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Mental health and the culture within IT
There is a culture within the IT world that downplays the importance of maintaining good mental health. This needs to change, says the ITPA's Nathaniel Mitchell. [ + ]
Top 10 online learning tools for teachers
A list of the top 10 online learning tools that can be implemented by teachers has been developed by academics at Macquarie University. [ + ]
Linux-wide boot process vulnerability revealed
Eclypsium has revealed details of a bootloader vulnerability affecting nearly all installations of Linux and a number of Windows devices. [ + ]
Driving digital literacy and creativity
As schools around Australia adapt to our 'new normal', it is important to resist the impulse to rush back to an 'old normal'. [ + ]
ACCC sues Google over user data scraping
The ACCC has accused Google of failing to obtain consumers' informed consent before combining data collected on them from Google and non-Google sites. [ + ]
EdPass identity management rolled out in SA schools
The Micro Focus EdPass identity management solution has been chosen by the SA Department of Education. [ + ]
University of Newcastle migrates its data to the cloud
The university has taken its next major stride in an effort to provide a competitive advantage by improving services and cybersecurity for its staff and students. [ + ]
RMIT launches cybersecurity research centre
RMIT University has launched a cybersecurity research centre that will take "an industry-driven approach" to meet evolving cybersecurity challenges. [ + ]
AIIA endorses JobTrainer program
The AIIA has welcomed the government's JobTrainer initiative to reskill school leavers and the unemployed, but said the current program does not go far enough. [ + ]
UK fully bans Huawei from 5G
The UK Government has followed Australia in banning Huawei equipment from all parts of the nation's 5G networks — but only from 2027. [ + ]
A four-week digital disruption could cost $30bn
A four-week-long major disruption to Australia's digital economy would cost up to $30bn in lost GDP and cause losses of up to 163,000 jobs, an AustCyber report claims. [ + ]
Preparing to live in a quantum computing world
Despite the benefits that quantum computers promise to bring, there are clear and obvious risks that organisations will face from these machines. [ + ]
Online teaching tool aims to close education equity gap
A new online community for teachers to create and share lessons has been created by Education Perfect (EP). [ + ]
IT strong as 1 in 3 Australian companies begin hiring
The most in-demand positions are infrastructure experts, software developers and engineers, and cloud architects and engineers. [ + ]
NBN video streaming speeds hold up in May
Far from impacting network performance, average nbn steaming speeds for Netflix and YouTube were slightly higher in May than during the pre-COVID baseline. [ + ]
