Australian IT Pros Urged to Guard Against Chinese Cybersecurity Threats
The Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have joined cybersecurity institutions from the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand in warning local technology professionals to beware of threat actors affiliated with China, including Salt Typhoon, infiltrating their critical communications infrastructure. The news comes...
The State of Australian Data Centres Amid the AI Revolution
Gavin Dudley launched his IT career by selling internet services to business customers — a role that offered a front-row seat to the transformative power of emerging technology. Reflecting on those early days, he recalls a conversation that serves as a cautionary tale for businesses...
Australian Dictionary Chooses ‘Enshittification’ As The Word Of The Year
Remember when Facebook was just a useful website that helped you stay in touch with your friends? And Google did more than serve you half a page of ads? And Twitter ― well, let’s not go there. There’s a word for this decline: enshittification. The...
Australian Businesses Urged to Invest More in Tech Adoption
A new report by the Tech Council of Australia concluded that Australia’s large, mid-sized, and start-up businesses must increase spending on technology adoption to contribute to an economy-wide push to grow overall tech investment levels and ensure the country does not fall behind the rest...
Australian Companies Shift Tech Spend Focus from Innovation to Growth
The 2024 Datacom Annual Cloud Report, produced in collaboration with analyst firm Tech Research Asia, highlights some significant shifts in how Australian companies are approaching technology investments. Faced with economic uncertainties and operational pressures, organisations are becoming increasingly conservative with their tech spending — although...
Australian Cybersecurity Professionals Confess To Growing Job Stress
Sixty-four percent of Australian cybersecurity professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was five years ago, according to a new survey by global professional association ISACA. The 2024 State of Cybersecurity, which surveyed 1,800 global cyber professionals, found that 85% of local...
Australian Organisations Targeted by Phishing Attacks Disguised as Atlassian
Enterprises across Australia and the APAC region have been warned that cyber criminals are exploiting popular platforms like Atlassian to launch more convincing phishing attacks on law firms and other corporations. These attacks aim to steal employee credentials and breach company cyber security defences. Ryan...
Australian Tech Leaders Urge Industry Peers to Embrace Change
Senior leaders from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, QBE Insurance Group, and commercial property investment firm Charter Hall spoke on the importance of embracing change — particularly as it relates to emerging technologies and their associated strategies — during the Gartner Symposium/Xpo...
Legendary Australian cricketer to make a cameo appearance in Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’?
Allu Arjun’s highly anticipated sequel to “Pushpa” is well underway following the tremendous success of the first film. Titled “Pushpa 2”, the shooting is progressing at a fast pace, with the film set for a grand release on December 6th. In a thrilling development, Australian...
Australian IT Spending to Surge in 2025: Cybersecurity & AI Focus
New Gartner forecasting suggests that IT spending in Australia will surge 8.7% to AU$147 billion in 2025. This boost in spending is projected to be driven by a “perfect storm” of interest in AI, ongoing requirements around cyber security, and the need to refresh hardware...
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