Industry News
Australian business leaders see automation as vital
Nearly all Australian business leaders believe that improving automation will be vital to meeting their business goals, research from MuleSoft shows. [ + ]
Seisma acquires Salesforce partner Smartapps
IT professional services group Seisma has acquired Smartapps, a provider of Salesforce application development, consulting and managed services. [ + ]
Square to acquire Afterpay for AU$39bn
Square, an NYSE-listed financial services and digital payments company, is set to acquire Australian-listed Afterpay for US$29 billion (AU$39 billion). [ + ]
Full STEAM ahead with stamp collecting
STEAM learning is the focus of an Australia Post stamp collecting initiative. [ + ]
Nearly half of cloud privileges are misconfigured
Organisations are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by maintaining misconfigured and unmonitored cloud accounts, according to research from Varonis. [ + ]
Claroty finds critical vulnerabilities in cloud-based ICS platforms
Industrial cybersecurity company Claroty’s research arm, Team82 has found critical vulnerabilities in cloud-based management platforms for industrial control systems (ICS). [ + ]
EY strengthens cyber offering with SecureWorx acquisition
Ernst & Young, Australia has signed a deal to acquire SecureWorx, a provider of multi-cloud services, managed security operations and security advisory services. [ + ]
New comms tech workshops announced
The Comms Connect team have announced new dates between August and October for their popular online technical workshops. [ + ]
ACSC, allies list top 30 routinely exploited vulnerabilities
The ACSC and allies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory, highlighting the top CVEs routinely exploited by cyber actors. [ + ]
Schools engage in online Indigenous learning experiences
Lockdowns and other COVID-19 restrictions have not stopped City of Parramatta from providing learning opportunities to students in Sydney. [ + ]
311 days — the average time to detect and contain a data breach
The average time to detect and contain a data breach in Australia was 311 days, according to IBM Security's latest report. [ + ]
Online celebrations for NSW Education Week
Education Week has been celebrated online in NSW, as students continue to learn remotely. [ + ]
COVID-19 to drive ANZ IoT spending past $14bn in 2021
IDC data predicts that Australia and New Zealand's IoT market will steadily recover in 2021, with a CAGR of 9.5%, to reach an estimated US$20 billion by 2025. [ + ]
Australian schools are going solar
Three state governments in Australia are rolling out solar power options for their schools. [ + ]
APAC IT, services spending exceeds $3.4bn
Asia Pacific's spending on IT and business services surpassed US$3bn for the first time in a quarter, with record spending on cloud-based and traditional managed services. [ + ]
