The fourth round of funding has been opened by LaunchVic to help attract start-up accelerator programs to Melbourne. [ + ]

A global bootcamp will be held in Brisbane for start-up companies as part of the state government's Advance Queensland initiative. [ + ]

With three tech start-ups with a valuation of more than $1 billion, Victoria has produced more unicorns than any other state, according to LaunchVic. [ + ]

An organisational restructure has been carried out at the Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA). [ + ]

The spending habits and economic power of the millennial generation will be explored at this inaugural event. [ + ]

Just 11% of the global cybersecurity workplace comprises women, leading the federal government to explore the reasons why. [ + ]

A Sydney-based company that produces short-form TV content for young people is hoping to break into the US market. [ + ]

ISACA has released new CISM and CRISC online review courses, enabling participants to learn at their own pace. [ + ]

The Australian Information Industry Association has welcomed the government's reforms to its ICT procurement arrangements, including the $100m cap on individual IT contracts. [ + ]

Start-up Hyper Anna has closed a $16m Series A funding round to help expand its AI-powered data analytics services into international markets. [ + ]

After three consecutive quarters of declines, DDoS attack activity increased 28% year-on-year during Q2, research from Akamai indicates. [ + ]

Australians have been warned to be vigilant about an nbn scam designed to gain access to their money and personal information. [ + ]

Individual government IT contracts will be capped at $100m and three years' duration to help give smaller Australian tech companies more opportunities to secure government projects. [ + ]

The world's biggest data breaches have been recorded in an infographic, showing the increase in these breaches over time. [ + ]

The ACCC wants internet retailers to specify typical minimum download speeds. [ + ]