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The top 10 emerging risks in cybersecurity

Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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Insider threats and ageing vulnerabilities among top 10 cybersecurity risks, says Gartner's expert at Johannesburg conference.
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TBR names Huawei's data centers #1 for revenue growth

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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Technology Business Research (TBR) has named Huawei's data centers as number one for revenue growth, with a rate of 24.7% over Q1 2016.
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China Unicom announces launch of new Hong Kong data center

Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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China Unicom opened its largest Hong Kong data center last week, which is also the company's most advanced cloud center beyond mainland China.
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US-based OffsiteDataSync expands data center network into Singapore

Wed, 17th Aug 2016
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OffsiteDataSync has opened a Singapore-based data centre to attract US-based clients with its Veeam-powered availability services.
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CUI Global reports Q2 results, following data center deal with VPS

Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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CUI Global touts robust Q2 outcomes, buoyed by its trailblazing VPS data center agreement and multiple key contract wins.
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Trend Micro helps INTERPOL bring down notorious Nigerian cybercriminal

Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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Trend Micro has helped INTERPOL catch the leader of a Nigerian cyber criminal ring, responsible for up to $60 million in losses from BEC scams.
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Do you know how to spot and destroy that BEC scam?

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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Business email compromise scams, also known as CEO fraud, is a huge problem in 2016. How can you spot one and what should you do about it?.
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Cloud hardware market hits $6.6 billion in Q1

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure revenue grew 3.9% to $6.6 billion on slowed demand from public cloud in the first quarter of 2016.
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Acer suffers US data breach, extent of damage unknown

Mon, 27th Jun 2016
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Taiwanese tech giant Acer recently suffered a massive data breach that has potentially affected 34,500 of its US customers.
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The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net

Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
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Kaspersky Lab discovers underground market selling 70,000 hacked servers

Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an underground market of hacked servers, which can sell for as little as $6 per compromised server.
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Salesforce continues to dominate growing CRM market

Thu, 26th May 2016
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Salesforce leads as the CRM market expands by 12.3%, hitting $26.3bn in 2015 amid a surge of M&A activity, per Gartner.
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Big data and analytics a $187 billion opportunity

Tue, 24th May 2016
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Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.
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Enterprise return on investment for Internet of Things expected to skyrocket

Fri, 13th May 2016
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Recent research has found security and value justification remain the biggest obstacles to IoT project deployment by enterprises.
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Australia first to get DiData Blue Coat cloud security service

Wed, 4th May 2016
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Dimension Data and Blue Coat's managed cloud security service, designed to extend web security controls to the cloud, is rolling out first in Aussie.
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Smartphone market: Is this Android's time to shine?

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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In the slowing smartphone market, Apple has reported its first every year-on-year decline, while Samsung has held its ground.
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Keppel expands data center footprint to Hong Kong with PCCW Global

Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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PCCW Global has entered into a long-term deal with Keppel Data Centres Holding to co-develop and market an international carrier exchange in Hong Kong.
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APAC providing 40.1% of space for colocation; consolidation ahead

Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Colocation revenues, and square footage, are climbing with APAC now accounting for 40.1% of global colocation space - but there's consolidation ahead.
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Should the Dark Net be shut down?

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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If this realm truly embodies the seedy underbelly of the Internet, then why do 29% of respondents think it should not be taken down?.
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Where in the world are malicious domains hosted?

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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New research reveals that over 90% of malicious domains are hosted in the US and Germany, according to Infoblox.