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Market collaboration is imperative in the hyperscale data center era
Unified Communications

Market collaboration is imperative in the hyperscale data center era

Schneider Electric's Frank Nash discusses the history of the data center and what needs to happen for the next step.

By Frank Nash • 5 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018
New online tool helps organisations evaluate security maturity
Endpoint Protection

New online tool helps organisations evaluate security maturity

The report also assigns a current security maturity tier and compares the organisation's results to peer benchmarks.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018
Time for channel professionals to get serious about their career credentials
Online courses

Time for channel professionals to get serious about their career credentials

Few universities teach indirect or channel marketing, which is posing challenges for employers that want to expand channel services.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018
Interview: CA Technologies explores the state of digital trust in APJ
Multi-factor authentication

Interview: CA Technologies explores the state of digital trust in APJ

CA Technologies' recent survey finds a vast disconnect between organisations' perception and customer trust in data handling across Asia Pacific and Japan.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018
Why enterprises are still grappling with data loss
EduTech

Why enterprises are still grappling with data loss

Survey results show that many organisations are not following baseline best practices for data protection and disaster recovery.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Sep 2018
Managing OT cybersecurity vulnerabilities at industrial facilities – PAS Global
Manufacturing

Managing OT cybersecurity vulnerabilities at industrial facilities – PAS Global

Focusing on Level 2 endpoints gives only a surface view because they make up only 20 percent of endpoints that exist in process control networks.

By Scott Hollis • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Sep 2018
Confirmit leverages AI to enhance productivity solutions
Artificial Intelligence

Confirmit leverages AI to enhance productivity solutions

Confirmit has introduced a range of fresh new functions to its platform, building on the solutions launched earlier this year.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Sep 2018
Survey: Rising role of IT in physical security provides opportunities
Physical Security

Survey: Rising role of IT in physical security provides opportunities

In addition to taking care of cybersecurity, IT departments are having to adapt to spearhead issues set forth by the physical security dept.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Sep 2018
NZ urgently needs to get the Privacy Bill right for everyone's sake, says InternetNZ
Breach Prevention

NZ urgently needs to get the Privacy Bill right for everyone's sake, says InternetNZ

New Zealand needs to update its privacy laws to protect citizens from increasing data breaches, says InternetNZ. #PrivacyBill #DataProtection.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2018
Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities
Hackers

Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities

As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Aug 2018
IoT: The nexus for change
Virtualisation

IoT: The nexus for change

The internet of things brings countless benefits, but it also opens up new vulnerabilities for cyber attacks and data breaches.

By Raymond Goh • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Aug 2018
Exclusive: Veeam's best practices for availability in a cloud era
Virtualisation

Exclusive: Veeam's best practices for availability in a cloud era

How can businesses ensure their apps and data are available across the new multi-cloud models they are adopting?.

By Danny Allan • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Aug 2018
APJ customers don't really trust companies with their data - report
Data Protection

APJ customers don't really trust companies with their data - report

A report by CA Technologies reveals a significant trust gap in the APJ region, as consumer confidence in data protection by companies scores only 63 out of 100.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Aug 2018
SailPoint updates IdentityIQ to expand definition of digital identities
Identity and Access Management

SailPoint updates IdentityIQ to expand definition of digital identities

The update gives enterprises the ability to govern non-human identities such as software bots, including robotic process automation (RPA) bots.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018
Google reveals AI system taking charge of its data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Google reveals AI system taking charge of its data centres

Once used only on a recommendation basis, the AI system is now taking direct control of Google's data centres with significant energy savings.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Aug 2018
Who won the 2018 APAC Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards? Full list here
Hyperscale

Who won the 2018 APAC Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards? Full list here

Last night the biggest movers and shakers in APAC's ICT industry were celebrated, with winners including Equinix, Huawei, and Rackspace.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Aug 2018
Blurred lines: How counterinsurgent strategies apply to threat hunting
Endpoint Protection

Blurred lines: How counterinsurgent strategies apply to threat hunting

Successful counterinsurgency operations depend on thoroughly understanding the environments in which they are being conducted.

By Tom Kellermann and Rick McElroy • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Aug 2018

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