About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 3
SwipedOn CEO explains how his Tauranga SaaS startup went global
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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SwipedOn is a fast-growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that is used in more than 2000 cities worldwide, and it all started in the Bay of Plenty.
Online fraud prevention firm eyes APAC, EMEA markets
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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email security
Emailage delivers online fraud mitigation and email risk assessment technologies and says eCommerce fraud is a growing problem around the world.
Huawei to Australian MPs: You've heard the rumours, now get the facts
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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wireless networks
Despite China's nefarious role in Australian activities, nobody should be pointing the finger at Huawei, the company claimed this week.
Govt's R&D tax credit scheme won't help small hi-tech firms, says NZTech
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Muller says NZTech has 'critical' concerns that companies currently receiving the growth grant will get less support in future.
Interview: State-sponsored cyber attacks - it's not about the 'who', but the 'how'
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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juniper networks
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new zealand government
With every major cyber attack comes the question of who exactly was behind it - and if that attack was condoned or even sponsored by nation-states.
Penten locked and loaded for next stage in secure mobility and cyber deception
Tue, 1st May 2018
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endpoint protection
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australian government
Canberra cybersecurity provider Penten is continuing to take advantage of its 'extraordinary' growth over the last three years.
Lack of network firewall visibility causing Australian IT managers to fly blind
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Network firewalls may be overrated and underperforming – Australian IT managers can't identify 41% of their organisation's network traffic.
New Panda Banker campaign targets Japan's financial institutions
Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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breach prevention
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fireeye
Popular banking malware Panda Banker, also known as PandaBot and Zeus Panda is reportedly targeting Japan's financial institutions for the first time.
Encryption firm Echoworx moves into 'underserved' Asia Pacific region
Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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Echoworx plans to bring encryption to the 'underserved' Asia Pacific market, starting with a data center in Australia.
APEC says there's a balance between privacy and data flow for digital trade
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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data privacy
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data sharing
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trade
The future of trade will balance eCommerce and consumer protection, says APEC. It highlights challenges in dealing with data protection.
Decrypted: Phantom Secure takedown a 'significant blow' against Australia's organised crime networks
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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encryption
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cybersecurity
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fbi
Australian, US and Canadian law enforcement agencies collaborate to bust Canadian security firm providing encrypted communications to organised crime market.
Old group, new tricks: OceanLotus threat group continues to target East Asia
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
ESET researchers have been on the trail of cyber hacking group OceanLotus, a group known for its campaigns creating havoc in Eastern Asia countries.
US healthcare workers willing to sell confidential data for as little as $500
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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data protection
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accenture
The survey found that 18% of the 912 respondents would be willing to sell confidential data for between $500-$1000 - and they have the means to do so.
Open for opportunity: What's driving security pros to consider another job
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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socs
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network monitoring
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skills shortage
Only 15% of employees say they have no plans to switch jobs this year; 14% plan to look for a new role and 70% are open to new opportunities.
Singapore the sixth APEC economy to commit to responsible data sharing
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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data privacy
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data sharing
Both the CBPR and PRP systems require organisations to develop and implement data protection policies that align with the APEC Privacy Framework.
BlackBerry & Melanoma Institute Australia conduct trial to secure medical research
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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data protection
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healthtech
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blackberry
The trial will introduce BlackBerry Workspaces as a secure file storage and collaboration platform for Melanoma Institute Australia.
Singapore MINDEF's Bug Bounty Challenge nets 32 vulnerabilities in three weeks
Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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security vulnerabilities
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The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.
Canberra security firm Penten scores $1.3m contract with Australian Army
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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mobility
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australian government
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penten
Canberra cybersecurity firm, Penten, has been awarded a $1.3m contract to enhance the Australian Army's wireless device security.
The murky world of Australia & Singapore's workforce monitoring laws
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Australia's workforce monitoring laws rank second least complex, only behind the US, balancing IP protection with employee privacy, reveals a new study.
APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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devops
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apm
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software development
Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.