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 18
Aussie blockchain firm Power Ledger wins XTC 2018
Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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blockchain
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payment technologies
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healthtech
An Australian blockchain firm scooped up first place at the Extreme Tech Challenge at Sir Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands.
GitHub's 'universe of data' empowers developers
Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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martech
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apm
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software development
GitHub Universe opens in San Francisco with a flurry of neon lights, announcing keynotes, sessions, and seminars for the next two days.
Xero integration offers SMBs direct debit services
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Xero has teamed up with a UK-based direct debit provider GoCardless and brought new options for payment collection to New Zealand businesses.
Mozilla delays distrust of Symantec TLS certificates
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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symantec
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mozilla
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certificate expiry
Mozilla has delayed its distrust of all Symantec security certificates – because so many businesses have failed to do anything about the problem.
Xero champions mental health awareness and support in the workplace
Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero offers its 2000 employees worldwide well-being leave to address mental health challenges and reduce stigma.
Change is coming for popular Windows products
Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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public cloud
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Microsoft wants to ensure that your business is well-supported during the upgrades, which is why it is offering a range of options to help you transition.
Fintech startup Hnry extends oversubscribed pre-seed capital raise
Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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capital raising
Wellington-based fintech startup Hnry's pre-seed capital raise was so popular that it was oversubscribed by $100,000 within days of launch.
Cryptopia: The Kiwi exchange riding the crypto boom
Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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cryptopia
New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia celebrates signing up two million users and expanding globally in just three years.
GCSB exposes Russia's involvement in malicious cyber attacks
Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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gcsb
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ncsc
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cyber attacks
New Zealand and UK blame Russian government for cyber attacks on political institutions, businesses, sports bodies, and media.
Why CMC Markets is backing a young Kiwi motorsport star
Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
CMC Markets sponsors 17-year-old Peter Vodanovich in the 2018-19 Toyota 86 Championship, supporting his rapid rise in motorsport from simulator to track.
Remote working: The ticket to happier and healthier employees?
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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hybrid & remote work
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clean technologies
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workplace
Businesses that allow employees to work remotely also reap the benefits of increased employee productivity, happiness and health.
All aboard the blockchain train: Academic says NZ needs to catch up fast
Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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martech
New Zealand is lagging in blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption, says a University of Auckland academic, urging swift action to remain competitive.
Conspiracy looms: NSS Labs takes CrowdStrike, ESET, Symantec & AMTSO to court
Thu, 27th Sep 2018
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malware
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ai security
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ai
NSS Labs is suing CrowdStrike, ESET, Symantec, and AMTSO, alleging they conspired to boycott independent security tests to hide flaws in their products.
XDHax Xero Developers Challenges crowns ultimate winners
Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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apm
XDHax 2023 crowns APAC and EMEA winners: Custom D for its cleaner app Dirty Bach, and Jemcode for the calendar-sync InView; both win USD $5,000.
You're invited – Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise summit 2018
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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data privacy
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ai
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event
Auckland hosts leaders on AI, privacy, and ethics at the Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise summit 2018 on September 28. Don't miss your chance!.
BlackBerry to roll out EoT platform by end of 2018
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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daas
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iot
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microsoft
BlackBerry has unveiled a new Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform that enables OEMs to produce 'things' with high levels of security and safety.
New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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digital entertainment
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smart tv
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tablets
New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
Quick thinking remedies vulnerability in Schneider Electric ICS controller
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Radiflow discovered that a serious vulnerability in the devices put the safety and availability of ICS networks in jeopardy.
Cloud security a winning strategy to protect valuable data
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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ddos
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network infrastructure
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cloud security
Software-defined networking may be key to tackling security concerns about ever-increasing amounts of data in the enterprise space, says GlobalData.
MEGA's Chrome extension hacked; third party credentials exposed
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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mega
The malicious Chrome extension asks for elevated permissions & steals credentials from sites such as Amazon, GitHub, Live.com, My Monero, plus others.