Industry News
NZ leading the charge in fibre adoption
New Zealand is leading the charge in fibre adoption, with 44% of consumers now primarily accessing internet through a fibre connection, according to IDC. [ + ]
Employers expect struggles upskilling staff
Around 87% of Australian employers expect to face challenges upskilling staff to support the adoption of new technologies. [ + ]
Cybersecurity and data management top concerns for IT auditors
IT security, privacy and cybersecurity remain the top challenges for IT auditors worldwide, followed by data management and emerging technologies. [ + ]
Would you trust a robot over your manager? Study finds most do
People trust robots more than their managers, with many being "excited" about and "grateful" for their robot co-workers, a study shows. [ + ]
AI expert Dr Catriona Wallace to speak at CEBIT 2019
AI expert Dr Catriona Wallace is set to share her insights on what we can look forward to in a world with more advanced AI, at this year's CEBIT expo. [ + ]
New regs aim to combat mobile number fraud
The government has introduced a regulatory requirement for mobile service providers to confirm a customer's identity before porting out their mobile number. [ + ]
French cyber tech firm Squad to join Lot Fourteen
French cyber tech firm Squad is set to land in Adelaide innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, as part of a plan to increase its reach in the Asia–Pacific region. [ + ]
Dell Boomi, Fujitsu enter A/NZ alliance
Fujitsu Australia and Dell subsidiary Boomi have teamed up to provide integrated business applications and professional services to A/NZ enterprises. [ + ]
Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware attack
Logistics and e-commerce technology company Pitney Bowes is working to restore services after a ransomware attack took some of its systems out of commission. [ + ]
PC market growing strongly, says IDC
Over 70 million PCs shipped globally last quarter, achieving 3% year-on-year growth from quarter three 2018, according to IDC. [ + ]
Thoma Bravo bids $5.6bn for Sophos
The board of UK-based security company Sophos will unanimously recommend a US$3.82bn takeover offer from US private equity company Thoma Bravo. [ + ]
Microsoft ready to release next Windows 10 update
Microsoft has revealed it is ready to release a relatively feature-sparse Windows 10 November 2019 update. [ + ]
Tamper Protection added to Windows Security
Microsoft has added a new Tamper Protection feature that will be enabled by default on the free and paid versions of the Windows Defender Antivirus product. [ + ]
Drupalgeddon2 flaw still being exploited
Akamai researchers have uncovered an attack campaign seeking to exploit the critical Drupalgeddon2 vulnerability that was patched in March 2018. [ + ]
Hackers and AFP join forces in search for missing persons
Over 300 hackers and investigators have joined forces to try to find missing persons, as part of the Australian Cyber Week hackathon. [ + ]
