About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 12
Park Place Technologies hires new EMEA managing director
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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park place technologies
Park Place Technologies appoints Sean Sears as the new managing director for EMEA, focusing on growth, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiencies.
Huawei FusionServer Pro built for 'intelligent transformation'
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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huawei
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data center transformation
Huawei unveils FusionServer Pro series aimed at propelling data centres into the intelligent era with advanced AI capabilities and enhanced efficiency.
Princeton study wants to know if you have a smart home - or a spy home
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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ddos
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iot
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smart home
Princeton University researchers are examining if your smart home devices are safe or spying on you, offering a tool to measure privacy and security risks.
DE-CIX and Datacenter One sign service deal for Germany
Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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internet exchange
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de-cix
German data centre firm Datacenter One has partnered with DE-CIX to extend DE-CIX services across sites in Dusseldorf, Leverkusen, and Stuttgart.
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange arrested in London
Fri, 12th Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
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wikileaks
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retail
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks cofounder, was arrested in London after Ecuador revoked his asylum. Assange now faces extradition to the US.
Fortinet drives security-based networking with new SD-WAN offerings
Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
At Fortinet Accelerate 2019 in Orlando, the company unveiled its SD-WAN solutions, including what it calls the industry's first SD-WAN ASIC.
US students hack school WiFi network
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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mobile wi-fi
Two US high school students were arrested for hiring hackers to disable their school's WiFi, disrupting tests and lessons reliant on internet access.
AI-driven security is no longer optional: 'It's a requirement'
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly seen as the key to improved cybersecurity, according to a study by BlackBerry Cylance.
Callaghan Innovation grants Auckland SaaS firm $5m windfall
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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callaghan innovation
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esignature
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crossware
Callaghan Innovation has awarded Auckland-based SaaS business Crossware up to $5m per year in grant funding to support its global expansion.
Study analyses drones' potential to be weapons of cyber attacks & terrorism
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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drones
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
The biggest challenge, according to the research, is finding out what a drone's purpose is in a non-restricted area.
'Fathers of the deep learning revolution' win Turing Award
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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martech
The pioneers of deep learning, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun, win the prestigious ACM Turing Award, bolstered by USD $1 million from Google.
ASUS' own servers compromised in malware attack
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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malware
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
ASUS' genuine servers have been compromised in attack that has put hundreds of thousands of users at risk of malware infection.
Carbonite closes $618.5m buyout of security firm Webroot
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Carbonite finalises USD $618.5 million acquisition of Webroot, integrating cloud-based cybersecurity with their data protection platform under one brand.
Europol makes 61 arrests & nets €6.2 million in dark web crackdown
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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cybersecurity
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dark web
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europol
Europol's international operation against dark web crime sees 61 arrests, seizes EUR €6.2 million, and closes 50 accounts; drugs and firearms also confiscated.
Nuance biometrics fight back against fraud
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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uc
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biometrics
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contact centre
Nuance Communications claims its biometric technology has thwarted over USD $1 billion in fraud, as fraud attacks via contact centres rise sharply.
AMD delivers data center grunt for Google's new game streaming platform
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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google
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video
AMD will provide custom Radeon GPUs for Google's game streaming platform, Stadia, delivering power savings, data integrity, and security features.
Slack doubles down on enterprise key management
Wed, 20th Mar 2019
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encryption
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slack
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slack enterprise grid
EKM adds an extra layer of protection so customers can share conversations, files, and data while still meeting their own risk mitigation requirements.
Clinicians network to address IT in healthcare
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
New Zealand clinicians form the Clinical Informatics Leadership Network to tackle IT issues in healthcare, fostering clinical leadership and sharing expertise.
Mozilla launches Firefox Send, an encrypted file transfer service
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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encryption
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mozilla
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firefox
Mozille Firefox has launched a free encrypted file transfer service that allows people to securely share files from any web browser – not just Firefox.
Singapore firm to launch borderless open data sharing platform
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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blockchain
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healthtech
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ai models
Singapore's Ocean Protocol to unveil a blockchain-based platform for safe, borderless data sharing at month's end, aiming to revolutionise global data economy.