About Kai Ping
Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Kai Ping - Page 19
Grant McBeath steps in as interim CEO of Spark HMB
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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job moves
Grant McBeath has been named interim CEO of Spark HMB, stepping in as Jason Paris departs in 2018 for an international opportunity.
Execs believe AI and robotics could change workplace for the better - study
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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robots
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it automation
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Study finds teaming machine intelligence with humans can help organisations embrace efficient and meritocratic workforces.
Aussie retailers using WeChat as a channel to Chinese consumers
Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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commerce systems
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wechat
DaigouSales.com allows Australian brands to sell directly into China via locally based Chinese WeChat users who buy on behalf of their friends.
Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Auckland is named a top digital payments leader, with potential to gain nearly USD $2 billion annually by further reducing cash reliance, a Visa study reveals.
Marketing and messaging trends shaping Facebook Messenger this year
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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martech
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trends & predictions
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facebook
Improved group chats, realtime features, and visual messaging are just a few of the features in store for messaging app.
Air New Zealand launching as a skill on Amazon Alexa
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Air New Zealand is pioneering in Australasia with an Alexa skill, letting customers check flight statuses hands-free. It launches in early February.
Aus payments fintech Verrency signs long-term agreement with UnionPay
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
Australian fintech Verrency has inked a long-term deal with UnionPay International to integrate its value-added services into UnionPay's UPI Wallet across Asia.
Business guru shares retail tips ahead of Amazon's arrival
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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retail
Understanding the fundamentals of business in today's disrupted world will protect New Zealand retailers from Amazon, says author Ed Ludbrook.
Maritime NZ's innovative digital marketing campaign wins award
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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marketing
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public sector
Maritime NZ's innovative “Virtual Coastwatch” digital campaign, promoting lifejacket use, wins gold at New York's International Festival of Media Awards.
Adobe announces innovations for retailers in Adobe Experience Cloud
Wed, 17th Jan 2018
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martech
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open source
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adobe
Adobe unveils new tools in Adobe Experience Cloud to help retailers optimise in-store shopping, personalise experiences with big data, and enhance visual media.
Top digital opportunities for Kiwi SMBs going into 2018
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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New Zealand businesses urged to embrace technology as digital opportunities arise in 2018 - Spark #technology #digitalopportunities.
Smartphones losing ground to digital voice assistant devices in homes
Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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voice assistant devices
Two-thirds of consumers who own digital voice assistants use their smartphones less in the home since acquiring the devices.
Genesys appoints Tony Winterbottom to lead its government division
Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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cx
The former Teradata executive will help the customer experience provider grow its presence within the ANZ public sector.
Barracuda acquires social engineering platform PhishLine
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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firewalls
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phishing
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email security
PhishLine's social engineering simulation and training platform expands Barracuda solutions to protect against email-borne targeted attacks.
Bitdefender and NETGEAR partner to bring IoT security to customers
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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endpoint protection
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iot
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edr
This joint offering will secure IoT devices at the WiFi router level, preventing attacks and protecting sensitive user data from cybercriminals.
Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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physical security
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supply chain
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open source
Software suppliers and buyers can identify high-risk code, prioritise accordingly and channel effort to projects.
Norwood launches enterprise VPN security app
Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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vpns
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wireless networks
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apps
World Secure lets organisations easily adjust staff members' VPN security profiles on the fly in response to evolving cybersecurity threats.
Intel CEO addresses Spectre and Meltdown bugs at CES keynote
Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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semiconductors
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intel
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spectre
Kraznich advised users to apply any updates from your operating system vendor and system manufacturer as soon as they become available.
CASB Bitglass announces zero-day cloud app indexing with machine learning
Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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cloud security
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casb
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Zero-day Shadow IT Discovery works by crawling the web, and several other curated datasets to identify, categorise and classify new cloud apps.
Cloud workloads at risk from security, management and compliance failings – research
Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Over 33% of respondents reported that data is only partially encrypted in the cloud, and 39% admitted to not having unbroken security audit trails.