About Kai Ping

Kai Ping Lew

Former TechDay team member

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.

Kiwi Stories

Public Cloud

You're invited: Azure experts share cloud success secrets

Join Azure experts Jeff Tebbs and Deepak Maheshwari in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch for free lunch sessions on maximising cloud success. Register now!.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Aug 2018

Platform-as-a-Service

How SMBs can grow their client base without cutting prices

Although they may seem to be the simplest solution, SMBs need to consider the trade-offs they are making by discounting.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Aug 2018

Dicker Data

Blast off: Dicker Data announces winners of Houston Space Center trip

Winners will get to have lunch with an astronaut and take an in-depth Level 9 VIP tour of the Houston Space Center.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Aug 2018

Platform-as-a-Service

How to improve cash flow and get rid of excess inventory

Bartercard has members consisting of over 6,000 businesses in eight countries, with a trade volume of over $150 million a year.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Aug 2018

Partner Programmes

You're invited: SMB network management has never been so easy

NETGEAR's Insight family of cloud managed solutions is a quick and easy way for MSPs to grow their current offerings.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018

Global Stories

Blockchain

Exclusive: What will it take for blockchain to achieve mass adoption?

With the technology and its applications still an enigma to most, blockchain has a long way to go before it's mature enough for many use cases.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Aug 2018

Symantec

Exclusive: MSSPs enabling holistic cybersecurity approach

Companies are increasingly relying on managed security service providers to protect themselves from sophisticated threats.

By Kai Ping Lew • 6 min read • Fri, 17th Aug 2018

Endpoint Protection

FireEye brings machine learning to endpoint security solution

The machine learning model is trained with both public and private data sources, including data gathered from over 15 million endpoint agents.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Aug 2018

Semiconductors

Flaw discovered in Intel chips, allows attackers to steal cloud data

A newly discovered flaw in Intel chips, dubbed Foreshadow, can lead attackers to access sensitive data from personal computers and cloud services.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Aug 2018

Multi-factor authentication

Exclusive interview: Major MFA vulnerability discovered in Microsoft's ADFS

A critical flaw in Microsoft's ADFS allows bypassing MFA, posing a severe risk, warns Okta's REX team. Urgent patching is recommended for users.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Aug 2018

Security Information and Event Management

Bringing a gun to a gunfight: Countering AI-enabled threats

Artificial intelligence can reduce human effort and lower the time needed to detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Aug 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Raiz chooses AI-powered cybersecurity solution for financial security and compliance

Raiz recently listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and implementing VSE was a key component of their compliance with financial regulations.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Aug 2018

Endpoint Detection and Response

Security professionals are considering black hat activity - report

49% of global mid-market professionals were most likely to suggest that it's easy to get into cybercrime without getting caught.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018

Cyber attacks

Exclusive: How nation-state attacks impact businesses

With tensions between global superpowers rising, cyber attacks have become a new frontier for governments to gain an advantage over one another.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018

Thales

Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018

Disaster Recovery

StorageCraft announces improvements to DRaaS offerings

StorageCraft enhances its DRaaS offerings for MSPs with cloud pooling, one-click recovery, and 30-day free virtualisation to bolster margins and market reach.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Aug 2018