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Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.

Stories by Kai Ping - Page 10

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Lenovo Data Center Group accelerates telco infrastructure and IoT focus

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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As 5G deployment plans further solidify across the globe, Lenovo will build and partner on NFV hardware and software solutions.
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Google announces new data centers and offices across the US

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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Google unveils plans for new data centers and offices in 14 US states, investing USD $2.5 billion to boost services and create thousands of jobs.
Power bank

Samsung and Qualcomm extend foundry relationship to EUV process technology

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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Process improvements, combined with a more advanced chip design, are expected to bring significant improvements in battery life.
Soul machines

Kiwi AI company's digital human being tested at UK bank

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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While NatWest will only deploy Soul Machines' technology if it successfully completes a pilot, it could be used to help free up time human advisors.
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Gartner names MarkLogic visionary in Magic Quadrant for data management solutions

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Gartner lauds MarkLogic as Visionary in database analytics for second year, highlighting its innovative enterprise solutions.
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Kiwi AI company brings 'grab and go' checkout-less shopping to Auckland

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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supply chain
New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs to trial Amazon Go-like artificial intelligence shopping solution to enhance customer experiences.
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SODA Inc founder joins EHF fellowship, starts philanthropic venture

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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Cheryl Reynolds is open to collaborating on new projects, and is actively looking for potential co-founders and partners for 3Cs.
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Digital guestbook startup raises $1mil in capital after hitting $1mil revenue mark

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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SwipedOn's CEO says the two recent milestones would position the company for a high-growth phase of aggressive development.
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Smartphones losing ground to digital voice assistant devices in homes

Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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voice assistant devices
Two-thirds of consumers who own digital voice assistants use their smartphones less in the home since acquiring the devices.
Phishing

Barracuda acquires social engineering platform PhishLine

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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email security
PhishLine's social engineering simulation and training platform expands Barracuda solutions to protect against email-borne targeted attacks.
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Bitdefender and NETGEAR partner to bring IoT security to customers

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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This joint offering will secure IoT devices at the WiFi router level, preventing attacks and protecting sensitive user data from cybercriminals.
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Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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open source
Software suppliers and buyers can identify high-risk code, prioritise accordingly and channel effort to projects.
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Norwood launches enterprise VPN security app

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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World Secure lets organisations easily adjust staff members' VPN security profiles on the fly in response to evolving cybersecurity threats.
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Intel CEO addresses Spectre and Meltdown bugs at CES keynote

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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Kraznich advised users to apply any updates from your operating system vendor and system manufacturer as soon as they become available.
Cloud security

CASB Bitglass announces zero-day cloud app indexing with machine learning

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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Zero-day Shadow IT Discovery works by crawling the web, and several other curated datasets to identify, categorise and classify new cloud apps.
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Cloud workloads at risk from security, management and compliance failings – research

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Over 33% of respondents reported that data is only partially encrypted in the cloud, and 39% admitted to not having unbroken security audit trails.
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SaaS platforms - The new Wild West of malware

Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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martech
Proofpoint research has found Google Apps Script and normal document sharing capabilities built into Google Apps supports automatic malware downloads.
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How to mitigate cyber risks while travelling

Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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cloud services
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Over the past year, compromises of payment card data, network intrusions, and cyberattacks using hotel Wi-Fi have plagued the hospitality industry.
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McAfee completes acquisition of SkyHigh Networks

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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McAfee finalises its acquisition of Skyhigh Networks, bolstering its cloud security offerings with advanced CASB technology under its new cloud business unit.
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Gartner's ten predictions for smartphone AI developments

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Gartner predicts smartphone AI will evolve into personalised companions by 2022, with 80% of devices boasting on-device AI, up from 10% in 2017.