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Kiwi Stories

Cybercrime costs New Zealanders $6.6 million in Q1

Cybercrime hits New Zealand hard in early 2024, with financial losses topping NZD $6.6 million, reveals CERT NZ's latest report, despite fewer incident reports.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Global Stories

Risk & Compliance

FrankieOne & WeMoney shine at 2024 Finnie Awards in Sydney

FinTech Australia's 2024 Finnie Awards celebrated 19 categories at Sydney's Doltone Wharf, honouring standout contributions in the evolving financial technology sector.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024

Supply Chain

Vertiv unveils 2023 report with new environmental initiatives

Vertiv's 2023 Responsible Business Report outlines progress on sustainability and unveils the One Vertiv, One World plan to enhance environmental and community impacts.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024

Storage

Australia's data centres urged to cut emissions, go green

Australia's data centres face significant environmental challenges, with rising carbon emissions set to double by 2030 due to energy-intensive AI applications, warns industry experts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Gaming

Christchurch tech firms team up for geoscience education tool

Two Christchurch-based tech firms, Seequent and CerebralFix, launch Visible Geology, an immersive 3D educational tool to combat global shortages in earth scientists.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Data Protection

RestorePoint.ai appoints Shawn Hank as Vice President

RestorePoint.ai appoints Shawn Hank as VP of Solution Architecture, aiming to boost the modularity, scalability, and security of its secure managed data services.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Digital Transformation

Digital trust underfunded despite its growing importance

A new ISACA report reveals organisations worldwide recognise the rising importance of digital trust but substantially underfund initiatives.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Edge Computing

Vertiv's 2023 report shows strides in sustainability efforts

Vertiv's 2023 Responsible Business Report unveils the “One Vertiv, One World” plan, detailing strides in environmental impact and governance.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

NetApp

Porsche extends partnership with NetApp for exclusive data solutions

Porsche Motorsport extends its partnership with NetApp, enhancing data solutions for racing divisions like IMSA, WEC, and the TAG Heuer Formula E Team.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Firewalls

ExtraHop appoints Rachna Kumar as senior channel sales manager

ExtraHop appoints Rachna Kumar as Senior Channel Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to strengthen its ANZ channel and cybersecurity presence.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Object First announces 192TB upgrade for backup storage solution

Object First has announced a major upgrade to its ransomware-proof backup storage, boosting capacity up to 192TB per node and 768TB per cluster.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2024

Cloud Security

CrowdStrike & eSentire expand partnership for AI security boost

CrowdStrike and eSentire broaden their strategic partnership, integrating threat intelligence and AI-native cybersecurity to enhance global MDR protection.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st May 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Transformation

Hospitality sector lags in digital finance transformation

A report by Xledger reveals only 3% of UK hospitality businesses have fully digitised their finance systems, citing fears and outdated tech as key barriers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024

Unified Communications

UK firms boost board-level cyber security roles by 55%

Board-level cyber security representation in the UK is up 55% among critical national infrastructure sectors, according to Bridewell. This growth reflects the increasing threat landscape, with central government organisations seeing the most significant rise in secure governance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024

Security Information and Event Management

Cyber-attacks disrupt critical operations at London hospitals

Cyber-attacks have paralysed three major London hospitals, forcing operation cancellations and highlighting vulnerabilities in healthcare cybersecurity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Encryption

Three-quarters of UK software supply chains hit by cyber attacks

BlackBerry's research unveiled at Infosecurity Europe shows 74% of UK software supply chains faced cyber attacks in the past year, exposing critical vulnerabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Health Technologies

How cutting-edge technology is helping mental health

SafeWatch is redefining mental health care with its community-focused approach by combining tech, therapy, and support.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

97% of UK FTSE 100 firms hit by third-party cyber breaches

A SecurityScorecard report reveals 97% of the UK's FTSE 100 firms faced third-party breaches last year, stressing urgent supply chain cybersecurity enhancements.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jun 2024

Data Protection

Australia's National Cybersecurity Act races against technological advancement

Australia's fragmented cybersecurity laws face overhaul as new National Cybersecurity Act aims to modernise protection against AI and quantum computing threats.

By Andrew Wilson • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Jun 2024

Quantum Computing

Australia's budget boosts cybersecurity & digital identity

Australia's budget sharpens focus on data security and digital identity, earmarking AUD $288.1 million for a Digital ID platform and AUD $39.9 million for AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 2nd Jun 2024