About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 143
Boomers have better cybersecurity habits than millennials and Gen Z
Fri, 20th Oct 2023
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Millennials are twice as likely to reuse their passwords, leaving them vulnerable to account breaches during a busy festive shopping season.
Harmonic Security launches to help organisations use generative AI
Fri, 20th Oct 2023
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data analytics
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casb
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ai
Security leaders are struggling to get their arms around the problem of unsafe use and lack visibility into what AI services their employees are using.
New threat report reveals true dominance of ransomware
Fri, 20th Oct 2023
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Increases in ransomware, commercial off-the-shelf malware, and attacks against cloud service providers create new challenges for cybersecurity teams.
Fortinet expands SASE Points-of-Presence with Google Cloud
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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firewalls
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public cloud
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casb
Google Cloud Networks' global network edge locations will expand Fortinet's POP coverage for universal SASE customers.
Highest percentage of cybercrime activity originates in Russia
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
New research from Netskope has uncovered the most popular techniques and motivators used by adversaries in 2023.
Thales brings passwordless fingerprint authentication to the enterprise
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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passwordless
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cybersecurity
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passwords
The new SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card offers an easy, secure, and quick way for users to access applications with just their fingerprint.
Retail most impersonated industry for phishing scams in Q323
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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phishing
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martech
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commerce systems
The latest Brand Phishing Report reveals retail was the most impersonated industry last quarter with Walmart topping the list.
Kaspersky uncovers APT campaign targeting APAC government entities
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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encryption
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
Kaspersky has discovered a persistent campaign compromising a specific type of secure USB drive, used to provide encryption for safe data storage.
Cybersecurity ops not an immediate priority for CIOs
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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cybersecurity insurance
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cyber attacks
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financial services
The study underscores the vital position of cybersecurity within organisations, with 67% of respondents listing it as their top focus area.
Tech debt stalls transformation for global businesses
Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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bi
DXC Technology reveals new insights on the impact of tech debt and a four-step plan to pay down today's debt and discourage it in the future.
ManageEngine expands EPP with antivirus capability
Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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endpoint protection
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apm
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edr
ManageEngine has announced the addition of the next-generation antivirus capability in its unified endpoint management solution.
A third of enterprises have hired an employee they've never met
Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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skills gap
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employment
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expansion
A third of large enterprises admit they struggle to hire high-value knowledge workers that will drive forward their global expansion plans.
Ten hacker security measures to prevent cyber attacks
Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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hacking
Cybersecurity awareness remains a hot topic, and users are increasingly aware of the dangers of the digital world ,trying to avoid them within their means.
Australian firms urged to reconsider security solutions
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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data analytics
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
DekkoSecure is flipping the script on cyber threats in an age where catastrophic data breaches have become all too common.
NetApp, Equinix deliver Bare-Metal-as-a-Service solution
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
The solution offers a hybrid cloud experience so users can choose the storage capacity and performance they need without overprovisioning.
Online retailers should start prepping for Black Friday now
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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online shopping
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wordpress
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black friday
Retailers want to ensure every potential customer who lands on their site has a seamless experience from start to finish.
ArtificiaI intelligence cyber threats in the spotlight
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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advanced persistent threat protection
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llms
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ai
As AI becomes more prevalent, the distinction between genuine and malicious content is now more difficult to assess for legitimacy.
How organisations can reduce IT’s environmental impact
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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public cloud
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cleantech
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personal computing devices
MSPs can guide businesses to sustainable IT through cloud migration, IoT monitoring, and hardware-as-a-service solutions, says Beate Flamm of ALSO Cloud.
Norwood signs group master supply agreement with Singtel
Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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uc
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partner programmes
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telco
The GMSA paves the way for future collaborations between Norwood Systems and Singtel, with Optus being the primary focus of the partnership.
CyberArk launches new capabilities for Identity Security Platform
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cyberark
New security controls enable secure access to every layer of cloud environments, while causing no disruption to the way users access cloud services.