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Phishing attacks thrive on human behaviour, not lack of skill
Data Protection

Phishing attacks thrive on human behaviour, not lack of skill

Phishing attacks remain a top cyber threat, costing USD $4.76 million per breach, as even savvy professionals fall prey to sophisticated social engineering.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
ERP success or ERP chaos: Why SMB manufacturers win or lose in implementation
Digital Transformation

ERP success or ERP chaos: Why SMB manufacturers win or lose in implementation

SMB manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand face a high-stakes gamble with ERP systems: success drives growth, failure risks costly disruptions.

By Andrew Mamonitis • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Perforce launches upgraded Puppet to cut cyber risk downtime
Unified Communications

Perforce launches upgraded Puppet to cut cyber risk downtime

Perforce Software updates Puppet Enterprise Advanced to accelerate vulnerability fixes and boost collaboration amid rising cyber threats and AI-driven attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Veeam unveils data resilience model as outages cost more than $400 billion
Software-as-a-Service

Veeam unveils data resilience model as outages cost more than $400 billion

Veeam Software launches Data Resilience Maturity Model after McKinsey study reveals most firms overestimate their data resilience capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Diligent unveils AI tool to streamline risk management for firms
Application Performance Monitoring

Diligent unveils AI tool to streamline risk management for firms

Diligent launches AI Risk Essentials, an AI-driven tool to help organisations identify, benchmark and mitigate enterprise risks in under a week.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Rubrik expands executive team, appoints Kavitha Mariappan CTxO
Digital Transformation

Rubrik expands executive team, appoints Kavitha Mariappan CTxO

Rubrik appoints Kavitha Mariappan as Chief Transformation Officer to drive cyber resilience and client engagement amid rising digital threats.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Tenable reveals privilege risk in Google Cloud Composer flaw
Storage

Tenable reveals privilege risk in Google Cloud Composer flaw

Tenable Research revealed a privilege escalation flaw in Google Cloud Composer, risking unauthorised access to key cloud resources before Google's fix.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Veeam highlights ESG progress in first global sustainability report
Virtualisation

Veeam highlights ESG progress in first global sustainability report

Veeam launches its first ESG report, revealing efforts in e-waste recycling, green buildings, emissions cuts, and community engagement worldwide.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
Most firms overestimate data resilience, risking USD $400 billion
Virtualisation

Most firms overestimate data resilience, risking USD $400 billion

Veeam unveils the Data Resilience Maturity Model to help organisations assess and enhance data resilience amid rising IT downtime costs.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
Australia faces OT security gaps as IT & SOCs converge
Security Information and Event Management

Australia faces OT security gaps as IT & SOCs converge

Australia's IT and OT convergence exposes critical security gaps, with traditional SOCs struggling to monitor and respond to specialised operational technology threats.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
HOYTS app earns Webby Award nomination for digital design
Software Development

HOYTS app earns Webby Award nomination for digital design

HOYTS' redesigned mobile app, launched six months ago, has received a Webby Award nomination for its outstanding digital design and user experience.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
Sitecore & Microsoft launch AI lab to boost marketers' strategy
Unified Communications

Sitecore & Microsoft launch AI lab to boost marketers' strategy

Sitecore, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched an AI Innovation Lab to help marketers rapidly develop AI solutions using Azure and OpenAI Services.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
Organisations face risk with open-source AI & cloud use
Hyperscale

Organisations face risk with open-source AI & cloud use

Tenable's latest report warns that organisations risk cybersecurity breaches as they rapidly adopt open-source AI tools and cloud services without adequate security measures.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Apr 2025
AI-powered code checker launched to tackle security flaws
EduTech

AI-powered code checker launched to tackle security flaws

Symbiotic Security launches version 1 of its AI-powered code checker assistant, spotting and fixing security flaws in real-time within developers' IDEs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025
Nerdio unveils unified Microsoft 365 & AVD solution for MSPs
Software-as-a-Service

Nerdio unveils unified Microsoft 365 & AVD solution for MSPs

Nerdio unveils Manager for MSP 6.0, a unified platform boosting automation and security for Microsoft 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop management.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025
DoiT unveils CloudFlow, AI FinOps tool for cloud control
Virtualisation

DoiT unveils CloudFlow, AI FinOps tool for cloud control

DoiT has launched CloudFlow, an AI-powered no-code platform to automate FinOps across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and Kubernetes, boosting efficiency and control.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Best Practice stories

Australian firms move to passkeys as cyber threats bypass MFA
Ransomware

Australian firms move to passkeys as cyber threats bypass MFA

Australian organisations face rising cyber threats bypassing MFA, prompting a shift to passwordless authentication and a AUD $288.1 million government security boost.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025
AMTA urges government to prioritise mobile network reforms
Modernisation

AMTA urges government to prioritise mobile network reforms

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association urges government action on spectrum, infrastructure and disaster resilience to bolster Australia's digital economy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025