Child Protection Week 2020 threw a spotlight on eSafety, with more than 3500 students tuning in to a webinar conducted by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner. [ + ]

Security and risk leaders have been advised to balance risk, trust and opportunity to help their organisations become trusted participants in the digital economy. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has developed a solution that aims to help with the management of power consumption and backup power. [ + ]

Gartner predicts that 65% of the global population will have their personal data covered by modern privacy regulations by 2023, up 10% from 2020. [ + ]

Students across NSW are using design thinking skills to explore tangible solutions for a real-world problem in the 2020 Game Changer Challenge. [ + ]

IDC estimates the Australian PC market grew 35.2% in 2Q20 as consumers and firms sought tools to enable staff to work and study from home. [ + ]

Live virtual events will be held from 22–24 September, covering topics such as 5G, automotive, advanced measurement, high-speed digital and IT network security. [ + ]

The Digital Transformation Agency has updated the COVIDSafe app to improve user privacy and provide real-time statistics about COVID-19 cases. [ + ]

The Australian Information Industry Association and Queensland University of Technology will co-design ICT and cybersecurity courses for Queenslanders. [ + ]

The ACSC has reminded businesses to protect their domain names, cautioning against abandoning them to cybercriminals due to administrative oversight. [ + ]

COVID-19 has been a dramatic illustration of the need for digital and media literacy amongst students. [ + ]

Strong and positive teacher–student bonds are important during the pandemic says educational psychology researcher Dr Rebecca Collie. [ + ]

A Gartner report has highlighted markets where interest in the Internet of Things has waned as experiments and implementations fail to deliver. [ + ]

The Australian Government has announced that it will reform the EMDG scheme, shifting from reimbursement to grants to make applications simpler for exporters. [ + ]

The National Data Advisory Council discussed progress with the development of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill during its fifth meeting. [ + ]