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Stratoship alliance offers staged lab‑to‑orbit pathway
Unified Communications

Stratoship alliance offers staged lab‑to‑orbit pathway

Stratoship, Orbit2Orbit and Sunburnt Space team up on a staged lab-to-orbit pathway to cut risk, cost and time for small satellite payloads.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Pathzero links climate data across public, private assets
Disaster Recovery

Pathzero links climate data across public, private assets

Pathzero teams with major climate data providers to unify emissions and risk reporting across public and private investment portfolios.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Exclusive: How ELMO Insights helps AI analytics finally make sense for HR
DevOps

Exclusive: How ELMO Insights helps AI analytics finally make sense for HR

Elmo debuts Insights, an AI-native HR analytics tool that answers plain-English workforce questions in seconds, no data team required.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Avetta launches digital tool to tackle modern slavery
Supply Chain

Avetta launches digital tool to tackle modern slavery

Avetta rolls out digital ESG social audit in Australia to help companies tackle modern slavery risks in supply chains amid tighter rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
PEXA unveils AML tool PEXA Clear for property sector
Surveillance

PEXA unveils AML tool PEXA Clear for property sector

PEXA launches PEXA Clear AML tool for Australian property sector, ahead of new AUSTRAC Tranche 2 rules starting 1 July 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
SMEs warned over hidden IT fragility as risks rise
Disaster Recovery

SMEs warned over hidden IT fragility as risks rise

Australian SMEs face rising IT fragility as cloud-era misconfigurations, weak oversight and reactive support quietly erode resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
FinTech Australia opens entries for 2026 Finnie Awards
Crypto

FinTech Australia opens entries for 2026 Finnie Awards

FinTech Australia opens entries for the 2026 Finnie Awards, marking the programme's tenth year with revamped categories and a new Sydney venue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
Fastly powers Layercake edge shift for live streaming
Storage

Fastly powers Layercake edge shift for live streaming

Fastly's edge cloud powers Layercake's Streamcake to handle live streaming spikes, cutting origin load and boosting scale for major events.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
CyberCX extends Australian Open cyber security deal
Firewalls

CyberCX extends Australian Open cyber security deal

CyberCX will stay on as the Australian Open's cyber security partner through 2026, as tennis ramps up defences against digital threats.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
SUBCO plans sovereign APX East hypercable to US by 2028
Hyperscale

SUBCO plans sovereign APX East hypercable to US by 2028

SUBCO plans a sovereign APX East “express hypercable” linking Sydney and California by late 2028, promising the world's longest continuous subsea link.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
Flat network blamed in Victoria education cyber breach
Firewalls

Flat network blamed in Victoria education cyber breach

Victoria's education network faces claims its “flat” design let hackers reach statewide student data from a single weak entry point.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Avetta unveils Avetta University for safer supply chains
Software-as-a-Service

Avetta unveils Avetta University for safer supply chains

Avetta launches Avetta University, an e-learning hub in Avetta One to boost health and safety training and compliance across supply chains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Student data breaches expose cyber flaws in schools
Firewalls

Student data breaches expose cyber flaws in schools

Data breaches at Victorian schools and Sydney University expose deep cyber flaws, leaving Australian students vulnerable to long-term threats.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
DroneShield joins Defence counter-drone services panel
Cybersecurity

DroneShield joins Defence counter-drone services panel

DroneShield has secured a spot on Defence's LAND 156 counter-drone services panel, positioning it for future C-sUAS capability contracts.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Gallagher reshapes Australian team for key security growth
DevOps

Gallagher reshapes Australian team for key security growth

Gallagher reshapes its Australian security team, adding key account, high security and regional roles to drive growth into 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
WatchGuard launches Open MDR to unify MSP security
Firewalls

WatchGuard launches Open MDR to unify MSP security

WatchGuard unveils Open MDR, offering MSPs unified 24/7 threat detection and response across mixed security estates without tool rip-and-replace.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Delinea and StrongDM to improve identity security for Agentic AI era
DevOps

Delinea and StrongDM to improve identity security for Agentic AI era

Delinea is set to acquire StrongDM, uniting privileged access and runtime authorisation to secure AI agents and non-human identities at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
For Purpose backs Acredia in AI aged care software rebuild
Digital Transformation

For Purpose backs Acredia in AI aged care software rebuild

For Purpose Aged Care backs Acredia in an AI-driven rebuild of its aged care software platform, aiming to modernise systems nationwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
CQUniversity & Cricket Australia trial AI for fielding
Digital Entertainment

CQUniversity & Cricket Australia trial AI for fielding

CQUniversity and Cricket Australia are trialling AI and computer vision to automatically track real-time fielding positions and tactics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026