Industry News
Sydney entrepreneur program to kick off next week
The City of Sydney is hosting a series of events to explore the technologies that will shape the future of Sydney. [ + ]
Equinix opens first xScale data centre in Sydney
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate have announced the opening of SY9x — Sydney's first xScale data centre, located in Rosehill. [ + ]
The ongoing costs of lost education
According to the World Economic Forum, COVID-19 has disrupted the learning process of more than 1.7 billion children worldwide. [ + ]
Schools to teach the dangers of vaping
A new digital campaign aimed at discouraging school-aged children from vaping is being rolled out in WA schools. [ + ]
Workers say tech critical to customer service delivery
New research suggests that three quarters (74%) of Australian frontline workers believe technology is critical to effective customer service delivery. [ + ]
CSIRO offers R&D support for cybersecurity sector
CSIRO is helping to tackle the growing threat of cyber attacks facing Australia by providing free research and development support. [ + ]
Only 9% of Australian orgs prepared for breach
Just 9% of Australian IT pros feel that their organisation is prepared to handle a successful cyber attack such as a ransomware breach, research suggests. [ + ]
Forescout Venture Labs develops PoC IoT ransomware
Forescout's Venture Labs has published a proof-of-concept study demonstrating the ransomware threat posed by the proliferation of IoT devices. [ + ]
Learning STEM skills from resources sector
STEM professionals from the resources and energy sector have visited 12 Queensland primary schools. [ + ]
Remote students receive IT boost
An increase in IT hardware funding has been announced by the Queensland Government for geographically isolated students. [ + ]
YMCA Victoria adopts Avaya Cloud Office suite
YMCA Victoria aims to enable collaboration for its workforce of staff and volunteers, and reduce administrative time and costs, with the Avaya Cloud Office suite. [ + ]
Changi Airport to implement multi-biometrics
IDEMIA has been tapped to provide biometric solutions to facilitate the passenger experience in Singapore Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 2. [ + ]
Boosting bandwidth for public schools
A WA Government initiative to increase bandwidth in Western Australian public schools continues to roll out. [ + ]
Study: Use of company-wide encryption stagnates in Aus
Australia is lagging behind the global average when it comes to having a consistent, enterprise-wide encryption strategy. [ + ]
New education minister welcomed
The appointment of Jason Clare as federal Minister for Education has been welcomed by the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. [ + ]
