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Aria is where cutting‑edge technology, security, and AI‑driven innovation intersect. The stories tagged here span everything from next‑gen cloud and data platforms to ransomware trends, smart infrastructure, and the fast‑evolving world of generative and agentic AI. If you want to understand how tools like AI copilots, LLMs, and real‑time analytics are reshaping everything from finance to healthcare to manufacturing, this is your starting point.

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FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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International Women's Day is here and what better time to tackle the elephant in the room that is the huge gender disparity in the technology sector.
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Blueliv makes plea for cybercrime intelligence sharing across industries

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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With malware continually evolving, Blueliv says it's crucial that the 'good guys' begin to collaborate in the fight against cybercrime.
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REPORT: Ransomware decreasing in quantity but increasing in potency

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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A new report from SonicWall has shed light on the current threat landscape with the company recording an astonishing 9.32b malware attacks in 2017.
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Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.
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Researchers probe psychology behind phishing attacks

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
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New range of affordable Alcatel smartphones available soon

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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TCL Communication introduced its new, price-sensitive smartphone portfolio with the Alcatel 5, 3 and 1 Series at Mobile World Congress 2018.
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Disaster recovery compliance focus of Veeam's latest offering

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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The Veeam Availability Orchestration solution enables enterprises to create, document, test and execute DR plans, ensuring compliance.
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Schneider Electric brings on High Technology Control as Aussie cooling partner

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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The partnership allows HTC to market, distribute, and sell Schneider Electric's precision cooling products in Australia.
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Intel ships industry's first 58G PAM4-capable FPGA for network infrastructure

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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Intel announced that it has begun shipping its Intel Stratix 10 TX FPGAs, the industry's only field programmable gate array.
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CERT Australia reveals this year's cybersecurity challenges

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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Criminals will exploit known vulnerabilities; social engineering will craft sophisticated networks; supply chain targeting will target third parties..
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Scammers disguise ASIC spam campaigns through genuine email marketing firm

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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Scammers abused an online email marketing company to send spam that appear to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).
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Check Point releases January's 'most wanted' malware

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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23% of organisations around the world were affected by Check Point's 'most wanted' malware in January, a 'lucrative' revenue stream for criminals.
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Ex-Cyclone Gita may have blown away your internet

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Ex-Cyclone Gita disrupts internet for about 1,000 Kiwi households, mostly due to power outages. Chorus works to restore services but access issues persist.
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State-sponsored North Korean cyberespionage group continues to weaponize tactics

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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The North Korean threat group known to some as Reaper (APT37) is eyeing bigger targets with more sophisticated tactics.
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New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.
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Rumours fly about who was behind the PyeongChang Olympics hack

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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The Olympic Destroyer campaign comes at a precarious time of geopolitical tensions with several possible perpetrators but no conclusive proof.
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Data fabric company making waves with global awards

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Five-year-old storage company ioFABRIC has been awarded two Tech Trailblazers Awards for their data fabric offerings and CTO.
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Gartner provides 7 steps for dealing with Spectre and Meltdown

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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​No doubt you've heard of Spectre and Meltdown before, given security researchers are calling them 'catastrophic' - here's Gartner's advice.
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Google Cloud TPU machine learning accelerators now available in beta

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Google's beta Cloud TPUs accelerate ML on GCP, slashing training times and costs, with full TPU pods coming soon.
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Panasonic claims stake in smart energy management with Schneider Electric deal

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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The system also features plug and play technology to reduce installation time, or can be installed as a part of a standalone system.