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 193
Customer loyalty drops when brands don't innovate - report
Mon, 3rd Oct 2022
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e-commerce
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branding
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online shopping
Customers are quick to flee slow-to-innovate brands with lagging commerce experiences, with millennials and Gen Z leading the migration.
Forrester names Akamai as web application firewall leader
Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
Akamai named a Leader in Forrester's Web Application Firewalls report, with standout detection capabilities and customer praise.
99% of security experts unhappy with tokenisation investment
Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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data protection
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cybersecurity
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tokenisation
Cybersecurity experts are looking for a solution that provides the strength of tokenisation while removing the friction that has accompanied it in the past.
Decrease in malware volume, but surge in encrypted malware
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
The Q2 Internet Security Report found office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware.
75% of AU companies had cloud security incident in past year
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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cloud security
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application security
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devsecops
According to new Venafi research, complexity is due to increase, as companies plan to host more applications in the cloud.
Hybrid cloud security driving need for deep observability
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
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breach prevention
Gigamon is bringing application and network-level intelligence together to help network, security, and cloud IT operations teams eliminate security blind spots.
BigCommerce announces launch on Google Cloud Marketplace
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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saas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The move makes it easier for global enterprise customers to modernise their ecommerce platform to expand audience reach and drive business growth.
Ransomware attacks continue to increase, report finds
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
Nearly a quarter of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack, with a fifth occurring in the past 12 months.
95% of organisation rely on VPN as threats continue - report
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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vpns
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
There is a growing number of VPN-specific security threats and a need for Zero Trust security architecture in enterprise-level organisations.
Critical infrastructure sectors at greater risk of attacks
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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iaas
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quantum computing
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supply chain
Critical infrastructure industries around the world are still facing major challenges and gaps in their approach to protection and risk management.
Employees unsure who to go to to report security incident
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
A new study shows more than 20% of the untrained global workforce do not know who to contact during a security breach.
StackHawk launches deeper API security test coverage
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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api
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cybersecurity
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software development
Expansion of test coverage includes custom scan discovery, custom test scripts and custom test data for REST APIs.
Springboard, Cataleya to offer switching infrastructure solutions
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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uc
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network infrastructure
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voice
The partnership bundles Springboard's business intelligence platform with Cataleya's switching solutions to rapidly transform voice and messaging.
Macroeconomic headwinds driving security up priority list
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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cybersecurity
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economics
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analyst report
Current macroeconomic headwinds are driving security up enterprise's priority list and reshaping the hardware Security Module market.
Commvault unveils early warning system, Metallic ThreatWise
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
A first among data protection vendors, the new cyber deception service detects and contains ransomware threats.
Aqua Security solution to stop software supply chain attacks
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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devops
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application security
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supply chain
Development and security teams can now proactively address the most critical software supply chain risks from code through runtime.
Confidence in security challenges of hybrid work improving
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
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wfh
84% of IT professionals have some degree of confidence in their user access security systems to enable remote work securely and easily, up from 56% in 2021.
Crypto giveaway scams continue to soar, according to report
Wed, 21st Sep 2022
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crypto
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blockchain
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email security
There's been a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022.
Concentric AI, Snowflake to enhance data security posture
Tue, 20th Sep 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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partner programmes
The integration benefits joint customers by making Concentric AI's data security posture management capabilities readily available on the Snowflake Data Cloud.
Businesses still losing mission-critical company data
Thu, 15th Sep 2022
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dr
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data analytics
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martech
The loss of critical data continues to disrupt businesses and remain an issue for organisations, according to a new study from Arcserve.