Australian govt to pour $1+ billion in digital economy & regional connectivity
While announcing the Budget for 2021, the federal government of Australia revealed its plans of spending over $1.2 billion on the country’s Digital Economy Strategy. To make this possible, $130.4 million has been allocated for improving regional connectivity, as part of the Budget 2021. Programmed...
Data Security: Definition, Importance & What it Looks Like in 2023
Data created, collected, exchanged and stored by your company is valuable. Any sort of information – payment data, financial data, sensitive personal information, intellectual property, employee information or customer information – is a goldmine for hackers. The lack of proper infrastructure that keeps this information...
IOM 2021: Internet of Manufacturing Event Dates and Details
Introduction The 5th annual Internet of Manufacturing X.o USA event is coming this May. IOM 2021 dates are 24th to 27th May 2021 presenting in a new virtual mode. The event will span for four day covering more than 10 hours of case studies and...
“Facebook’s Data Breach Saga: A Timeline from 2005 to 2021”
Introduction Social media titan Facebook entered our lives in the year 2004 and has become a part of our daily lives ever since. Launched by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook was initially made available to just Harvard and later expanded to include students of other US universities....
Optus parent organization SingTel assesses potential Accellion data breach
Introduction Parent organization of Australian telecom giant Optus, Singapore Telecommunications Limited said that it is currently investigating the impact of a possible security breach. SingTel says that the cybersecurity breach might have exposed and compromised customer data. In a media statement, SingTel said that it...
Fortinet hires new Operational Technology Director A/NZ
Cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet announced the appointment of a new Operational Technology Solutions Director for the Australia and New Zealand region, Mr Andrew Sheedy. As the Director of Operational Technology (OT), Sheedy will be focusing on securing critical infrastructure systems for the ANZ customers. Fortinet...
A virtually unhackable quantum internet: is it possible or a shot in the dark?
According to a survey by Accenture, 68% business leaders think that cybersecurity risks are increasing [1]. Moreover, a report by Varonis found that just 5% of organizations’ are protected properly. 53% of organizations found more than 1,000 sensitive files accessible and open to every employee...
Essential Remote Work Technologies for Seamless WFH
For good or for worse, work from home is here to stay. Remote working is the reality the world had to face and get used to in the light of the global pandemic. With the growing adoption of the WFH lifestyle, need and importance of...
Intuit Technologies hires CTO to plot targeted M&As in 2021
Intuit Technologies, a Tasmanian information technology services provider has appointed its very first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to kickstart a year that will focus on strengthening specialisations and evaluating potential acquisitions. The IT services firm hired Bianca Pickett, former Kiandra IT talent to lead its...
Cognizant bolsters ANZ presence by acquiring Servian
US IT services firm Cognizant will be acquiring a Sydney-based transformation services company Servian for an undisclosed amount in an attempt to expand its capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. The deal will double Cognizant’s cloud and data team in the ANZ region and marks...
