Industry News
Strict teachers outperformed: study
According to a study by the University of Essex and University of Reading, strict-sounding teachers are worse at inspiring students than their kind colleagues. [ + ]
Skills shortage creates 'citizen project managers'
A new industry report has found a resource recession is forcing organisations to operate with a misalignment between skillsets and requirements. [ + ]
How online interaction is inhibiting young people
Fear of online judgement may impact the concentration levels of adolescents, according to a UNSW Sydney study. [ + ]
Suncorp accelerates cloud migration with Microsoft
A new agreement between Suncorp Group and Microsoft will accelerate the former's transition from on-premise under its multi-cloud strategy. [ + ]
Fee-free TAFE courses for Qld
Recent Queensland school leavers and anyone looking to upskill or change careers are encouraged to enrol in one of the state's 37,000 Fee-Free TAFE places. [ + ]
BeyondTrust enhances privilege management platform
BeyondTrust has introduced new capabilities to its BeyondTrust Privilege Management platform including integration with sudo and Elasticsearch. [ + ]
School zone speed cameras switched on
Flashing school zone signs with speed cameras installed inside are being switched on across Queensland. [ + ]
IT leaders feel increasingly unprotected
Veeam Software's Data Protection Trends Report has been released and shows that the complexity of hybrid IT environments is presenting ongoing challenges. [ + ]
Pay cap must be scrapped, teacher workload addressed
In order to redress the teacher shortage, the NSW Government must scrap its cap on government employees, according to the IEUA. [ + ]
Half of malware in Australia now delivered by the cloud
New research from Netskope has found that cybercriminals are increasingly turning to cloud applications rather than web traffic to deliver malware payloads. [ + ]
New VP & GM at Red Hat
Red Hat has appointed Enzo Compagnoni as Regional Vice President and General Manager for ANZ. [ + ]
SAP delivers for Origin Energy
When energy retailer Origin Energy (Origin) needed to consolidate its complex business processes, the organisation settled on SAP. [ + ]
Radware opens cloud security centres in ANZ
Application level security company Radware has expanded its global footprint of cloud security centres with new sites in Melbourne and Auckland. [ + ]
Tablet donations boost robotics learning in Ukraine
Notebook and tablet PCs will be donated by Acer to students in Ukraine, enhancing digital learning and robotics training. [ + ]
Search leads to cybercriminal scam creator
Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has uncovered the likely offender behind an extensive scheme designed to scam cybercriminals. [ + ]
