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 29
Splunk's cybersecurity set to SOAR off the back of Phantom Cyber acquisition
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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socs
Splunk has acquired security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) provider Phantom Cyber Corporation for $350m.
Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.
Ericsson & Argus Cyber Security embark on security collaboration for connected vehicles
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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cartech
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supply chain
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ericsson
Argus Cyber Security and Ericsson will provide intelligence-based cybersecurity to connected vehicles and automakers.
Chinese websites targeted in drive-by download attack that drops DDoS bot
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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botnet
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malwarebytes
Chinese websites are under siege by a drive-by download campaign planting the decade-old Avzhan DDoS bot, Malwarebytes Labs reveals.
Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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martech
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software development
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domain names
Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.
Empower and mobilise your 'human sensors' to fend off phishing attacks
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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email security
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threat intelligence
Some of the largest enterprises in the world fall victim to phishing attacks, even with the latest and greatest technologies. Why?.
Done deal: LexisNexis and ThreatMetrix fight fraud as one
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
ThreatMetrix has completed its acquisition by RELX Group's risk and business analytics segment in a deal worth over AU$1bn.
Cisco report finds AI & machine learning still hot topics in cybersecurity
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
AI & machine learning in cybersecurity prove to be hot topics amongst security professionals and they're looking to spend more on those tools.
Q4 malvertising levels drop; but scammers aren't finished yet
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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riskiq
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malvertising
Malvertising may be going out of fashion for cyberattackers across the board, but it doesn't mean web users can rest easy.
Hackers exploit Tesla's AWS servers to mine cryptocurrency
Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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devops
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Tesla is reassuring customers that a recent cryptojacking has not compromised vehicle safety of customer privacy.
Canberra security firm Penten scores $1.3m contract with Australian Army
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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mobility
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australian government
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penten
Canberra cybersecurity firm, Penten, has been awarded a $1.3m contract to enhance the Australian Army's wireless device security.
Proofpoint spends $284m to acquire email security leader
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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email security
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m&a
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proofpoint
Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million (AU$284 million) as part of a deal that will help the company continue its journey into phishing prevention.
United States hot on heels of North Korea's Hidden Cobra malware
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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ddos
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cybersecurity
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is honing in on the North Korean Government's activities known as HIDDEN COBRA.
Microsoft Dynamics brandjacked in latest wave of email scams
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.
Intel amplifies Bug Bounty rewards to attract more security researchers
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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intel
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spectre
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security vulnerabilities
Intel has boosted its Bug Bounty rewards to attract more researchers, with up to USD $250,000 available for side channel vulnerabilities in its products.
New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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email security
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cybersecurity
A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.
NZ & AU join international condemnation against Russia for NotPetya attack
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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australian government
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notpetya
The New Zealand and Australian Governments have condemned Russia for the NotPetya cyber attack that caused global damage.
Know the enemy before preparing defence: An in-depth look at phishing
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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email security
All too often organisations believe that spam filters are sufficient or that employees can always tell the difference.
CSU to explore Dark Web's underbelly after unprecedented interest from students
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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education, learning & training
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it masters
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dark web
IT Masters and Charles Sturt University (CSU) will plunge headfirst into the Dark Web this year, and it appears IT professionals are curious.
The murky world of Australia & Singapore's workforce monitoring laws
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Australia's workforce monitoring laws rank second least complex, only behind the US, balancing IP protection with employee privacy, reveals a new study.