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New Zealand named amongst most vulnerable countries at risk of cyber attack

Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.
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NTT declares itself 'business avenger' for UN sustainability goals

Thu, 9th Apr 2020
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The UN Global Goals call for action to end poverty, protect Earth, and encourage peace and prosperity by 2030.
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DD adds 50+ years of AV experience with new appointments

Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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Dicker Data bolsters its AV division with 50+ years of experience through the appointments of Andrew Upshon and Les Boros, enhancing its market capabilities.
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COVID-19 pressure on business escalates

Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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More than two thirds of organisations fear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on their business.
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DDoS attacks on the rise, with more hitting victims on Sunday

Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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Kaspersky research has found that DDoS attacks have almost doubled in Q4 2019 with roughly 28% of attacks occurring on the weekend.
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DDoS attacks almost doubled in the last year - Kaspersky

Mon, 17th Feb 2020
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Kaspersky reports nearly double the number of DDoS attacks in Q4 2019 compared to the previous year, noting a surge in weekend and Sunday incidents.
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Xero reports $1.3mil net profit, passes 2 million global subscribers

Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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While it took more than a decade to add Xero's first million subscribers, it took two and a half years to add the next million.
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Protiviti & Trintech team to deliver real time finance intelligence

Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Protiviti and Trintech announce a strategic partnership to equip finance teams with real-time intelligence, aiming to boost efficiency and reduce risks.
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AWS to launch new infrastructure region in Spain

Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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The AWS Europe (Spain) Region is expected to open late 2022 or 2023 and will consist of three Availability Zones at launch.
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Cambridge startup celebrates 10 years in the business

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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A student flat in leafy Waikato town of Cambridge started as the home of a software startup called Rocketspark.
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Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.
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Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.
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Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint

Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
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EMEA external storage market hits record high, Dell EMC on top

Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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The EMEA external storage market hit record highs in Q4 2018, growing 16.4% in USD, with Dell EMC leading the surge in flash-array deployments.
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How cybercriminals are most likely to be caught

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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Fifteen per cent of IT managers at Australian companies who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can't pinpoint how the attackers gained entry.
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Microsoft launches its first data centres in Africa

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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In launching the two new facilities, Microsoft becomes the first global provider to deliver cloud services from data centres on the continent.
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Facebook fights fake news ahead of Africa elections

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Facebook Africa is deploying local fact-checkers and improving digital literacy to combat misinformation ahead of elections across the continent.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.