Industry News
Partnership to boost job-ready IT skills
Instaclustr and the University of Canberra have announced a partnership designed to boost Australia's job-ready skills in the IT sector. [ + ]
Aus cybersecurity spend to reach $5.1bn
The smallest but fastest growing market segment is cloud security, expected to increase by 38% from last year. [ + ]
98% of Aus transport/logistics workers report tech challenges
More than 70% of Australian transport and logistics companies invested in new technology during COVID-19, but almost all (98%) their employees reported facing technical difficulties. [ + ]
Cyber intrusion AR software wins patent
Ingalls Information Security has received a patent for Viewpoint, a network security monitoring and correlation system. [ + ]
New game development degree to be offered in 2023
A new Bachelor of Game Development degree will be offered in Sydney and Canberra early 2023, with Melbourne and Adelaide to follow. [ + ]
Proofpoint appoints Cisco's Steve Moros to lead APAC advanced tech group
Cisco's Steve Moros has been appointed by cybersecurity player Proofpoint to lead Asia-Pacific Advanced Technology. [ + ]
Phishing attacks surge amid rise in remote work
Verizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report found that the volume of phishing attacks has grown 11% due to the rise of remote working. [ + ]
Empired takes the lead in 2021 ISG Provider Lens Microsoft report
Empired has been named as a leader in Microsoft Azure Managed Services and Dynamics 365, in the 2021 ISG Provider Lens Microsoft Ecosystem report. [ + ]
Platform launched to train autistic cybersecurity professionals
The Genius Armoury platform has been launched as a solution to Australia's cybersecurity skills shortage, by training autistic cybersecurity professionals. [ + ]
5G driving changing consumer behaviours
5G adopters spend an average of two extra hours per week cloud gaming and one hour using augmented reality apps than 4G smartphone users, according to Ericsson. [ + ]
3D printer package up for grabs for Aussie schools
A new competition featuring a 3D printing prize pack has opened for Australian schools. [ + ]
Telstra fined $50m for unconscionable sales tactics
The Federal Court has ordered Telstra to pay $50 million, plus costs, for its unconscionable treatment of Indigenous customers in regional Australia. [ + ]
Revamped digibook makes maths fun
The Mixed-Up Maths digibook from ABC Education puts the fun into numbers for students from foundation to Year Six. [ + ]
Aus server and storage market sees double-digit growth
Growing hybrid cloud adoption and infrastructure modernisation has contributed to Australian enterprise infrastructure market's double-digit growth. [ + ]
LMS procurement strategies: what you need to know
Relative to the short timespan that online learning has been available, the choice of learning management system solutions has ballooned. [ + ]
