentially damage cashflow.
LogRhythm report casts damning eye on enterprise security tactics
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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LogRhythm's latest cyber resiliency report casts a damning look into the state of Asia Pacific organisations in Asia Pacific.
Large-scale ASIC scammer targets Australian businesses
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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email security
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mailguard
Scammers are posing as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Registry to get money and personal information.
Procore brings cloud tech to APAC construction industry
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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construction
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Cloud provider for the construction industry Procore, a cloud provider for the construction industry, has opened its first APAC office in Sydney.
Big data and machine learning make compelling argument for security
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Big data and machine learning help organisations identify security breaches, according to a report by the Ponemon Institute.
Microsoft fuses AI into its next-generation data platform
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Microsoft unveils data platform strategy to bring intelligence to where the data lives. #Microsoft #DataPlatformStrategy.
ServiceNow report: Australian CISOs lead security automation but don't feel any safer
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Australian CISOs are leading the world when it comes to automating security practices. They're better equipped to protect data & respond to breaches.
Verizon's Threat Research Advisory Center a 'significant milestone' for intelligence
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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cybersecurity
Verizon's Threat Research Advisory Center is now live and operational - representing what it calls a 'significant milestone' into cybersecurity.
Investors fund newest player in Japan's cybersecurity market
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Seven Japanese organisations have mobilised one of the newest players in the cybersecurity market, Blue Planet-works.
Menlo Security launches SafeToClick Asia-Pacific Partner Program
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Menlo Security has launched a new SafeToClick Asia Pacific Partner Program, which it says will equip partners in the fight against cyber threats.
Aura Information Security boosts leadership team as consulting demand grows
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Aura Information Security appoints Tom Moore as new Practice Manager for Australian and New Zealand operations due to increased demand for consulting services.
Two years lurking: Palo Alto Networks reports little-known RAT Trojan
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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network infrastructure
The malware lures users into enabling macros to see the supposed leads and customer lists. The lists are fake.
'Flashlight' Trojan targets Australian banking apps, takes pictures of victims
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Android users are being warned about a fake flashlight app on Google Play that is targeting Australian banking apps.
Biometrics allows SMBs to snap selfies for loan applications
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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biometrics
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martech
Snap a selfie to satisfy security? Australian small businesses now have the option of snapping selfies as part of their loan application process.
SoftBank invests $16.9 million in cloud security provider Dome9
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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cloud security
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softbank
Japanese internet and telecommunications provider SoftBank has provides $16.5 million in Series C funding to security provider Dome9.
Equinix tops global data center rankings in latest Cloudscene report
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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Data center directory provider Cloudscene has ranked the world's top data centers by region - and Equinix tops the list across all four regions.
GitHub makes its Developer Program free to all users
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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software development
GitHub has made its Developer Progam free to all of its 19 million users, allowing developers worldwide to use the global web-based platform.
What do millennials want? Biometrics, easy payments and progressive tech, according to Visa
Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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commerce systems
It might seem incredibly easy (or incredibly difficult) to figure out what millennials want. Visa reckons it knows how they like to pay for things.