Industry News
Report: Australia's digital competitiveness in decline
Australia's digital competitiveness is in decline, having dropped five places in a ranking of the digital competitiveness of 64 countries. [ + ]
Claroty finds 11 vulnerabilities in Nagios
Claroty has disclosed 11 vulnerabilities in the widely-used network management system Nagios that could leave users exposed to a variety of attacks. [ + ]
Teachers frustrated by lack of government consultation
The NSW Government has announced that schools will return to the classroom earlier than scheduled, due to high vaccination — a move that has concerned the IEU. [ + ]
59% of Australian crypto investors bullish on growth
Nearly two in three Australian cryptocurrency investors believe that crypto's value will continue to increase against the Australian dollar. [ + ]
Stax focuses on expansion with new exec hires
Aussie cloud management platform Stax has announced its plans for international expansion. [ + ]
NSW ICT workforce exceeds 300,000
NSW cemented its lead as the state with the highest ICT workforce this year, but other states are set to narrow the gap over the next few years, according to ACS. [ + ]
Remote workers exposing organisations to cyber threats
Nearly three in four Australian organisations faced cyber attacks targeting remote workers in the past 12 months, according to Tenable. [ + ]
WA's Pawsey Centre unveils Setonix supercomputer
WA's Pawsey Centre has unveiled stage one of what is expected to be the biggest computing power advance in Australia's history. [ + ]
Australian team comes second in DARPA robotics challenge
CSIRO's Data61 team has come second in an international robotics challenge organised by the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. [ + ]
Prepping 'Generation COVID' for life at school
Preschool-aged children have experienced a blow to their social and practical skills because of spending significant portions of their lives in lockdown. [ + ]
Government allows 'friends bubble' for school children
As the NSW Government continues to relax COVID restrictions, children whose parents are fully vaccinated can now form a friends bubble. [ + ]
Singapore alliance explores ocean data centres
Data centre provider BDx, the National University of Singapore Engineering and Sembcorp Marine will explore the feasibility of floating data centres. [ + ]
$211 million in scam losses this year
Australians have reported a record $211 million in losses to scams this year, an increase of nearly 90% from last year. [ + ]
Battery recycling scheme ramps up
The B-cycle scheme hopes to attract new industry participants including household battery importers, product manufacturers, recyclers and retailers. [ + ]
Partnership to accelerate AI uptake
Industrial IoT vendor Advantech has announced a partnerhip with ANSCENTER. [ + ]
