Industry News
Cybercrime targeted by Vodafone response centre
A Cyber Defence and Response Centre (CDRC) will be built as part of deal between Vodafone Hutchison Australia, Dimension Data and FireEye. [ + ]
Microsoft Australia appoints new managing director
Microsoft Australia has selected the former head of IBM's software business in APAC, Steven Worrall, to be managing director, replacing Pip Marlow, who is leaving the company after 21 years. [ + ]
Dismal broadband rank shows need for better NBN: IA
Australia's 50th-place ranking in Akamai's latest State of the Internet report shows the need for the NBN rollout to be completed ASAP — according to nbn, or for a better NBN — according to Internet Australia. [ + ]
Data collaboration key to Australian innovation and growth
The BigInsights Data Innovation Awards have been held, with both federal and state ministers using the occasion to outline Australia's innovation plan. [ + ]
Google releases top internet searches for the year
Some of the most highly ranked internet searches for Australia in 2016 include 'how to play Pokemon Go', 'where is New South Wales', and 'why is my poop green'. [ + ]
Qld residents recognised for digital inclusion efforts
Eighteen Queensland residents have been named Advance Queensland Community Digital Champions by the Queensland Government. [ + ]
Tech industry most likely to create future jobs
The tech industry will be one of the strongest performers when it comes to creating jobs of the future, according to research by IBISWorld and Torrens University Australia. [ + ]
ATO website outage traced to HPE SAN failure
An HPE storage area network failure was the cause of a nearly two-day outage of the ATO's website and online services, but despite reports to the contrary no data has been permanently lost, the agency said. [ + ]
Internet Australia slams planned broadband levy
The government's proposal to impose a $7 per month levy on high-speed broadband services to fund the delivery of NBN services in rural areas amounts to "robbing Peter to pay Paul", according to Internet Australia CEO Laurie Patton. [ + ]
ANZ companies embracing subscription model
More than 70% of ANZ companies in industries such as media, health care, software and the IoT surveyed by Ovum for Zuora are looking to shift to a subscription model. [ + ]
In-flight emergencies caused by crushed smartphones
Damaged and lost phones on planes have been nominated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority as the biggest dangerous goods safety risk in 2016. [ + ]
Splunk establishes ANZ headquarters in Melbourne
Software company Splunk will set up its ANZ headquarters in Melbourne, creating more jobs for the tech sector. [ + ]
Security spending does not equal maturity: Gartner
Organisations spend an average of 5.6% of their IT budgets on security, but often falsely conflate spending with security maturity and do not have a true understanding of their security spending. [ + ]
ATO blames hardware for web outage
A hardware failure led to the outage of the ATO's entire website on Monday, including its online services and portals. [ + ]
Qld Brain Institute deploying fast storage fabric
The Queensland Brain Institute is using technology from Brocade, HDS and Oracle to build a high-performance, high-capacity storage fabric to accelerate its research into preventing brain diseases. [ + ]
