Industry News
How technology could assist with inclusive learning
A year-long Australian study is looking at ways whereby neurodiverse students can have access to more inclusive learning experiences. [ + ]
Australian small businesses cutting security spend
Despite more and more Australian small businesses being targeted with cyber attacks, business leaders are cutting back on security budgets due to cost pressures. [ + ]
Critical flaws in Atlassian product being exploited: ACSC
The ACSC has warned it has received evidence that newly discovered critical vulnerabilities in a popular Atlassian product are being exploited in the wild. [ + ]
Mimecast expands email security solution to A/NZ
Mimecast has expanded its Email Security Cloud Integrated solution, which is designed to optimise protection for Microsoft 365 environments, to Australia and NZ. [ + ]
UniSC researchers to explore human–AI teamwork
A University of Sunshine Coast professor is leading a team that has been awarded grant funding for a project to to develop new models of human–AI teamwork. [ + ]
Reducing disruption in the classroom
A series of resources have been launched to empower educators to better handle disruptive student behaviour. [ + ]
Australian orgs failing to prevent 42% of attacks
Australian organisations have been unable to prevent 42% of cyber attacks targeting them in the past two years, research from Tenable suggests. [ + ]
UTS–SME partnership deemed a success
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has committed to an ongoing annual investment of $250,000 for its university–SME partnership program. [ + ]
Orro acquires NW Computing
Orro has announced the acquisition of Melbourne-based cloud specialist NW Computing. [ + ]
Australians being targeted by cloud malware
Australians' heavy use of cloud applications has left them as one of the prime targets for threat actors looking to distribute malware. [ + ]
Officeworks opens advanced warehouse in WA
Officeworks' new high-tech customer fulfilment centre in WA will aim for a 1-to-1 human to autonomous robot ratio. [ + ]
Mobile tower access may be limiting regional expansion
The sale of mobile towers by network operators has changed the structure of the industry and made the tower access regulatory regime unfit for purpose. [ + ]
Australians lack trust in AI
Australians express low levels of confidence in the ability of AI to act as a force for good, research indicates. [ + ]
RaaS now weapon of choice
OpenText has announced the Nastiest Malware of 2023, an annual ranking of the year's biggest threats, showing RaaS is now the preferred business model. [ + ]
Sumsub develops deepfake detector
Sumsub has publicly launched For Fake’s Sake, a set of AI models designed to enable the detection of deepfakes and fraud in visual assets. [ + ]
