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Check Point Research reveals how hackers run token scams and 'Rug Pull' money - and how to avoid them

Check Point Research has revealed how scammers are altering smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens. They then use methods to "rug pull" money from people with altered smart contracts, leading to money heists.>>

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Electronic signatures are the future of business – we just need regulation to catch up

Australian business leaders have endured enough uncertainty in the past two years without having to worry about whether their signatures are worth the paper they’re printed on.>>

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Endpoint detection and response / EDR

Why network visibility must be the foundation of Zero Trust architecture

In May 2021, U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14028 on improving the nation’s cybersecurity was issued, directing federal agencies to transition to a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) as they modernise and move to cloud services.>>

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The skills all aspiring IT professionals need in 2022

Career progression is something never far from the mind of most IT professionals.>>

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Why AI’s breakthrough use case for enterprise is to aid API development>>

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The three information management trends strengthening resilience in 2022>>

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Confluent launches new technology initiatives for data silos>>

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Managed Services

Deloitte calls on Exabeam as vendor for managed XDR>>

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Digital Transformation / DX

Vital assets: Why modernising your organisation’s finance function has never been more important

Getting serious about digital transformation should be a priority in 2022.>>

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Empowering security teams to be UX innovators

When development, security and operations teams collaborate, they can deliver system reliability and exceed customer expectations. >>

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Equinix opens co-innovation facility for data solutions

Equinix has recently opened a co-innovation facility in Washington, D.C, with the intent of leveraging solutions for its IBX data centres in Australia and around the globe.>>

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Marketplacer journeys into camping and caravan market with new site partnership

Marketplacer has made its mark on the Australian caravan and camping market, with the launch of a new market in the form of Everything Caravan & Camping.>>

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Commerce Commission

Proceedings filed against government software provider

The NZ Commerce Commission has now filed proceedings against digital government software company Objective Corporation Limited (Objective).>>

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Australia’s DESE’s adopts Qlik data analytics in digital transformation

Qlik is helping DESE satisfy the immense and necessary appetite our audiences have for data.>>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Red Sift releases a new AI product to quickly resolve phishing attacks

Cybersecurity company Red Sift has launched a new product to help security experts reduce the amount of time spent investigating malicious emails.>>

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CloudBolt expands C-Suite with new CFO appointment

Dolan will oversee the company's accounting, legal, and finance teams while managing the organisational dynamics of rapid growth and expansion.>>

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Ireland fintech firm Wayflyer eyes up Aussie ecommerce market boom

The company points to research from GlobalData, which pegs Australia’s ecommerce market to be worth US$70 billion (AU$100 billion) by 2025.>>

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voice analytics

Global mobile calling traffic declines for the first time in history

New research finds international call traffic declined by 7% in 2020 and that the downhill trend continues from 2015 after only a slight increase in 2020 at the start of the pandemic.>>

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80% of organisations say infrastructure access is top strategic priority

StrongDM, the infrastructure access platform, announced the results of a new survey of 600 DevOps professionals in 2022: The Year of Access.>>

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ALPHV revealed as most advanced threat actor yet while ransomware attacks on the decline

Global cyber security and risk mitigation firm, NCC Group, has identified a considerable decrease in ransomware attacks in December 2021.>>

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Kaspersky maps out supply chain resilience plans in APAC

The Asia-Pacific region has seen a huge digitalisation leap due to the pandemic, with cybersecurity measures taking a back seat, resulting in several high profile ICT supply chain attacks last year.>>

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Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery: Are you prepared for the cloud to clear?

Most of us live with our heads (and devices) in the cloud – without much thought about the potential risks. >>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

NVIDIA updates enterprise AI with VMware vSphere with Tanzu

“This announcement marks another key milestone for VMware and NVIDIA in our sustained efforts to help teams leverage AI across the enterprise.>>

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Warning: Pay heed to Data Protection Day>>

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Accenture Interactive

A new range of working trends is approaching, is your business ready?>>

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Personetics raises $85M, expands operations in Australia>>

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The aftermath of Log4j - What can be done to protect businesses?>>

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Employee Experience

Global IT company named best employer in Australia and 16 other countries>>

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Enea identifies trends that will shape the mobile industry in 2022>>

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Mainframe modernisation the key to business growth>>

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Telstra deploys industry-first Ericsson Private 5G for enterprise>>

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Zoom's Sydney office pilots 'employee-led' approach to the future of work>>

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WHSmith chooses Epson heat-free technology printing solutions>>

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Cybersecurity automation: differing priorities show need for better C-Suite awareness of benefits>>

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Tribal Group wins five year, $55M contract with Callista Senior Executive Group>>

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Explainability: the foundation of trust in data>>

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Dell Technologies caters to multi cloud reality with new capabilities>>

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Putting the best price forward>>

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Omicron-led spike in COVID test-related phishing poses threat to businesses>>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Embracing the Metaverse: Accenture's critical insight in Fjord Trends 2022 report>>

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$729.1b opportunity for global eCommerce logistics market says analyst firm>>