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Weekly Asia security roundup: China’s cybersecurity law, hackers speak out, the MINDEF breach, and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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A new survey by Consilio found that legal technology professions remain ignorant of China’s new cybersecurity law.
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Weekly AU security roundup: Hackers speak out, CyberArk, unpatched software and Yahoo’s CEO
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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Nuix got the inside word from cyber hackers themselves about what they do, and why they do it. 50% of hackers change their attack methods for every target.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
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WTF: Yahoo's new name is weird
Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Yahoo's rebrand to 'Altaba' raises eyebrows as Verizon deal nears closure.
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SecurityBrief New Zealand looks back at 2016: Malware and botnets and breaches, oh my!
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Kiwi cybersecurity in 2016.
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Yahoo's 1bn user data breach: Everything you should know
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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Yahoo admits to history's biggest data hack, 1bn users compromised; latest breach possibly distinct from 2016's.
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Yahoo! Japan bumps up data center capacity through Infinera solutions
Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Yahoo! Japan's Osaka data centers are now being interconnected by Infinera's Cloud Xpress, bringing hyper-scale density and operational simplicity.
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'Tens of thousands' of contact info released as NZNO falls to Yahoo phishing scam
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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New Zealand Nurses Organisation hit by phishing scam, leaks email addresses of members. Investigation underway.
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Yahoo breach news is shocking but not surprising - what to do now?
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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Identity proofing is clearly a top global fraud issue. What can organisations who need to prove electronic identities do to overcome this issue?.
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Yahoo data breach: Gemalto, Digital Shadows and TeleSign experts chime in
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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Gemalto called 2014 'the year of mega breaches'. Digital Shadows comments on breach severity factors. TeleSign recommends two-factor authentication.
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Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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The fact that Yahoo may have known about the breach for a number of months before alerting the public shows why we need mandatory breach notification.
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Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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Spark warns that130,000 customers have potentially been put at risk by the massive Yahoo data breach - around 15% of all Xtra customers.
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Yahoo works to clean up its titanic data breach mess
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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Yahoo scrambles to mitigate a colossal data breach affecting 500m users, as state-sponsored hackers are blamed for the 2014 incident.
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Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.
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So long Flickr and thanks for all the fish!
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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A corporate group-think can lead to some pretty silly decisions. This time it appears that struggling Internet player, Yahoo, has got it all wrong.
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Yahoo debuts Livetext app in New Zealand
Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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Yahoo has entered the communication app space with Yahoo Livetext, a free one-to-one live video texting app for iPhone and Android.
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Yahoo TV launches in NZ
Fri, 24th Jul 2015
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Yahoo New Zealand has launched Yahoo TV, a free streaming platform offering Kiwis exclusive premieres, box sets and TV on demand.
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Kiwi Yahoo users' passwords safe...for now
Tue, 17th Mar 2015
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While the new option may make it easier for users to login, it potentially makes it much easier for hackers to break into Yahoo accounts.
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New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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The new Gmail app will work not only with Gmail addresses, but also with Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP- or Exchange-based email accounts.
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Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps
Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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Yahoo intensifies efforts in mobile messaging, acquiring Blink, investing in Snapchat, aiming to enhance or innovate in the messaging space.
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Yahoo! Community goes to the web...
Wed, 30th Jul 2014
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The news that Commnity is headed to Yahoo for a sixth season has delighted fans (and me) of the now un-cancelled series.
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Telecom set for Yahoo Xtra email security update...
Thu, 13th Mar 2014
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Yahoo and Telecom are applying additional encryption settings to Yahoo Xtra email, affecting some users from March 17.
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How to secure your Yahoo Xtra email account…
Tue, 11th Feb 2014
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Fresh from updating users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures, Telco offers Kiwis advice on how to combat any further breaches.
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Telecom updates users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures
Tue, 11th Feb 2014
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Telecom upgrades security for Xtra email platform with new encryption setting, SSL. Users urged to update settings.