GCSB condemns "reckless" Russian NotPetya attack
Andrew Hampton, director general of the GCSB, has joined international condemnation of last year's NotPetya cyber attack.
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Unsecured AWS server exposes thousands of FedEx customer records
FedEx has secured some of the customer identification records visible on an unsecured server, with no evidence that data was "misappropriated."
Why the data protection officer is the hottest role in town
They may not have the cachet of entrepreneurs, or geek chic of developers, but data protection officers are suddenly the hottest properties in technology.
Microsoft to cover Windows 7 with advanced threat service
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection can detect ongoing attacks on corporate networks, investigate and provide response recommendations.
The Instillery targets top end of town through cloud recruit
The Instillery has appointed Grant Baty as principal consultant, recruiting the technical specialist from Mercury Energy.
"Olympic Destroyer" malware flagged in Pyeongchang Games attack
Cisco, CrowdStrike and FireEye think the cyber attack on the Pyeongchang Winter Games was caused by "Olympic Destroyer" malware.
Deloitte bolsters tech ranks with quadruple Kiwi appointments
Deloitte has appointed four new technology leaders in New Zealand, as part of a widespread recruitment drive to bolster local operations.
Windows 10 S comes to an undignified — but not unexpected — end
Well, that didn’t take long. While Microsoft claims that Windows 10 S is now a Windows 10 “mode,” the truth is that it has floundered.
APC by Schneider Electric honours top performing A/NZ partners
APC by Schneider Electric honoured leading partners following a year of “significant growth” across the channel, recognising excellence across A/NZ.
Expanding Exclusive Networks targets new vendors across A/NZ
New vendors and further growth in the local market are two of the top priorities for Exclusive Networks’ new local boss Jonathan Odria.
"Sector Variant" service leads Vodafone's expanded TaaS offering
A new fixed connectivity service, Sector Variant, has helped expand Vodafone's portfolio in the government's Telecommunications-as-a-Service panel.
Umbrellar launches cloud division, rolls out new Microsoft services
Cloud hosting provider Umbrellar is launching a new cloud business unit ahead of a roll-out of Microsoft Azure Stack services and Office 365.
Crypto-mining malware infects more than 4,200 websites
Thousands of websites were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies.
Data breach notification expected to become mandatory in NZ
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards expects data breach notification to become mandatory in New Zealand as part of a bill now being drafted.
Winter Olympics struck by cyber attack during opening ceremony
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organisers have confirmed that the Games had fallen victim to a cyber attack during Friday's opening ceremony.
FireEye spent $12.5M on legal settlement costs last quarter
FireEye has revealed that it spent US$12.5 million in net legal settlement costs during the three months ending December 2017.
Intel releases stable Spectre patches for Skylake PCs, recovering from a bad bout of bugs
After halting Spectre and Meltdown mitigation patches because of instability, Intel feels it's solved the problem, at least for Skylake PCs.
How far does a vendor dollar go in the channel?
Most channel executives are familiar with the dreaded question: What did we get for what we spent in the channel last quarter?
Apple and Cisco strike cyber policy insurance discounts deal
Apple and Cisco have teamed up with insurer Allianz SE to offer discounts on cyber insurance to businesses that use equipment from both vendors.
Is Microsoft Azure really making up ground on AWS?
Both Microsoft and AWS reported impressive cloud revenue figures to start 2018, with Redmond boasting nearly double the year-on-year growth of biggest rival.
