Industry News
Increasing support for early-career teachers
A large percentage of early-career teachers leave the profession within their first few years. [ + ]
Study finds 90% of global enterprises adopting zero trust
A new study has found more than 90% of IT leaders in the midst of a cloud migration have implemented, are implementing or intend to implement zero trust architecture. [ + ]
Umibot to help web users report image-based abuse
Researchers from RMIT have developed a chatbot powered by Amazon Lex to help victims of image-based abuse file reports and access support. [ + ]
Could 2023 be the year of the 'cyberdemic'?
"Probably", according to Garrett O’Hara, APAC Field CTO at cloud cybersecurity services vendor Mimecast. [ + ]
The cloud is a growing target
New research from Sophos has found that 56% of surveyed IaaS users have experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organisation since 2021. [ + ]
Training program sees schools train their own teachers
Trainee teachers at 10 Christian Tasmanian schools will work in these schools for their entire tertiary education. [ + ]
Australian orgs investing more in IT amid economic crunch
Around two-thirds of Australian businesses are investing more in IT due to the current uncertain economic climate, research from Rackspace indicates. [ + ]
Film-making students address e-waste recycling
This year's MobileMuster Student Film competition is spreading the word about the importance of recycling e-waste. [ + ]
Customer interactions over WhatsApp up 80% in a year
New research from Infobip suggests that a growing proportion of customer interactions with brands is taking place over messaging apps such as WhatsApp. [ + ]
Australia tops ransomware target list for the first time
Bitdefender's November Threat Debrief has been released, including a ransomware report. [ + ]
Gonski funding gap must be addressed: report
In order for NSW to improve its education results, it needs to meet its Gonski funding commitments, according to a new report. [ + ]
Lowering barriers to hybrid cloud adoption
Red Hat has announced an expansion of its open solutions publicly available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalogue with thousands of software listings. [ + ]
Vulnerabilities found in OT products
Forescout's Vedere Labs has discovered and highlighted critical vulnerabilities in OT products from vendors Festo and CODESYS. [ + ]
Telstra Private Cloud expands to Melbourne
Telstra has launched its Telstra Private Cloud virtual data centre solution in Melbourne, its second availability zone after Sydney. [ + ]
Gamification used to train cybersecurity professionals
A new cybersecurity training program uses gamification or capture the flag (CTF) challenges to elevate skillsets, build camaraderie and attract new talent. [ + ]