Industry News
Remote workers exposing organisations to cyber threats
Nearly three in four Australian organisations faced cyber attacks targeting remote workers in the past 12 months, according to Tenable. [ + ]
Australian team comes second in DARPA robotics challenge
CSIRO's Data61 team has come second in an international robotics challenge organised by the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. [ + ]
Prepping 'Generation COVID' for life at school
Preschool-aged children have experienced a blow to their social and practical skills because of spending significant portions of their lives in lockdown. [ + ]
Singapore alliance explores ocean data centres
Data centre provider BDx, the National University of Singapore Engineering and Sembcorp Marine will explore the feasibility of floating data centres. [ + ]
Government allows 'friends bubble' for school children
As the NSW Government continues to relax COVID restrictions, children whose parents are fully vaccinated can now form a friends bubble. [ + ]
Battery recycling scheme ramps up
The B-cycle scheme hopes to attract new industry participants including household battery importers, product manufacturers, recyclers and retailers. [ + ]
$211 million in scam losses this year
Australians have reported a record $211 million in losses to scams this year, an increase of nearly 90% from last year. [ + ]
Telstra Purple supporting Airspeeder flying car races
Telstra Purple will provide communications services and a 5G virtual spectator experience for the Airspeeder EXA series of flying car races. [ + ]
Partnership to accelerate AI uptake
Industrial IoT vendor Advantech has announced a partnerhip with ANSCENTER. [ + ]
Aussie consumers calling for better eCommerce experiences
A new survey from WP Engine has revealed that 72% of Aussie consumers believe businesses still have a long way to go to create seamless online experiences. [ + ]
Ransomware costing financial firms $3.61m per breach
Sophos' State of Ransomware in Financial Services report found that 35% of financial services organisations faced a ransomware attack in 2020. [ + ]
Manufacturers leaving sensitive data at risk
The manufacturing sector is failing to limit employees' access to sensitive company data, with employees on average able to access one in five files. [ + ]
Subscription entertainment on the rise
Pandemic-wary Australians switched on entertainment subscriptions at a rapid pace in the first half of 2021, despite experiencing decreased lockdown restrictions. [ + ]
Trend Micro launches Cloud One data centre in Sydney
Trend Micro Incorporated has launched a Cloud One regional data centre in Sydney, to allow Australian customers and partners to keep data on-shore. [ + ]
KnowBe4, OneLogin aim to set new Guinness World Record
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, KnowBe4 and OneLogin will attempt to set an Official Guinness World Record for the most views of a cybersecurity lesson on YouTube. [ + ]
