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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

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Menlo Security sees channel growth, continues global expansion
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cloud security
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channel partners
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menlo security
Menlo Security has announced new initiatives and investment in its Boost! Channel Programme, designed to further support and incentivise partners.
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SASE continues to roll with revenue to top $6 billion
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network infrastructure
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sase
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cisco
"Single-vendor SASE solutions grew faster as a reflection of greater enterprise preference for one-stop-shop versus multi-vendor best-of-breed."
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Global cloud solutions firm Searce enters ANZ market
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sustainable it
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digital transformation
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digitisation
The new market entry will see Searce accelerate digitalisation for businesses locally to enable growth and sustainability.
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Internal mobility and tech budgets on the up as layoffs gather pace
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skills shortage
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employment
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budget
A third of employers will increase technology budgets as candidate shortages persist, while and over half will place a greater emphasis on internal mobility.
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Adobe unveils Real-Time Customer Data Platform innovations
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cx
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cdp
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adobe
Adobe's latest innovations are designed to enable superior prospecting and conversion, enhanced B2B account-based marketing and richer personalisation.
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Higher ASPs push data centre physical infrastructure market
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data infrastructure
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delloro group
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data centres
Vendors' decision making and market positioning over the past 18 months will materially impact their performance in 2023, with market share shifts likely. 
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Campus switch market reached record heights in 4Q 2022
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cisco
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network switches
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delloro group
"Cisco emerged as the clear winner, driving two-thirds of the market growth and securing an impressive gain of more than two points in market share."
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Accenture, Adobe unlock content supply chain value
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marketing
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adobe
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accenture
"Content fuels the digital economy and together Adobe and Accenture are equipping brands to build high-performing content supply chains."
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Only 6% of ANZ businesses alerted of breach and data loss
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cybersecurity
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commvault
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data breach
"It is clear that they are facing a multitude of data challenges – multi-generational data sprawl, data fragmentation, leading to an increased attack surface."
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Healthcare execs employing remote health technologies
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smartphones
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it in healthcare
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internet
The widespread availability of smartphones, personal computers, and internet service has driven the adoption of distance health technologies.
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PXP, Mastercard, Payall collaborate on cross-border payments
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mastercard
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partnerships
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payments
The collaboration provides PXP Financial’s customers with safe, compliant and efficient cross-border payments and international transfers.
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SAP honours top performers at NZ Partner Excellence Awards
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deloitte
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awards
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sap
"The submissions received demonstrate the thriving innovation, creativity and collaboration happening across the country.”
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Daily QR scan scams phishing users on mobile devices
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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hp
“Users should look out for emails and websites that ask to scan QR codes and give up sensitive data, and PDF files linking to password-protected archives.”
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Cloudflare takes on online fraud detection market
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cybersecurity
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cloudfare
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online fraud
“Customers have long trusted us to help protect them online, and now we’re taking that even further by tackling online fraud."
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IGEL partners with Plant-for-the-Planet initiative
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sustainable it
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igel technology
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united nations
“We have a vision to transform the way the world works to create better outcomes for people, organisations, and our planet."
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Daisy, Girlguiding to inspire the next generation of STEM
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women in technology
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stem
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daisy
"Women in STEM are always doing amazing things and this partnership is another way we can help inspire the learning of STEM skills in the real world.”
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Trojanised WhatsApp and Telegram applications stealing crypto funds
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cryptocurrency
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cybersecurity
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whatsapp
Rhreat actors are going after victims’ cryptocurrency funds using trojanised Telegram and WhatsApp applications.
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Microsoft zero-day linked to Russian bad actors – report
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microsoft
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outlook
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zero day malware
"This is more evidence that aggressive, disruptive and destructive cyberattacks may not remain constrained to Ukraine."
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Investment in mental health amongst cybersecurity professionals set to increase
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cybersecurity
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data breach
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investment
"The nature of the role, and being accountable for the security and safety of an organisation can be overwhelming."
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BEC overtakes ransomware as cyber crime of choice
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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secureworks
The number of incidents involving business email compromise has doubled, replacing ransomware as the most common type of financially motivated cyber threat.
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Smart city ingenuity to lead IoT professional services market growth
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smart cities
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iot
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polaris market research
The global IoT professional services market will reach $206.90 billion with by 2032, according to new forecasts from Polaris Market Research.
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Consumers want more convenience with identity credentials
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passwords
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identity
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entrust
Passwords have outrun their course and it's time to provide users a simpler, more secure way to validate their identity. 
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Organisations struggling to build a security culture
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cybersecurity
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knowbe4
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culture
"How employees perceive their role is a critical factor in sustaining or endangering the security of the organisation."
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Cyber attack risk high due to outdated authentication methods
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passwords
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cyber attacks
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yubico
"Concerningly, more than half of UK organisations are still relying on using usernames and passwords and other outdated authentication methods."
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