Industry News
Reducing disruption in the classroom
A series of resources have been launched to empower educators to better handle disruptive student behaviour. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Orro acquires NW Computing
Orro has announced the acquisition of Melbourne-based cloud specialist NW Computing. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Who listens when GenAI writes reviews?
Can AI really be used to write reviews, or does it replace the genuine and authentic voices of consumers? [ + ]
Business logic attacks escalating
A new warning from Imperva says organisations must address a growing risk domain: attacks targeting an application's business logic. [ + ]
APAC IT leaders fear impact of quantum on encryption
The majority of IT leaders in the Asia-Pacific region are concerned their organisations will not be prepared for the impact of quantum computing on the integrity of encryption. [ + ]
HR-related emails continue to dominate attacks
KnowBe4's Q3 2023 top-clicked phishing results are in, showing that HR business-related messages continue to pique the interest of employees. [ + ]
