United States (US) stories - Page 164
98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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data protection
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casb
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data privacy
70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
$7 million investment boost for Kiwi SaaS company
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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saas
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supply chain
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cloud services
Globally, we estimate there are over 5 million wholesaler-distributors and manufacturers that Unleashed could be the 'system of record' for.
NZ-AU subsea cable names data center for U.S point of presence
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Hawaiki Submarine Cable chooses Peak 10 + ViaWest's Oregon data center as its US point of presence for its high-speed submarine cable system.
Ever wanted to know how Xero does incident management?
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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uc
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devops
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fintech
DevOpsDays Auckland commenced yesterday, featuring a packed schedule of talks on incident management and the use of chatbots.
North Korea's cyber attacks against South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges failed
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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malware
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crypto
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blockchain
South Korean police have completed investigations into North Korea's alleged attempts to steal cryptocurrency from four South Korean Bitcoin exchanges.
2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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security breaches
Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.
Auckland startup hosting events to raise awareness on work-ready skills
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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edutech
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21c skills lab
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event
21C Skill's Lab founders want business and education to work together to ensure young people have the right skills to survive and thrive.
Ethique raises half a million dollars in less than a day
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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apple
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apple iphone
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crowdfunding
Christchurch's Ethique clinches £500,000 in a record day to fuel fight against plastic waste with eco-friendly beauty bars.
Cybersecurity not just a means of defence but business success too
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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cloud services
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vodafone
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cyber attacks
86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.
Insights from colocation buyers delivered in new 451 Research report
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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iot
Colocation providers face increasing threats and challenges, according to a survey by Schneider Electric and 451 Research.
CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.
Degree no longer mandatory with tech opportunities - NZTech
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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edutech
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nztech
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tertiary education
New Zealand could see a 204% increase in GDP by matching Finland's education outcomes, says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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partner programmes
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mobility
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partner awards
Japan's Soliton Systems has been named SOTI's APAC Value Added Reseller of the Year at the vendor's annual Partner Awards.
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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crypto
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blockchain
Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
Social enterprise Ethique launches second equity crowdfunding campaign
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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apple
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apple iphone
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crowdfunding
Ethique demands funds for global expansion, launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe on 29 September, seeking USD $350k to USD $500k.
Victoria University incubator receives Govt's Entrepreneurial Universities funding
Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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victoria university
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incubator
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interactive
CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand's computing and media ecosystem.
Photo gallery: Dicker Data NZ resellers' Route 66 adventure
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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lenovo
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dicker data
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distributors
Dicker Data and Lenovo resellers have just returned from a two week adventure driving Route 66. So what did they get up to along the way?.
Coalition calls for transparency of Five Eyes intelligence activities
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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surveillance
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data privacy
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privacy international
Privacy International calls for transparency from global oversight bodies on intelligence sharing to protect citizens' privacy.
North Korea's nefarious links to cryptocurrency theft
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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crypto
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blockchain
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phishing
North Korean state-sponsored actors may be behind campaigns to steal virtual currencies in order to fund the state's activities.
Kiwi startup developing prospective musicians through gamification
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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investment
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capital raising
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melodics
New Zealand tech startup Melodics has raised US$1.2m in seed capital to take its instrument learning software to more aspiring musicians.