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
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Accenture, Adobe unlock content supply chain value
Last week
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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."
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."
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
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."
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."
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.”
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."