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Crowdfunding

Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.
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Eight things you didn't know about cloud accounting software provider Reckon

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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The Reckon Hosted offering has 600,000 active customers and growing across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
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Did you know your superyacht can be cyber-pirated?

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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A white-hat hacker at a recent super-yacht investor conference demonstrated how he took control of a super-yacht's satellite communications system.
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Red Hat rolls out new hyperconverged infrastructure solution for remote offices

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Businesses need to be able to offer the same infrastructure services in remote and branch offices as they run in their data center, says Red Hat.
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Tata Communications boosts IZO private cloud across Asia & Europe

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Tata Communications has expanded its new fully-managed IZO Private Cloud service to multiple countries including Malaysia.
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Interview: The dark side of biometrics - why social engineering could destroy security

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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Biometric technology may not be suitable for financial institutions due to security concerns and the risk of social engineering.
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Thursdays are the most dangerous days for our inboxes, Proofpoint finds

Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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Be especially wary of the dangers lurking in your inbox on Thursdays - because that's when malicious email attachments are likely to spike.
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Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.
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Qudos Bank, Tesco & a UK retailer: Talend celebrates 44% revenue growth

Mon, 29th May 2017
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One example of international growth is a new agreement Talend signed with a UK retailer to manage and consolidate customer data following a merger.
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MYOB adds new applications to its Greentree ERP product

Fri, 19th May 2017
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MYOB has acquired several third-party applications to enhance its MYOB Greentree product, offering customers improved functionality.
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A short history of the computer password

Mon, 15th May 2017
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The concept of a password was developed so that users could only access their own specific files for their allotted four hours a week.
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Are NSW small businesses too confident about their security?

Mon, 15th May 2017
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Almost a third of New South Wales small businesses have fallen victim to cybercrime, believing a limited web presence protects them.
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LogRhythm launches partner program alongside security's biggest brands

Tue, 9th May 2017
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LogRhythm has launched a Technology Alliance Partner Program and signed up the likes of Carbon Black, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks.
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TrickBot malware ramps up attacks against ANZ financial firms

Mon, 1st May 2017
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Attackers behind the TrickBot Trojan have been taking their tactics to the next level, researchers from IBM X-Force have uncovered.
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Dridex banking trojan targets Australian organisations

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Proofpoint has detected a massive spike in Dridex banking trojans that are targeting Australian organisations.
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Nokia's latest Threat Intelligence Report: Smartphone malware skyrockets 400%

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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Malware infections on smartphones rose nearly 400% in 2016, according to the latest Threat Intelligence Report from Nokia.
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Identity theft - have you ever pen tested procedures?

Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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There is a focus on technical aspects of penetration tests, network and application security, while the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
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Hancitor climbs its way to the top of 'world's most wanted' malware families

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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The Hancitor/Chanitor malware has rapidly climbed to be one of the top five 'world's most wanted' malware families for the first time.
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Ransomware was 2016's hottest ticket as attacks spiked to whopping 752%

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Ransomware has seen a 752% increase in use over 2016, resulting in $1 billion in losses for enterprises worldwide.
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DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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that there is more than one type of attack that can affect DNS servers—and in this article we will look at the differences between them.