About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 192
Gartner unveils top tech predictions for 2023 and beyond
Thu, 20th Oct 2022
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ddos
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daas
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ai
Virtual workspaces, sustainable artificial intelligence practices, and citizen-led denial of service attacks are amongst the top predictions.
Attackers use automation to increase speed from exploits
Thu, 20th Oct 2022
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cloud security
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exploits
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nato
Attackers are advancing to keep pace with cloud adoption and response time, according to a new report from Lacework.
As-a-Service, Tech-by-Wire most important tech developments
Wed, 19th Oct 2022
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supply chain
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trends & predictions
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analyst report
As-a-Service products and processes and Tech-by-Wire are two of the most important technology industry developments of the next two to three years.
Oracle unveils new distributed cloud offerings to meet demand
Wed, 19th Oct 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Oracle has announced several new distributed cloud offerings to meet customers diverse needs and growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
5G commercialisation front of mind for telecom operators
Wed, 19th Oct 2022
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uc
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network infrastructure
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5g & beyond
Telcos have been unable to tap into the true value of 5G as their underlying networks lack consumability, according to ABI Research.
Three factors influencing growth in security spending
Tue, 18th Oct 2022
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risk & compliance
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
Increased remote and hybrid work, the shift to zero trust network access, and cloud-based delivery models are driving growth in security spending, says Gartner.
Vectra advances security AI with Attack Signal Intelligence
Thu, 13th Oct 2022
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hybrid cloud
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ai security
Vectra AI has released Attack Signal Intelligence – new technology that automates threat detection, triage and prioritisation for SOC teams.
Wearable sensors market expanding into healthcare monitoring
Thu, 13th Oct 2022
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healthtech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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idtechex
Despite its origin in simple step counting, the market for wearable sensors is expanding into the more complex arena of health monitoring.
Global PC shipments decline another 15% in 3Q22 – IDC
Wed, 12th Oct 2022
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lenovo
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pc shipments
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analyst report
Shipment volumes remain well above pre-pandemic levels when PC volumes were largely driven by commercial refreshes.
Web companies most likely to lose your data – report
Wed, 12th Oct 2022
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Web companies more likely to lose data than other industries, according to new research by cybersecurity experts VPN Overview.
Microsoft Teams users sharing business-critical information
Tue, 11th Oct 2022
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uc
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microsoft
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voip
There is an urgent need for greater backup for Microsoft Teams, with users sending confidential and critical information via the platform.
Qualys to acquire Blue Hexagon's AI/ML platform
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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supply chain
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cloud services
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m&a
AI/ML technology to transform Qualys' massive data lake into a powerful predictive analytics platform that performs real-time zero-day threat detection.
Australian board members lag behind cybersecurity maturity
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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proofpoint
Australian board members significantly lag behind global counterparts in cybersecurity maturity, according to a new report from Proofpoint.
52% of ransomware incidents started with compromise of unpatched remote services
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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secureworks
The exploitation in remote services has become the primary initial access vector in ransomware attacks over the past year.
Exposed cloud data a $28 million cyber risk for the average company
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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iaas
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
The average company with data in the cloud faces $28 million in data-breach risk, according to a new report from Varonis.
Foldable phone shipments to reach 41.5 million in 2026
Wed, 5th Oct 2022
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samsung
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analyst report
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foldable
Foldable phone shipments are predicted to reach 13.5 million units in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.7% by 2026, says IDC.
Spike in demand for cybersecurity training amid skills shortage
Tue, 4th Oct 2022
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
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skills shortage
Google searches for cybersecurity training for employees have increased by 114% in the past four years, according to analysis by DeltaNet International.
MYOB provides efficiency boost with new inventory solution
Tue, 4th Oct 2022
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fintech
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financial systems
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supply chain
Premium Inventory is an integrated solution that helps goods-based businesses improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase cashflow.
Continuous attack attempts discovered on Atlassian Confluence zero day
Mon, 3rd Oct 2022
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firewalls
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ddos
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breach prevention
Following a coordinated disclosure of a zero-day vulnerability by Volexity in Atlassian Confluence, attackers went wild to exploit it.
Commonwealth tackling rising cybercrime threat in Asia
Mon, 3rd Oct 2022
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ransomware
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Ransomware, identity theft, and virtual security attacks identified as growing threats to security and economic growth.