About Nick
Nick Forrester
Senior News Editor
Born and raised in Auckland, Nick moved to Wellington after high school to complete his undergraduate degree, before moving back to Auckland to complete his postgraduate degree in journalism from AUT. Nick is a passionate writer, and is keen on politics, gaming and writing reviews that no one asked for. An undercover nerd, you can find him on any given night at a pub quiz, board game night or hanging out with his dog.
Former TechDay team member.
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Google Chrome postpones changing cookie policy in wake of COVID-19
Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Google Chrome delays its SameSite Cookie policy update due to COVID-19, to ensure stability for essential services websites like banking and healthcare.
Interview: ManageEngine's VP says legacy remote solutions aren't cutting it
Thu, 2nd Apr 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
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manageengine
ManageEngine's VP Rajesh Ganesan says legacy VPNs lack the necessary security for today's remote working needs, promoting their advanced remote solutions.
Marriott International reports breach affecting 5.2 million customers
Wed, 1st Apr 2020
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cybersecurity
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cybersafety
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hotels
Marriott International has suffered a cyber attack, compromising the personal information of 5.2 million guests, marking its second breach in two years.
Houseparty denies security breach as users accuse app of hacking accounts
Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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hack
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cybersafety
The popular face-to-face video hosting service has been accused of hacking users' other accounts, a claim Houseparty disputes.
80% of cyber threat landscape uses COVID-19 as leverage - report
Mon, 30th Mar 2020
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Cybercriminals are exploiting COVID-19 fears, with 80% of threats weaponising the pandemic, says a Proofpoint report, noting 500,000 malicious messages.
UN telecommunications agency launches global platform to fortify countries' networks
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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international telecommunication union
The International Telecommunication Union has launched a global platform to bolster telecommunications networks under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Case study: 40% of password managers vulnerable to breach
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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passwords
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cybersafety
Two of five password managers tested by researchers from the University of York were fooled by a fake app into giving away a password.
Video-streaming services to see a boom as people stay at home
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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digital entertainment
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netflix
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video
Most of the world's economy is contingent around people leaving their houses; now, a 'stay at home economy' will see a meteoric boom.
Cybersecurity teams preferring human results shows mistrust in AI
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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ai
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cybersecurity
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cybersafety
Mistrust in artificial intelligence prevails as a WhiteHat Security report reveals nearly 60% of cybersecurity professionals favour human-verified results.
Eliminating gender bias in cybersecurity could grow industry by the billions
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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dei
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cybersafety
Solving gender bias in cybersecurity could add USD $43.1 billion in the US and GBP £17 billion in the UK, reports Tessian.
ProLabs announces suite to bolster 400G migration
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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data center maintenance
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prolabs
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400g
The move comes as the digital transformation towards 400G is becoming more necessary given its ability to revolutionise industry operations.
Forcepoint announces three new integrations with AWS Security Hub
Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
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uc
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The collaboration will help users consolidate their high priority alerts across their AWS accounts, says Forcepoint.
90% of cyber attackers using defence evasion tactics - report
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
A VMware Carbon Black report reveals that over 90% of cyber attacks involve defence evasion tactics, complicating the fight for IT security teams.
Digital Guardian launches new security solution to bolster data protection
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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cybersecurity
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cybersafety
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digital guardian
In the absence of skilled talent to employ in-house, organisations are increasingly steering towards adopting managed cybersecurity services.
Malware targeting IoT devices skyrockets as transactions rise 1,500%
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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malware
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iot
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cybersecurity
According to the report, Zscaler customers are generating more than 1 billion IoT transactions per month in the Zscaler cloud.
The real winner of 2019? Ransomware
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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malware
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vpns
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ransomware
Trend Micro discovered a 10% increase in ransomware detections, despite a 57% decrease in the number of new ransomware families.
Unisys launches latest version of its Stealth security software
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
The updated software provides protection for data in container and Kubernetes environments, with the aim of improving data centre security, Unisys says.
Fortinet introduces new AI to combat cybersecurity threats
Tue, 25th Feb 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet unveils FortiAI, an AI-driven on-prem solution to speed up threat response and tackle the cybersecurity skill gap.
5G smartphone shipments to increase 700% in 2020
Tue, 25th Feb 2020
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Global shipments of 5G smartphones are forecast to soar by 700% in 2020, from 29 million to 231 million units, driven by declining device costs, Omdia reports.
New Azure and AWS integration announced amid increasing cyber threats
Tue, 25th Feb 2020
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
FireMon announces new integrations with Azure and AWS to bolster defences against rising cyber threats, supporting multi-cloud and hybrid environments.