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Cybersecurity for dummies: How to minimise the risk of data loss

Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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Amid rising cyber threats and costly data breaches, Kaspersky Lab advises enhanced cyber hygiene to safeguard valuable digital assets.
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Research finds majority of businesses failing to comply with GDPR

Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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data analytics
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70% of companies couldn't fulfil data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.
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Hydro66 appoints new exec to support blockchain investments

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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blockchain
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A new executive role has been created to support the company's ambitions to take advantage of the opportunities present in the blockchain markets.
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Botnet activity spreading multi-purpose malware tools

Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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cloud security
Botnet operators are shifting from single-purpose to multipurpose malware, Kaspersky Lab finds, highlighting a significant rise in Remote Access Tools.
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InternetNZ calls for debate on Five Eyes end-to-end encryption recommendations

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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five nations conference
InternetNZ concerned about potential government actions that could compromise online security for New Zealanders. Broader debate needed. #cybersecurity.
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Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.
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FIXR on a mission to raise $200,000 to expand car services app

Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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apps
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Car services app FIXR is aiming to raise $200,000 to fund additional features such as online transactions and advertising.
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Hackers using spearphishing to target banks –Bitdefender

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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To limit the risk of being discovered, attackers operated outside of normal business hours and cashout operations were planned for weekends.
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Why open banking is a good thing for New Zealand SMBs

Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Open banking is closer to reaching the New Zealand public, with a pilot project currently underway and due to wrap up by the end of the year.
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SMBs were paid an average of 8.3 days late in June

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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digital transformation
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martech
Businesses that have payment terms that allow for 60-90 days payment were more likely to be met within the payment period, or even earlier.
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Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.
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Level One Robotics breach leaves 157GB of unsecured automotive data exposed

Tue, 24th Jul 2018
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breach prevention
More than 100 manufacturing companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, Toyota, and Ford have been caught up in a data breach.
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NZ-UK fintech collaboration could shake up traditional finance sector

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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fintech
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data privacy
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brexit
If New Zealand and the UK collaborated on fintech projects, what kinds of challenges would we face and how could regulations shape our activities?.
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Use of banking trojans up 50%, cryptomining still dominant malware – report

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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trojan
Check Point's latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.
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Criminals “infect and collect” in cryptocurrency mining surge

Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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Coin miner malware grew a stunning 629% in the first quarter of 2018, rocketing from around 400,000 total known samples in Q4 2017 to more than 2.9mil.
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Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses

Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.
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Ticketmaster breached: here's what seven security experts had to say

Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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network security
Ticketmaster has suffered a breach that affects 5% of its global customer base, here's what the experts had to say on the incident.
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Interxion releases Key Guardian to secure the keys to the castle

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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storage
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encryption
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hyperscale
Interxion has released an encryption key management service that works to simplify data protection across private, hybrid & multi-cloud environments.
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Four identity proofing vendors named as 'IDC Innovators'

Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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fintech
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finance, leasing & rental
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fraud
IDC names Socure, BioCatch, IdentityMind Global, and Acuant as 'Innovators,' spotlighting their cutting-edge solutions in the evolving identity proofing market.
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Singapore CSA looks back at 2017's most rampant cyber threats

Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Singapore's Cyber Security Agency highlights a surge in disruption-focused cyber threats in 2017, urging stronger defences amid rising cybercrime cases.