Industry News
Trustpower boosts cybersecurity, meets NZ voluntary standards
Trustpower has deployed Nozomi Networks' Guardian solution, improving its operational visibility, cybersecurity and supplier relationships. [ + ]
NextDC Sydney gets Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
Sydney-based NextDC clients could soon access Microsoft Azure services more directly, predictably and securely via ExpressRoute. [ + ]
Oracle opens second Gen 2 Cloud region in Aus
Oracle has opened a Gen 2 Cloud Region in Melbourne to provide customers with enhanced business continuity, disaster recovery and data sovereignty capabilities. [ + ]
Apple tops smartphone shipments in 4Q19
Apple has come back from a half-year slump to top smartphone shipments for 4Q19 and claim 20% of the market, according to IDC. [ + ]
Digital technology industry to help shape national training
Digital technology workers could soon gain a more targeted skill set under a new Skills Organisation pilot. [ + ]
Website to help employers, schools guide students' careers
Employers, educators and schools could help secondary students make better informed career decisions, with the aid of the new 'schooltowork' website. [ + ]
Digital Tech Hub to improve access to telecomms support
Regional, rural and remote businesses could soon have better access to telecommunications support via a new 'Digital Technology Hub'. [ + ]
Optus fined $504K for spamming consumers
Singtel Optus has been fined $504,000 after an ACMA investigation uncovered a number of 'significant' spam law breaches. [ + ]
93% of mobile ad transactions fraudulent: report
Some 93% of the 1.71bn attempted mobile ad transactions processed by Upstream's Secure-D anti-fraud platform in 2019 were fraudulent. [ + ]
UOW Library adopts Ex Libris' solutions to improve UX
UOW Library is set to adopt Ex Libris' digital services in a bid to improve virtual browsing, resource accessibility, and library and faculty workflows. [ + ]
NIST tests efficacy of mobile phone data recovery methods
National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers are hacking mobile phones to find out which forensic tools are best for data recovery. [ + ]
Tasmanian Cyber Security Innovation Node launched
Tasmania is set to drive national smart city, Internet of Things and marine technology strategies with the launch of its new Cyber Security Innovation Node. [ + ]
Australians need more cyber training, Proofpoint warns
Australian businesses need to be more active with cybersecurity training as cybercriminals increasingly personalise their attacks, according to Proofpoint. [ + ]
E-commerce negotiations progress ahead of WTO conference
Australia, Japan and Singapore are continuing to drive global e-commerce negotiations in a bid to promote fair and trustworthy digital trade. [ + ]
Australian cyber resilience at odds with security culture
Australian businesses need to become more cyber resilient if they're going to prevent data breaches and other cybersecurity risks, according to McAfee. [ + ]
