Industry News
94 billion threats blocked in 2021, says Trend Micro
The cybersecurity company said threat detections increased 42% year on year, as malicious actors stepped up their attacks in 2021. [ + ]
Citipointe Christian College 'contract' withdrawal welcomed
Confirmation that Citipointe Christian College will withdraw potentially discriminatory enrolment 'contracts' has been welcomed by the IEU. [ + ]
Haventec becomes Microsoft ISV partner
Australia's Haventec has become a Microsoft ISV partner and member of the international FIDO Alliance in support of its passwordless authentication technology. [ + ]
SAP ANZ announces leadership reshuffle
SAP Australia and New Zealand has announced the appointment of Phil Cameron as COO and former COO Pete Andrew as Head of Industries. [ + ]
auDA Foundation announces $600,000 recipients
The auDA Foundation Board has announced the successful recipients of the 2021 Grants Program. [ + ]
Deakin Uni, TCS partner to address digital skills gap
Deakin University's DeakinCo. and Tata Consultancy Services are working to co-design courses aimed at closing Australia's digital skills gap. [ + ]
Schools advised to limit large gatherings
Western Australian schools are advised to avoid larger in-school gatherings to limit the transmission of COVID-19 from those who are asymptomatic. [ + ]
Mandiant and Nucleus announce strategic partnership
The deal will give Nucleus customers access to Mandiant Advantage Vulnerability Intelligence — real-time threat insight and analysis. [ + ]
Virsec launches application security platform
Virsec’s new Deterministic Protection Platform is designed to protect the full application stack at runtime regardless of application type or environment. [ + ]
Employee engagement rises again in ANZ
Employee engagement is improving among employers in ANZ, but workers are increasingly demanding improved hybrid work technology tools. [ + ]
Higher psychological distress for home-schooling parents
Significantly higher levels of psychological distress were experienced by parents who home-schooled children during the COVID-19 lockdowns. [ + ]
Research commercialisation fund welcomed
Science & Technology Australia (STA) has welcomed the $2.2bn research commercialisation fund announced by the Prime Minister this week. [ + ]
Energy suppliers look to digitalisation for net zero
Australian energy suppliers are leading the world in terms of the adoption of digital transformation to help pursue net zero targets, a new survey suggests. [ + ]
LogMeIn launches new company and streamlines portfolio
LogMeIn, the organisation behind connectivity and collaboration tools, has announced a new company launch and a rebrand to GoTo. [ + ]
Parents won't follow school RAT testing guidelines
About one-third of parents don't plan to follow government guidelines regarding rapid antigen testing, new research suggests. [ + ]
