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 241
The State of the Internet: Australian edition
Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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Australia leads in peak mobile speeds at 153.3 Mbps but drops in global internet speed rankings, signalling the need to catch up with faster-growing nations.
Students not worried about cyber security
Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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jisc technologies
Most UK students lack concern for cyber security despite it affecting them, according to a survey by Jisc Technologies.
Believe it or not: Women make more than men in data centers
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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A new survey has revealed some strange, almost unbelievable facts – there's a sector out there within the IT industry where women earn more than men.
Vulnerable system the root cause of security issues, experts say
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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enterprise security
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The breadth of the problem illustrates the challenge faced by IT teams trying to protect their environment against security breaches.
Is the cloud really a safe place to store confidential information?
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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cloud services
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computer forensics nz
Lawyers storing clients' confidential information in the cloud risk it being accessed by US authorities without permission.
Sex toys and cyber crims, oh my
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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cybersecurity
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tablets
At a news conference, security firm Trend Micro demonstrated how a smart sex toy could be easily hacked and controlled.
Who is winning the war? Security experts hard to recruit
Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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recruitment
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resilience
Demand continues to rise for cyber security skills as an arms race develops between cyber criminals and those looking to secure systems and data.
Aussie businesses struggling to stay relevant in digital era
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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digital transformation
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partners
Aussie firms at risk in the tech age, warned at Melbourne's ThoughtWorks Live event to embrace digital or face obsolescence.
DDoS attacks on the rise, Android more vulnerable than iOS
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
Businesses are continuing to face distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and the size of these attacks targeting businesses are getting bigger.
Lenovo, Juniper eye channel with datacenter partnership
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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converged infrastructure
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Lenovo teams up with Juniper, aiming to redefine datacenter solutions with a focus on simplicity, flexibility, and performance.
Finalists for the Cloud Innovation Awards named
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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open source
Finalists for the NetEvents Cloud Innovation Awards 2016 are in, with Red Hat, Dell Networks and Aruba named among the nominees.
Intel Security enters MSP agreement with CYBER-i
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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cybersecurity
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intel security
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agc networks
Intel Security has partnered with CYBER-i to offer outcome-based managed security services, due to increasing cyber threats.
Wynyard lands $3.3 million advdanced cyber analytics contract
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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risk & compliance
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wynyard group
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risk management
Security software firm Wynyard Group has entered into a new agreement with a large, unnamed consulting and risk management firm, worth $3.3 million.
Point-of-sale malware attacks still strong in 2016
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
Point-of-sale breaches will continue to be a major issue in the IT world in 2016, according to security firm Carbon Black.
Database-as-a-Service a win-win for both providers and enterprises
Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
New data management solutions are needed as data creation and processing increase, says Frost - Sullivan. Cloud-based DBaaS is becoming popular.
Server and storage revenues on the rise
Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Revenues for data centre servers and storage are set to swell to $88bn, spurred by IT infrastructure modernisation.
Cloud over on-premise when it comes to data safety, says new research
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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A new survey shows the majority of IT professionals believe data is safer in the cloud than on premises, when facing malfunctions and disasters.
Can your iPhone be hacked using just Play-Doh? Yep.
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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apple
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apple iphone
Touch ID may not be as secure as you thought, with a mobile security company getting around the security with an unlikely partner in crime: Play-Doh.
New Zealand IT workers staying put, survey finds
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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The outflow of IT talent from New Zealand is slowing, with only 9% of professionals planning to work abroad in 2016.
Google: shielding the world's news from digital attacks
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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gsa
Google expands Project Shield to protect online news outlets from cyber criminals and DDoS attacks, says company blog post.