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 125
Mirai botnet now targeting Windows PCs to access IoT devices
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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ddos
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iot security
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symantec
Notorious IoT malware 'Mirai' has now jumped ship to infect Windows devices and Symantec is warning users to make sure they don't get caught.
Cylance outshines competition in AV testing stakes
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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malware
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endpoint protection
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ai security
AI security provider Cylance has beaten five of the top legacy AV vendors in a test designed to analyse unknown and known malware detection.
IBM Watson has a new job: Cognitive cybersecurity expert
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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uc
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martech
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cybersecurity
Watson has spent the past year training in cybersecurity language from more than one million security documents, and is now being integrated into SOC.
Watch out for 'The Wolf': Mr Robot star turns device hacker in new HP web series
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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hp
HP is kicking off a global cybersecurity awareness campaign and who better to take centre stage than the star of the hit hacker TV series, Mr Robot.
Subdomain spoofers turning to 'trusted' brand LinkedIn to spam users
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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linkedin
LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
RSA introduces new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice as part of security suite
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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identity governance
RSA is continuing to forge its way ahead in the cybersecurity space with the launch of its new Risk & Cybersecurity Practice.
Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing
Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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malware
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phishing
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email security
'Polymorphism' was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.
CyberArk boosts privileged account security for AWS
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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pam
CyberArk enhances AWS security, aims to protect critical cloud-based user credentials against rising cyber threats.
ANZ Bank appoints former government exec as new CISO
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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anz bank
ANZ Bank has appointed a new chief information security officer who hails direct from the Australian Government.
Flying a drone at work? Now there's insurance specially made for commercial UAVs
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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drones
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risk & compliance
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insurance
If you're in charge of operating UAVs or drones for your employer (or your own business), drone insurance is about to get much simpler.
Capgemini says banks & insurers must deal in 'currency of trust' for data security
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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capgemini
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bank security
Banks and financial insurers may still be seen as trustworthy by customers but the story from inside the industry is very different.
Australia catches up: Mandatory data breach reporting bill finally reaches Senate
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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breach prevention
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ai security
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ai
Australia is finally seeing progression on the mandatory data breach notification laws, as the bill passed the House of Representatives last week.
NordVPN's top tips to help you stay savvy about your internet privacy
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data protection
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vpns
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data privacy
Most internet users are unaware of the extent to which their private data is being tracked and shared with advertisers, according to a study by iSchool.
ICIT paper reveals why signature-based malware prevention is dead
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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malware
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ai
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cybersecurity
New research from ICIT says that cybersecurity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is the way forward, because traditional solutions are now dead.
Proofpoint unveils the biggest cyber threat hotspots from Q4 2016
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.
Menlo Security uncovers sophisticated spear phishing attack at well-known enterprise
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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email
Existing security solutions failed to detect a sophisticated and dangerous spear phishing attack at well-known enterprise, Menlo Security says.
Fortinet's security fabric tackles IoT vulnerabilities head on
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet beefs up IoT defence, offering a strategic security fabric to address a growing cyber threat landscape in a connected world.
Malwarebytes buys Saferbytes in move to snap up self-learning tech
Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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m&a
Global anti-malware heavyweight Malwarebytes has acquired Italian cybersecurity startup Saferbytes for an undisclosed amount.
Webroot's new products harness machine learning for network & web traffic security
Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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malware
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ai security
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ai
Webroot is promising deep network and web traffic visibility in its latest platform expansion, as it brings machine learning on board.
SonicWall report: Cybersecurity is not a battle of attrition, it's an arms race
Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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malware
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ddos
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cybersecurity
2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report reveals rise in ransomware, IoT, and encrypted traffic, posing new challenges to cybersecurity professionals.