Industry News
NSW must address 'collapsing' literacy and numeracy
Literacy and numeracy standards in NSW have experienced an "alarming deterioration", and will continue to fall unless the government acts. [ + ]
Tackling problematic screen use by children
A proposal to tackle problematic screen and phone use by children has been announced by NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns. [ + ]
Queenstown Airport upgrade reduces passenger congestion
A multimillion-dollar terminal upgrade at New Zealand's Queenstown Airport includes technology designed to improve the customer experience. [ + ]
Simulation model to test data breach response plans
While many organisations have crisis management plans in place, plenty fail to adequately prepare for what comes after a data breach. [ + ]
Digital Jobs program boosts mid-career workers
A joint initiative from Victoria University (VU) and the Victorian Government launched in late 2021 has welcomed its latest round of recruits. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
AWS Melbourne Region launches
AWS has launched the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region — it is the company's second Infrastructure Region for the country. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
How online interaction is inhibiting young people
Fear of online judgement may impact the concentration levels of adolescents, according to a UNSW Sydney study. [ + ]
BeyondTrust enhances privilege management platform
BeyondTrust has introduced new capabilities to its BeyondTrust Privilege Management platform including integration with sudo and Elasticsearch. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
