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Coalition expands Australian team with cyber experts
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Coalition expands Australian team with cyber experts

Coalition enhances its Australian team with the addition of three cybersecurity experts, bolstering efforts to protect local SMEs from digital risks.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Nov 2024
Rising tech insolvencies in Australia: How businesses are using software Escrow to shield from vendor risks
Hyperscale

Rising tech insolvencies in Australia: How businesses are using software Escrow to shield from vendor risks

Australia faces a surge in corporate insolvencies, with tech firms like Plutora racking up debts of AUD $37.3 million as businesses turn to software escrow for protection.

By Evan Lever • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2024
Three phases in the evolving Australian business conversation about resilience
Ransomware

Three phases in the evolving Australian business conversation about resilience

Many Australian organisations can mark down 2024 as the year that IT resilience was elevated from a technology to a whole-of-business and whole-of-customer-journey conversation.

By Ashley Diffey • 5 min read • Fri, 11th Oct 2024
AUSCERT launches new service for cyber incident readiness
Unified Communications

AUSCERT launches new service for cyber incident readiness

AUSCERT has launched a new Tabletop Exercise Service to help organisations across Australia enhance their cyber incident readiness and response capabilities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Oct 2024

Global Stories

Business Continuity stories

Dbvisit & CYBERTEC team up to boost PostgreSQL services
Disaster Recovery

Dbvisit & CYBERTEC team up to boost PostgreSQL services

Dbvisit and CYBERTEC have partnered to enhance PostgreSQL adoption, targeting Managed Service Providers with integrated solutions and disaster recovery expertise.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Nov 2024
Rubrik collaborates with Red Hat for OpenShift support
Data Protection

Rubrik collaborates with Red Hat for OpenShift support

Rubrik has announced a collaboration with Red Hat to enhance data security on Rubrik Security Cloud, with support for OpenShift Virtualization launching in early 2025.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Nov 2024
CloudCasa expands KubeVirt support for integrated backup
Virtualisation

CloudCasa expands KubeVirt support for integrated backup

CloudCasa has announced an expansion of its support for KubeVirt, enhancing backup solutions for VMs and container workloads in hybrid environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Nov 2024
Infinigate & Acronis expand partnership across Europe
Data Protection

Infinigate & Acronis expand partnership across Europe

Infinigate and Acronis have expanded their partnership to distribute cybersecurity solutions across Europe, enhancing services for over 6,000 MSPs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2024
Palo Alto Networks unveils advanced OT security solutions
Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks unveils advanced OT security solutions

Palo Alto Networks has unveiled new security solutions for operational technology to combat rising cyber threats faced by industrial operations.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Nov 2024
NTT DATA & Palo Alto Networks launch new MXDR service
Firewalls

NTT DATA & Palo Alto Networks launch new MXDR service

NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have unveiled a new MXDR service, enhancing cybersecurity resilience for enterprises in an era of evolving threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2024
Tessell launches DBaaS platform challenging Amazon RDS
Disaster Recovery

Tessell launches DBaaS platform challenging Amazon RDS

Tessell has launched a new database-as-a-service platform aimed at offering substantial cost savings and enhanced performance compared to Amazon RDS.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2024
Commvault reports 16% rise in Q2 revenue, boosts outlook
Commvault

Commvault reports 16% rise in Q2 revenue, boosts outlook

Commvault has reported a robust financial performance for Q2 fiscal 2025, with revenues rising 16% to USD $233.3 million and subscription revenue up 37%.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2024
How technology modernisation is driving business resilience
Disaster Recovery

How technology modernisation is driving business resilience

As challenges in IT and security mount, over half of CIOs plan to modernise infrastructure, prioritising hybrid cloud strategies for enhanced resilience.

By Dan Cox • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2024
Manufacturing faces rising cyber threats, report reveals
Malware

Manufacturing faces rising cyber threats, report reveals

A KnowBe4 report warns of escalating cybersecurity threats in manufacturing, with malware attacks rising 45% and average ransoms nearing USD $2.4 million.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2024
To avoid the next major outage, we need continuous testing
DevOps

To avoid the next major outage, we need continuous testing

Following the recent CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage, experts stress the need for continuous testing to prevent future software catastrophes costing over USD $5 billion.

By Clark Whitty • 6 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024
Kaspersky report reveals frequent issues in industrial IT networks
Risk & Compliance

Kaspersky report reveals frequent issues in industrial IT networks

A Kaspersky report reveals one in three industrial firms face frequent network issues, with 45% encountering problems multiple times monthly.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Business Continuity stories

Mitel unveils CEM solution to enhance emergency response
Data Privacy

Mitel unveils CEM solution to enhance emergency response

Mitel has unveiled its Critical Event Management solution, enhancing emergency response capabilities for businesses in the UK and Germany amidst rising threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2024