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Meta & Zitcha offer unprecedented retail ad reach through new venture

Fri, 17th Nov 2023
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Meta and Zitcha are partnering to offer retailers access to a vast audience on Instagram and Facebook, revolutionising ad outreach on these platforms.
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UK's festive online spending to surge in 2023, Adobe reports

Mon, 13th Nov 2023
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UK's online spending is set to balloon in the 2023 holiday season with shoppers projected to expend £24.1bn, says Adobe.
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n3 Hub unveils CDP Orchestrator for personalised marketing automation

Wed, 1st Nov 2023
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n3 Hub has launched its CDP Orchestrator, a personalised marketing automation tool designed to offer real-time audience engagement.
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Envato appoints Noelle Kim as Global CMO to Empower Creative Community

Tue, 10th Oct 2023
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Envato, the online creative community, has hired Noelle Kim as its new global Chief Marketing Officer. Kim brings extensive experience from Meta and Google.
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New research highlights digital advertising insights

Thu, 19th Jan 2023
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Snapchat sees unexpected growth in ad portal visits, while Pinterest sees a decline, according to Similarweb's market update for Dec 2022.
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Avanan finds hackers exploiting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice

Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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Researchers at Avanan, a Check Point Software Company, have shared some of the latest tactics hackers are deploying to take advantage of vulnerable consumers.
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Cohesity appoints Kevin Mandia as CEO of Mandiant

Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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Cohesity appoints Kevin Mandia, CEO of Mandiant and cybersecurity expert, to its board and forms a Security Advisory Council to advise on emerging threats.
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Fast Company names #1 most innovative company in video

Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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Jellysmack, a global creator company, has been named in Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022.
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The metaverse poses 'terrifying dangers' - is it the new internet? Expert says yes

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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'Terrifying dangers' of the 'metaverse' need to be addressed now, warns academic. Future policing must be determined before it's too late.
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Microsoft's entry into metaverse tainted by Facebook's Meta rebrand

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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Microsoft's announcement juxtaposes the genuine potential of Mesh for Microsoft Teams with widespread criticism of Facebook's rebranding as Meta.
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User error causes six hour outage on Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp

Wed, 6th Oct 2021
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Following a six-hour outage on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, bringing millions of digital lives to a halt, criticism of the company has been widespread.
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Android espionage: ESET uncovers BladeHawk campaign via Facebook

Wed, 8th Sep 2021
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ESET researchers uncover targeted mobile espionage campaign against Kurdish group, distributed via Facebook profiles.
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Facebook joins the ID2020 Alliance

Tue, 31st Aug 2021
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The initiative aims to ensure technologies are designed and implemented in ways that are privacy-protecting, user-controlled, equitable, and interoperable.
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Microsoft, Facebook and PayPal most impersonated brands during phishing attacks

Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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Microsoft has maintained its position as the brand most often found in phishing emails, followed by Facebook and PayPal.
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Users pay with personal data - Kaspersky on WhatsApp move to share data with Facebook

Tue, 19th Jan 2021
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WhatsApp's new terms and conditions, which allow data sharing with Facebook, have sparked criticism among users.
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Google leads donations as tech sector pledges US$1.4 billion to COVID-19 crisis

Mon, 13th Apr 2020
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Tech giants donate over $1.4bn to combat COVID-19 crisis. Google leads with $800m, followed by Cisco ($225m) and Facebook ($120m).
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Kaspersky named one of the top 100 global innovators

Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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For the second year, it made the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator list by Clarivate Analytics, which includes giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
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IBM report projects evolution of phishing, ransomware and spoof tech

Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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IBM's latest report reveals that cybercriminals are evolving, employing phishing, ransomware, and spoofing tactics. Recycled credentials pose growing threats.
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Antivirus would have saved these businesses $71 billion in 2019

Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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Businesses lost USD $71 billion in 2019 due to data breaches that could have been prevented with antivirus solutions, says Precisecurity.com.
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Netflix film The Great Hack raises serious questions about data privacy issues

Wed, 31st Jul 2019
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Last weekend a group of privacy advocates and experts gathered in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center to discuss issues highlighted by The Great Hack documentary.