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Australian Stories

Australian stories

Grok Academy appoints Martha McKeen as Chief Strategy Officer

Grok Academy names former Commonwealth Bank exec Martha McKeen as Chief Strategy Officer, bolstering efforts to address Australia's tech skills shortage through teacher resourcing and student engagement.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Risk & Compliance

Data Zoo names former London Stock Exchange exec as new CEO

Data Zoo, an award-winning global identity provider, has appointed former London Stock Exchange Group executive, Charlie Minutella, as its new CEO, signalling a major strategic shift.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Partner Programmes

Secure State joins archTIS program to enhance Aussie cybersecurity

Indigenous cybersecurity firm Secure State has become a Silver Partner in the archTIS Channel Partner Program, enhancing its security solution offerings.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Customer Experience

$74 billion loss risk for firms from poor customer service

Australian businesses face an annual financial risk of AU$74bn due to poor customer service, reveals Qualtrics' study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Hyperscale

Lacework lands IRAP for cloud safety platform

Sydney's Lacework earns the IRAP certification for its cloud security platform, underscoring its commitment to security in cloud environments.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Recruitment

Rise in job satisfaction signals 'The Big Stay' among tech youth

Surge in job satisfaction among young Australian tech professionals signals a shift from 'Great Resignation' to 'The Big Stay'.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Ransomware

Visa's AI technology thwarts $714m fraud in Australia

Visa's AI-powered fraud solution has blocked $714m in attempted scams in Australia, over double the previous year's figure.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Data Analytics

New Notitia branch amid rising demand for tech services

Australian tech firm Notitia is to open a third office in Canberra, driven by rising demand for data and tech consulting.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Hyperscale

Equinix expands renewable energy commitment with PPA

Equinix extends its commitment to generating over 1GW of clean energy globally, by executing a new Power Purchase Agreement in Australia.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Unified Communications

Techwave opens Brisbane office, enhances Aussie operations

Techwave has opened a new office in Brisbane, enhancing its Australian operations and reaffirming its commitment to collaboration and innovation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Robotics

Breaking down the cybersecurity strategy 2023-2030 (Phase two 2026-2028)

The second phase of Cyber Security Strategy aims for scalable maturity, focusing on tech investments, diverse workforce, and cross-sector partnerships.

By Bryan Saba • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Power / Energy

Amazon & Vena Energy inaugurates Queensland's first solar farm

Amazon and Vena Energy launch a 125MW solar farm in Queensland, the first Amazon renewable energy project in the state.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Global Stories

Australian stories

Artificial Intelligence

Rob Phillpot appointed strategic advisor at HammerTech

Rob Phillpot, co-founder of construction software giant Aconex, joins Melbourne-based firm HammerTech as strategic advisor, boosting the company's global expansion plans into an industry ripe for technological investment.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

DataCentre infrastructure

Innovation, AI and Australia and New Zealand's digital future

Australasian businesses showcase resilience and innovation amid global challenges, bolstered by Oracle's AI-driven digital solutions and extensive cloud-infrastructure investments.

By Stephen Bovis • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Content Creation

News Corp Australia partners with Outbrain to refine digital content discovery

News Corp Australia pens a notable multi-year deal with technology platform Outbrain to enhance content discovery and revenue optimisation on its digital properties.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Phishing

Australian & NZ workers fear businesses are ill-equipped for cyber threats

Nearly half of Australian and New Zealand workers do not feel ready to combat cyberattack threats, with 43% fearing becoming scam or phishing victims at work, ELMO Software research reveals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Phishing

BlueVoyant report details rising AI-enabled cybercrime trends

New report by cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant identifies worrying advances in cyber threats and urges increased business vigilance. The emerging trends include AI-aided phishing and online ad exploitation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Cybersecurity

CyberArk appoints Alana Sahakian as Partner Manager for ANZ

CyberArk appoints Alana Sahakian as Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand, gearing to bolster their market presence and channel business through key cybersecurity partnerships.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Generative AI

Oracle debuts Generative AI service across its business applications

Oracle launches its versatile Generative AI service in Sydney, integrating large language models from Cohive and Meta Llama 2 for diverse business applications.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Security Operations Centres

Increasing cyber resilience through CISM training in NZ

We must invest in developing skilled cybersecurity professionals to sustain and build upon this positive momentum.

By Andrew Smith • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

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