About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
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Aqua Security extends Red Hat OpenShift with runtime security for cloud native apps
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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application security
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risk & compliance
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open source
Aqua Security has announced the availability of runtime security for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power Systems, to protect against cloud native attacks.
Productivity wasted as employees sort out spam emails
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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email security
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cybersecurity
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spam
Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.
82% of CIOs say software supply chains are vulnerable
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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devops
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supply chain & logistics
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apm
A new study from Venafi has found 82% of CIOS say their organisations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains.
Australian CISOs concerned over multi-layered security
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
The speed and complexity created by using multicloud environments and open source software libraries are making vulnerability management more difficult.
Radware, OneSecure to offer cloud app and DDoS protection
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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ddos
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partner programmes
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radware
Radware and OneSecure are expanding their partnership to offer enhanced cyber protection services for ASEAN enterprises.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.
Workforce shortage impacting cybersecurity posture
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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skills gap
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employment
85% of organizations believe workforce shortage is impacting cybersecurity, according to new research by Trellix.
ESET launches new range of solutions to partner with telcos and ISPs
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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uc
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cybersecurity
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telco
The all-new ESET NetProtect will enable telcos and ISPs to offer consumers easy-to-use, installation-free protection against various online threats.
Gartner: Top five trends in privacy through to 2024
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
By 2024, 75% of the global population will have its personal data covered under privacy regulations, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Finance sector's tolerance of poor cloud connectivity costly
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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fintech
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cloud services
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finance, leasing & rental
Financial institutions are tolerating poor cloud connectivity despite significant revenue losses, according to new research by BSO.
Retailers amongst most targeted by cybercriminals
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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online shopping
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sekuro
While online shopping has opened up a new world of convenience, it has meant retailers have increasingly become targets of cyber attacks and scammers.
Medibank goes live with e5 Workflow cloud offering
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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saas
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healthtech
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cloud services
e5 Workflow has successfully implemented its SaaS offering, e5 Connect, with its long-standing client, Medibank.
Cyber attacks on healthcare doubled in 2021, trend continues in 2022
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Cyber attacks targeting the health and social care sector in Australia doubled in 2021 compared with data from 2020.
Oracle enhances cloud security with integrated threat management
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Oracle is expanding its security services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including a new firewall service, to protect against emerging threats.
Anaplan and AWS announce new Australian collaboration
Tue, 31st May 2022
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saas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
US-based, cloud-native, SaaS company Anaplan, has announced an expansion of its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services.
Poll highlights extent of insecure and unmonitored business-critical systems
Tue, 31st May 2022
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cybersecurity
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sap
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cyber attacks
40% of cybersecurity professionals do not include business-critical systems like SAP in their monitoring, according to a new poll by Logpoint.
Ransomware attacks stabilise in April - NCC Group
Tue, 31st May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.
4/10 Australian SMEs fallen victim to cyber-attacks since pandemic
Fri, 27th May 2022
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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cyber attacks
Almost four out of teb SMEs in Australia have fallen victim to cyber-attacks since the pandemic began, according to a new study.
Third-party automotive apps bear significant privacy risks
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data privacy
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kaspersky
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transport
Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk.
Australians lead the way in digital payment use - report
Fri, 27th May 2022
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blockchain
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defi
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shopping
Australian consumers are at the forefront of mobile wallet use and adoption of digital banking tools, abandoning cash and physical payment experiences.