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WTF: Yahoo's new name is weird
Yahoo

WTF: Yahoo's new name is weird

Verizon buys Yahoo's core internet business for USD $4.83 billion, rebrands what's left as Altaba, despite last year's data breaches potentially altering terms.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017
Yahoo's 1bn user data breach: Everything you should know
Breach Prevention

Yahoo's 1bn user data breach: Everything you should know

Yahoo admits to history's biggest data hack, 1bn users compromised; latest breach possibly distinct from 2016's.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Dec 2016
Yahoo breach news is shocking but not surprising - what to do now?
Yahoo

Yahoo breach news is shocking but not surprising - what to do now?

Identity proofing is clearly a top global fraud issue. What can organisations who need to prove electronic identities do to overcome this issue?.

By Avivah Litan • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Yahoo data breach: Gemalto, Digital Shadows and TeleSign experts chime in
Breach Prevention

Yahoo data breach: Gemalto, Digital Shadows and TeleSign experts chime in

Gemalto called 2014 'the year of mega breaches'. Digital Shadows comments on breach severity factors. TeleSign recommends two-factor authentication.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues
Yahoo

Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues

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.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach
Breach Prevention

Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach

Spark warns that130,000 customers have potentially been put at risk by the massive Yahoo data breach - around 15% of all Xtra customers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Sep 2016
Yahoo works to clean up its titanic data breach mess
Cybersecurity

Yahoo works to clean up its titanic data breach mess

Yahoo scrambles to mitigate a colossal data breach affecting 500m users, as state-sponsored hackers are blamed for the 2014 incident.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space
Yahoo

Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space

Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016
So long Flickr and thanks for all the fish!
Disaster Recovery

So long Flickr and thanks for all the fish!

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.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
Kiwi Yahoo users' passwords safe...for now
Cybersecurity

Kiwi Yahoo users' passwords safe...for now

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.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015
New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers
Google

New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers

The new Gmail app will work not only with Gmail addresses, but also with Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP- or Exchange-based email accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps
Yahoo

Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps

Yahoo intensifies efforts in mobile messaging, acquiring Blink, investing in Snapchat, aiming to enhance or innovate in the messaging space.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2014
Yahoo! Community goes to the web...
Digital Entertainment

Yahoo! Community goes to the web...

The news that Commnity is headed to Yahoo for a sixth season has delighted fans (and me) of the now un-cancelled series.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2014

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Yahoo! Japan bumps up data center capacity through Infinera solutions
Network Infrastructure

Yahoo! Japan bumps up data center capacity through Infinera solutions

Yahoo! Japan's Osaka data centers are now being interconnected by Infinera's Cloud Xpress, bringing hyper-scale density and operational simplicity.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Dec 2016
'Tens of thousands' of contact info released as NZNO falls to Yahoo phishing scam
Phishing

'Tens of thousands' of contact info released as NZNO falls to Yahoo phishing scam

New Zealand Nurses Organisation hit by phishing scam, leaks email addresses of members. Investigation underway.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Nov 2016
Yahoo debuts Livetext app in New Zealand
Yahoo

Yahoo debuts Livetext app in New Zealand

Yahoo has entered the communication app space with Yahoo Livetext, a free one-to-one live video texting app for iPhone and Android.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2015
Yahoo TV launches in NZ
Digital Entertainment

Yahoo TV launches in NZ

Yahoo New Zealand has launched Yahoo TV, a free streaming platform offering Kiwis exclusive premieres, box sets and TV on demand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2015