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Asia Pacific can start deploying mobile ID effortlessly if we learn from Europe

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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By taking a leaf out of the European mobile ID book, APAC countries can stand to benefit by incorporating some learnings for our own mobile ID.
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How government can safeguard identity on the blockchain

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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Amid rising cyber threats, the Australian government is considering blockchain to improve identity security and guard sensitive citizen data from breaches.
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Interview: Quintessence Labs' take on quantum physics and cybersecurity

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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Nearly a decade since founding QuintessenceLabs, Vikram Sharma discusses how quantum physics is shaping cybersecurity and the company's future ambitions.
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Interview: How to grow a cybersecurity firm from the ground up

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Digital Shadows CEO Alastair Paterson on launching a cybersecurity firm: focus on agility, humility, and following market demand for global growth.
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The big decision: Choosing which jobs to automate

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Companies taking advantage of automation are reducing costs by an average of 8%. This doesn't mean businesses should be replacing people with robots.
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How Wi-Fi KRACK vulnerability can hit almost everyone with an endpoint

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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We can be sure that attackers will leverage that delta in patching. Communication and router security has been ignored for too long.
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To upgrade or not to upgrade – that is the security question

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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When we think of security, we probably think 'software' first. But software runs on hardware, and network security and access appliances are aging.
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Why progressive CFOs are taking payroll to the cloud

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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We need to talk about the elephant in the room. We need to talk about Payroll - arguably the most critical function of your business.
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Interview: AustCyber's leading role in the Australian security space

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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Craig Davies, head of AustCyber, discusses goals and challenges of growing Australian cyber security industry.
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Jabra: Work from anywhere with your mobile office

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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Advances in technology are providing modern workers with greater opportunities to perform their jobs from any location.
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Microsoft teaches kids to code for Minecraft

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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Microsoft's research team has developed tools to teach kids how to code within the context of Minecraft, making learning more engaging and fun.
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Maintaining data center operations, come hell or high water

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Throughout history, the Asia-Pacific region has been hit with its share of floods, earthquakes, landslides and typhoons.
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Hybrid cloud use cases with Teradata's new Everywhere offering

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Not all clouds are equal, so these use cases can be leveraged with the public cloud as well as a private or managed cloud option.
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Why schools need to ramp up their cybersecurity measures

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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They house the sensitive information that hackers specifically seek, are running a wide variety of unprotected endpoints, and have limited resources.
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Rise of the citizen developer and what it means for enterprise - TIBCO CTO

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Apps that might have taken many months to move from concept to creation can now be completed in hours or even minutes.
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The age of software supply-chain attacks: Why they are now a legitimate threat

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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When you consider that we often only see one or two software supply-chain attacks in a year, eight in the last ten months is a veritable deluge!.
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Salesforce CEO on the power of disruption and mindfulness in leaders

Fri, 20th Oct 2017
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff talks about the power of disruption and the value of having a beginner's mind in the technology industry.
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The next step in the enterprise content management evolution

Fri, 20th Oct 2017
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As the variety and provenance of content continues to expand, it presents as much a challenge as an opportunity to the enterprise.
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Interview: The Aussie security firm fighting cyber deception from the inside out

Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Penten's Matthew Wilson speaks about advances in cyber deception and the growing importance of protecting information from hacks.
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More tech, more problems: Unify your communications to keep up with your team

Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Overwhelmed by fragmented communication tools? Unify your systems with a cloud-based platform to streamline collaboration and boost productivity.