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98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
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$7 million investment boost for Kiwi SaaS company

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Globally, we estimate there are over 5 million wholesaler-distributors and manufacturers that Unleashed could be the 'system of record' for.
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NZ-AU subsea cable names data center for U.S point of presence

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable chooses Peak 10 + ViaWest's Oregon data center as its US point of presence for its high-speed submarine cable system.
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Ever wanted to know how Xero does incident management?

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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DevOpsDays Auckland commenced yesterday, featuring a packed schedule of talks on incident management and the use of chatbots.
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North Korea's cyber attacks against South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges failed

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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South Korean police have completed investigations into North Korea's alleged attempts to steal cryptocurrency from four South Korean Bitcoin exchanges.
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2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.
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Auckland startup hosting events to raise awareness on work-ready skills

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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21C Skill's Lab founders want business and education to work together to ensure young people have the right skills to survive and thrive.
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Ethique raises half a million dollars in less than a day

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Christchurch's Ethique clinches £500,000 in a record day to fuel fight against plastic waste with eco-friendly beauty bars.
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Cybersecurity not just a means of defence but business success too

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.
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Insights from colocation buyers delivered in new 451 Research report

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Colocation providers face increasing threats and challenges, according to a survey by Schneider Electric and 451 Research.
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CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.
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Degree no longer mandatory with tech opportunities - NZTech

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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New Zealand could see a 204% increase in GDP by matching Finland's education outcomes, says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
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Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Japan's Soliton Systems has been named SOTI's APAC Value Added Reseller of the Year at the vendor's annual Partner Awards.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
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Social enterprise Ethique launches second equity crowdfunding campaign

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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Ethique demands funds for global expansion, launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe on 29 September, seeking USD $350k to USD $500k.
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Victoria University incubator receives Govt's Entrepreneurial Universities funding

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand's computing and media ecosystem.
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Photo gallery: Dicker Data NZ resellers' Route 66 adventure

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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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?.
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Coalition calls for transparency of Five Eyes intelligence activities

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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Privacy International calls for transparency from global oversight bodies on intelligence sharing to protect citizens' privacy.
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North Korea's nefarious links to cryptocurrency theft

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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North Korean state-sponsored actors may be behind campaigns to steal virtual currencies in order to fund the state's activities.
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Kiwi startup developing prospective musicians through gamification

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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New Zealand tech startup Melodics has raised US$1.2m in seed capital to take its instrument learning software to more aspiring musicians.