Australian Stories

Social Media

How to secure your business against social media hijacking

Australian businesses and organisations' widespread use of social media puts them at high risk of being hacked.

By Omer Lahav • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Aug 2018

Global Stories

Internet of Things

Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change

Gartner predicts that AI projects will remain alchemy, face recognition will reduce missing people, and social media scandals will have little impact.

By Ben Moore • 7 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018

Multi-factor authentication

Exclusive: Why social media platforms are so vulnerable to cyber threats

Social media platforms are increasingly at risk of cyber threats, with six breaches in 2018 exposing over 56% of compromised records globally.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018

Breach Prevention

Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug

Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Social media key to understanding sustainable tourism

Social media and AI to reveal international visitors' thoughts on sustainable tourism in New Zealand. Canterbury research group aims to gain insights.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Oct 2018

Marketing Technologies

Study finds social media for businesses is more than just marketing

A Hootsuite study reveals that businesses leveraging social media reap benefits beyond marketing, including community engagement and market insights.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Sep 2018

DevOps

Trustwave releases facial recognition tool for pentesters

Social Mapper takes an automated approach to searching popular social media sites for names and pictures of individuals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Aug 2018

Unified Communications

Facebook to bridge distances with new 'Watch Party' feature

Effectively, participants of a Watch Party can watch videos from anywhere (live or recorded) and interact with each other at the same time.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Jul 2018

Data Analytics

Why email still makes for a great business tool

Despite the surge of social media and new communication tools, email remains a formidable business tool due to its directness and personalisation potential.

By Guy Hanson • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Endpoint Protection

Antivirus solution protects privacy in the era of social media

In the wake of Cambridge Analytica's scandal, Trend Micro's Maximum Security offers a robust antivirus solution to protect privacy on social media.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018

Cybersecurity

Why cybercriminals are corrupting popular social media platforms

Fraudsters are targeting legitimate social media platforms to create a new type of fraud market – one that has a global reach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Sun, 6th May 2018

Cybersecurity

70% of security experts say social media should be government regulated

A survey has found the majority believe social media data collection needs to be regulated, despite having little faith in their governments.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 28th Apr 2018

Data Analytics

Report: Is social media marketing worth the hype?

A report from Pure SEO reveals a 31.3% rise in website visits from social media in 2017, yet experts advise a diversified digital marketing approach.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2018

Digital Entertainment

Facebook launches Data Abuse Bounty program

Facebook has unveiled the Data Abuse Bounty, offering rewards to users who report misuse of data by app developers, in a bid to enhance digital security.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Apr 2018