Industry News
Till Payments closes $110m funding round
Australian fintech startup Till Payments has raised an additional $110m to pursue growth both domestically and in international markets. [ + ]
Ransomware vulnerabilities will last another two years
New research suggests Australian businesses will be open to the risk of data lost and ransomware attacks for another two years. [ + ]
ACCC calls for laws to counter Google's ad tech dominance
An ACCC inquiry into the ad tech sector has found that Google's dominance in the supply chain harms businesses and consumers. [ + ]
AWS invests in NZ
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to open an infrastructure region in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024. [ + ]
FooForce CEO calls for national approach to reporting cyberattacks
FooForce CEO Frances Russell has called for an organised national approach for cybercrime victims to report cyberattacks. [ + ]
Report: Australia's digital competitiveness in decline
Australia's digital competitiveness is in decline, having dropped five places in a ranking of the digital competitiveness of 64 countries. [ + ]
Teachers frustrated by lack of government consultation
The NSW Government has announced that schools will return to the classroom earlier than scheduled, due to high vaccination — a move that has concerned the IEU. [ + ]
Employees value ability to choose their work device
Nearly nine in 10 employees from countries including Australia value the ability to choose their work device so highly they would sacrifice part of their salary. [ + ]
Claroty finds 11 vulnerabilities in Nagios
Claroty has disclosed 11 vulnerabilities in the widely-used network management system Nagios that could leave users exposed to a variety of attacks. [ + ]
Stax focuses on expansion with new exec hires
Aussie cloud management platform Stax has announced its plans for international expansion. [ + ]
59% of Australian crypto investors bullish on growth
Nearly two in three Australian cryptocurrency investors believe that crypto's value will continue to increase against the Australian dollar. [ + ]
NSW ICT workforce exceeds 300,000
NSW cemented its lead as the state with the highest ICT workforce this year, but other states are set to narrow the gap over the next few years, according to ACS. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
WA's Pawsey Centre unveils Setonix supercomputer
WA's Pawsey Centre has unveiled stage one of what is expected to be the biggest computing power advance in Australia's history. [ + ]
