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Five tips to set up your pursuit of the Australian dream
Opinion

Five tips to set up your pursuit of the Australian dream

Make sure to complete your due diligence before showing up on Aussie shores - might seem like a no brainer but it's a serious necessity.

By OrbitRemit • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Global Stories

Opinion stories

How chatbots can enhance the customer experience
Unified Communications

How chatbots can enhance the customer experience

Companies are increasingly using chatbots in their mobile apps to enhance customer service and improve the overall customer experience.

By Dmitri Tcherevik • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
Extreme phishing: The rise of SMS scams & SMiShing around the globe
Phishing

Extreme phishing: The rise of SMS scams & SMiShing around the globe

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

By Tim Dillon • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
How every business can benefit from GDPR compliance
Data Protection

How every business can benefit from GDPR compliance

GDPR reshapes global business, forging data safety and consumer trust opportunities amidst complex compliance.

By Chris Tithof • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
Better together: Why IT and HR need a stronger bond
Digital Transformation

Better together: Why IT and HR need a stronger bond

To truly innovate, companies need HR and IT departments to break down silos and work together, ensuring technology adoption that benefits the entire business.

By Olivier Pestel • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
Developing a one-two punch for cloud security
Data Protection

Developing a one-two punch for cloud security

When data is regularly accessed from a myriad of devices outside the corporate firewall, strategies to maintain effective security have to evolve.

By David Shephard • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
How brick-and-mortar retail is becoming a leader in edge computing
DataCentre infrastructure

How brick-and-mortar retail is becoming a leader in edge computing

Schneider Electric's Dave Johnson says few industries feel the disruption of new digital business models more than traditional retailers.

By Dave Johnson • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
Users, applications, and data: The new frontiers in identity
Artificial Intelligence

Users, applications, and data: The new frontiers in identity

As digital transformation accelerates, enterprises face the daunting task of managing expanding user bases, exploding data, and a growing application landscape.

By Mark McClain • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
Phishing scams – a deep dive into this year's cyber attack trends
Phishing

Phishing scams – a deep dive into this year's cyber attack trends

There's no doubt email is the number one vector used to initiate attacks on organisations, and of those email attacks, phishing is king.

By Garrett O'Hara • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
Artificial intelligence in the data centre
Hyperscale

Artificial intelligence in the data centre

AI transforms data centers, enhancing security and streamlining management amidst rising threats and data surge.

By Peter Adcock • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Why email still makes for a great business tool
Data Analytics

Why email still makes for a great business tool

Despite the surge of social media and new communication tools, email remains a formidable business tool due to its directness and personalisation potential.

By Guy Hanson • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Collaboration tool APIs leaving organisations vulnerable
Unified Communications

Collaboration tool APIs leaving organisations vulnerable

Alongside the migration to the cloud has been the rise of application programming interfaces (APIs) and artificial intelligence (AI).

By Mark Lukie • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
How do you secure a home that's smarter than you?
Internet of Things

How do you secure a home that's smarter than you?

As smart home technology continues to advance, securing these devices is becoming increasingly crucial. Here's how to keep your smart home safe.

By Tim Falinski • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Europe's data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency
DataCentre infrastructure

Europe's data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency

Honeywell's Daniela Pandrea delves into the issues around data centre energy efficiency and asserts the solution is really quite simple.

By Daniela Pandrea • 6 min read • Sat, 7th Jul 2018
3 influencers to the revolutionary growth in demand for colocation data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

3 influencers to the revolutionary growth in demand for colocation data centres

If we look at colocation data center growth throughout the world, Asia is unequivocally leading in demand and speed to market.

By Mark Bidinger • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Opinion stories

Every second counts: The importance of incident response
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Every second counts: The importance of incident response

As the risk of data breaches are not going away anytime soon, and effective incident responses have become paramount.

By Jon Cooper • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Why voice biometrics will end the password era
Unified Communications

Why voice biometrics will end the password era

Voice biometrics is a tried and tested security measure that more and more organisations are putting in place as more consumers ask for it.

By Sasha Agafonoff • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018