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As Valentine scams surge, Bitdefender warns of a new trend: the decline of adult-themed lures, with scammers opting for varied deceitful tricks.

Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced with oil prices and optimism about the potential for a debt agreement between the European Union an.

Xero gears up for global expansion, appointing Douglas Jeffries, seasoned US financial expert, as its new CFO.

New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.

The small business cloud market is still in its infancy; of the addressable market of hundreds of millions of small businesses, only a small percentag.

Westpac New Zealand unveils an innovative app with augmented reality to transform money management, making it more interactive and user-friendly.

Xero is spending $10 million to acquire a small Seattle-based online payroll company, Monchilla, in order to accelerate its US expansion.

Bitdefender has released a two-year study into Facebook scams revealing scammers infect millions of Facebook users with the same repackaged tricks.

Several major banks are gearing up to release their own mobile payment apps, which could prove a major competitor for Apple Pay and competing products.

AVG has launched a new version of the AVG Wi-Fi Assistant, an Android app that protects users from Wi-Fri tracking and hacking.

GSMA and Secure Identity Alliance have released a report that focuses on the importance of mobile identity for governments.

Xero recruits tech guru Andy Lark for its US expansion, aiming to build on its significant subscription revenue growth and market presence.

Reckon the top users of Big Data are the likes of banks, consumer products companies and mass marketers? Maybe so, but there's another industry altoge.

Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.

Over 20% of enterprises will have digital security services focused on protecting IoT devices by 2017, according to Gartner.

Taking a holistic view with application performance management can improve the end-user experience, says Dimension Data's Brent Angus.

When it comes to gateway and data centre security, there's one aspect grabbing attention – and it's not a specific technology, as Heather Wright discovers.

Mobile threats are on the rise and users need to take precautions, says Trend Micro, with two million mobile malware/high-risk apps already detected this year.

Turner Technologies has vowed to provide 'military strength' security protection across company communications, by introducing VeilMail to the market.

Finzsoft Solutions has appointed Hugh McKellar as its new COO. McKellar will be responsible for overseeing the company's operations.