Industry News
Booming market is increasing IT staff turnover
The average tenure of permanent IT staff is just 4.6 years, with 71% of Australian CIOs saying voluntary employee turnover has increased. [ + ]
92m records stolen from DNA testing site
The email addresses and hashed passwords of all customers who had signed up to MyHeritage by October 2017 have been stolen in a data breach. [ + ]
Employee behaviour perceived as email security threat
The overwhelming majority of organisations in ANZ rank poor employee behaviour as the greatest email security concern, according to a new survey. [ + ]
Kogan Mobile arrives in NZ
Kogan Mobile will be launched in New Zealand as part of an agreement between Kogan.com and Vodafone NZ. [ + ]
Reimagination tech event comes to Melbourne
Melbourne will host the Australian Computer Society's (ACS) Reimagination Thought Leaders' Summit and Digital Disruptors Awards. [ + ]
Digital disrupters invited to enter IDC DX Awards
IDC DX honours the achievements of organisations that have successfully planned and executed the digital transformation of their businesses. [ + ]
Majority of Australian firms lack cloud security
Two-thirds of Australian organisations are vulnerable to cloud data breaches, according to a new Bitglass report. [ + ]
Visiting entrepreneurs inspire Sydney start-ups
Successful entrepreneurs are sharing their stories and learning curves as part of the City of Sydney's visiting entrepreneur program. [ + ]
Govt bolsters regional start-up hubs
Regional start-up hubs will receive federal government assistance to apply for the Incubator Support initiative. [ + ]
Ricoh becomes carbon neutral
Ricoh Australia has become the first IT services company in the country to achieve carbon-neutral status. [ + ]
Square sets up Melbourne engineering hub
Melbourne will be home to Square's first engineering hub outside of North America. [ + ]
Optus penalised for misleading nbn customers
Optus has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $1.5 million in penalties, after it misled customers during the nbn transition. [ + ]
Govt appoints interim Data Standards body chair
Former IBM Australia managing director Andrew Stevens has been named Interim Chair of the Consumer Data Right's Data Standards Body. [ + ]
Queensland hosts robotics conference
The International Conference on Robotics and Automation has commenced in Brisbane. [ + ]
Tech start-ups launch to Israeli Landing Pad
Ten artificial intelligence and machine learning start-ups in NSW are being given the opportunity to meet with global innovation experts in Tel Aviv, Israel. [ + ]
