Industry News
Oracle opens second Gen 2 Cloud region in Aus
Oracle has opened a Gen 2 Cloud Region in Melbourne to provide customers with enhanced business continuity, disaster recovery and data sovereignty capabilities. [ + ]
Apple tops smartphone shipments in 4Q19
Apple has come back from a half-year slump to top smartphone shipments for 4Q19 and claim 20% of the market, according to IDC. [ + ]
Digital Tech Hub to improve access to telecomms support
Regional, rural and remote businesses could soon have better access to telecommunications support via a new 'Digital Technology Hub'. [ + ]
Website to help employers, schools guide students' careers
Employers, educators and schools could help secondary students make better informed career decisions, with the aid of the new 'schooltowork' website. [ + ]
Optus fined $504K for spamming consumers
Singtel Optus has been fined $504,000 after an ACMA investigation uncovered a number of 'significant' spam law breaches. [ + ]
Digital technology industry to help shape national training
Digital technology workers could soon gain a more targeted skill set under a new Skills Organisation pilot. [ + ]
93% of mobile ad transactions fraudulent: report
Some 93% of the 1.71bn attempted mobile ad transactions processed by Upstream's Secure-D anti-fraud platform in 2019 were fraudulent. [ + ]
NIST tests efficacy of mobile phone data recovery methods
National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers are hacking mobile phones to find out which forensic tools are best for data recovery. [ + ]
Australians need more cyber training, Proofpoint warns
Australian businesses need to be more active with cybersecurity training as cybercriminals increasingly personalise their attacks, according to Proofpoint. [ + ]
UOW Library adopts Ex Libris' solutions to improve UX
UOW Library is set to adopt Ex Libris' digital services in a bid to improve virtual browsing, resource accessibility, and library and faculty workflows. [ + ]
Tasmanian Cyber Security Innovation Node launched
Tasmania is set to drive national smart city, Internet of Things and marine technology strategies with the launch of its new Cyber Security Innovation Node. [ + ]
Australian cyber resilience at odds with security culture
Australian businesses need to become more cyber resilient if they're going to prevent data breaches and other cybersecurity risks, according to McAfee. [ + ]
E-commerce negotiations progress ahead of WTO conference
Australia, Japan and Singapore are continuing to drive global e-commerce negotiations in a bid to promote fair and trustworthy digital trade. [ + ]
ASD to hire two senior executives
The ASD is seeking two senior executives to head its signals intelligence and network operations and the ACSC. [ + ]
University of Adelaide to offer IT studies at new Mebourne campus
Victorians hoping to study IT through the University of Adelaide can soon do so without leaving the state, thanks to its new Melbourne campus. [ + ]