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 58
AVI Networks makes play for ANZ channel
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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multi-cloud
Avi Networks expands into Australia and New Zealand with new regional VP George Tsoukas and plans to announce a distributor for the region soon.
Sophos XG Firewall adds lateral movement protection
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
The new capabilities will help to prevent targeted, manual cyber attacks and exploits from further infiltrating a compromised network.
SMS phishing scam sweeps Australia
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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endpoint protection
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phishing
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email security
A new SMS phishing scam posing as Medicare is sweeping Australia, tricking recipients into revealing personal details for fake rebates, experts warn.
Microsoft comments on recent tech support scam crackdowns
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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uc
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endpoint protection
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email security
Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.
Dell.com customers urged to change passwords after breach
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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network infrastructure
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Dell is asking all of its Dell.com customers to change their passwords after it detected 'unauthorised activity' on its network earlier this month.
AWS offers devs tiny autonomous vehicles for machine learning
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cartech
AWS introduces DeepRacer, a 1/18th scale autonomous racecar, offering developers hands-on reinforcement learning. Pre-orders available now.
Huawei seeks urgent meeting with Govt about Spark 5G ban saga
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Huawei requests urgent meeting with New Zealand government to discuss the reasons behind its ban from working with Spark on 5G network upgrade.
How to combat human error in cyber risks
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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endpoint protection
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biometrics
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edr
Over a third of Aussie firms suffer data breaches due to staff errors, underlining dire need for cybersecurity training.
Interview: How Origin Energy uses AWS to transform its business
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Origin Energy is an Australian electricity retailer that is on the cutting edge of customer service, collaboration, innovation, and experimentation.
Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.
AWS announces two new Marketplace features
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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rpa
Now customers and marketplace sellers have the ability to use a private marketplace, as well as a dedicated marketplace for containers.
AWS offers inside look at its work with the public sector
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The company's Public Sector Partner Program grew almost 40% this year, with more than 800 partners now on board.
AWS simplifies data collection from IoT & edge devices
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iot
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced four new services that will simplify the collection of data from internet of things (IoT) applications and edge devices.
AWS RoboMaker supports future of robotics development
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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robots
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is venturing deeper in the world of robotics services for developers with the launch of AWS RoboMaker.
How Workflow automation can boost competitive advantage
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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it automation
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rpa
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servicenow
Digitalising workflows is key to boosting competitive advantage, says Upstream, citing time savings, reduced errors, and enhanced productivity.
Video comms tool key to wiping out hepatitis C in Australia
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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uc
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healthtech
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zoom
Project ECHO is set to eradicate hepatitis C in Australia by 2028 using Zoom to connect rural GPs with specialists, enhancing patient care and diagnosis.
Europol cracks down on counterfeit sites; arrests 12 people
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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counterfeits
Europol and law enforcement authorities from 26 countries have dismantled an online counterfeit goods ring and arrested 12 people.
Scamwatch issues urgent warning about BEC scams
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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endpoint protection
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email security
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edr
Scamwatch is warning Australian businesses to take an urgent look at how they deal with accounts and invoices.
GitHub tallies most popular programming languages in 2018
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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martech
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rpa
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apm
JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.
TeamTalk sets sights on CityLink fibre optic upgrade
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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fibre
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radio
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citylink
TeamTalk has big plans to put its latest $8.7 million capital raise to work, starting with an upgrade of CityLink's Wellington fibre optic network.