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OutSystems unveils AI Agent Builder to simplify generative AI integration
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OutSystems has unveiled AI Agent Builder, a new solution aiding IT experts to integrate generative AI applications into their digital transformation plans, while ensuring adherence to standardisation and security protocols.
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Factors to consider before undertaking an AI deployment
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As AI advancements continue, businesses grapple with factors such as data security, workflow changes and employee impact, while exploring beneficial AI opportunities.
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Lenovo report explores AI adoption & trends in ANZ
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Lenovo's latest report highlights a 46% CAGR in ANZ's AI market, with 83% of CIOs confident about its competitive advantage; however, they note GenAI's significant data reliance and AI skill shortage as challenges.
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Government hesitation curbs GenAI adoption – Gartner
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Despite potential, governments worldwide exhibit hesitation in adopting generative AI for citizen services, due to fears of public failure.
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AI & sustainability top concerns for Aussie CIOs, report reveals
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Australian CIOs prioritise AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability, according to the 10th annual CIO Report from Logicalis Australia, underscoring the strategic importance of their role.
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Sovos launches industry-first integrated compliance cloud platform
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Sovos debuts the industry's first unified tax compliance and regulatory reporting solution, the Sovos Compliance Cloud, aiming to streamline global compliance after eight years and substantial investment.
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Qlik achieves Protected level IRAP status for public sector
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Qlik attains Protected level assessment from Australia's IRAP, furthering its capability to aid government and regulated sectors in AI-powered DX.
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Tangerine & More appoint Matt Conquest as joint CIO
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Flourishing firms, Tangerine and More, deepen C-suite capacity with the appointment of digital transformation expert, Matt Conquest, as their new Chief Information Officer.
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Stablecoins: Clarifying myths and highlighting superpowers
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Stablecoins, an innovative class of cryptocurrency, combine the advantages of digital security and rapid transactions, despite myths and misunderstandings.
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How to drive a healthy relationship with your work in 2024
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In 2024, HP's Work Relationship Index illustrates a global work relationship at breaking point, highlighting the need for flexible workspaces, correct technology, and emotionally intelligent leadership.
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Synspective & Fujitsu Vietnam unite for disaster defence boost
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Japanese satellite firm Synspective and Fujitsu Vietnam collaborate to bolster Vietnam's disaster defences and to advance socio-economic growth with space tech.
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Tidal Cyber maps out 2024's election cyber threats worldwide
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Tidal Cyber unveils a study revealing high-risk countries and top offenders for election cyber interference threats in 2024, spotlighting the methods used and potential defences.
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Rising threats to operational tech & IoT networks, warns Nozomi
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Network case anomalies surge 19%, marking a rising and sophisticated threat to operational technology and IoT environments, with manufacturing vulnerabilities rocketing 230%, warns Nozomi Networks Labs.
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Outdated tech & board ignorance costing businesses
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Outdated technology and lack of understanding at board level could be causing enterprises to miss out on advantages of modern software.
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Sophos named Leader in midsize business security by IDC
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Sophos soars to Leader status in the IDC MarketScape report for modern endpoint security aimed at midsize businesses.
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BlueVoyant warns of rising cyber threats beyond IT perimeters
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BlueVoyant's second report on external cyber defence trends highlights emerging risks beyond IT perimeters, including AI's role in intensifying cyber attacks.
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Bridewell reveals top cyber threats to national infrastructure
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Bridewell's 2024 CyberScape Briefing unveils severe cyber threats impacting critical national infrastructure, including Cobalt Strike usage swell.
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Techwave opens Brisbane office, enhances Aussie operations
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Techwave has opened a new office in Brisbane, enhancing its Australian operations and reaffirming its commitment to collaboration and innovation.
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Opera to launch green AI cluster in Iceland by 2024
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Nordic firm Opera announces plans for an AI data cluster in Kevalík, Iceland, powered entirely by green energy, aiming to propel forward its AI-driven browser technology.
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Google Cloud's 2024 report highlights key cyber threats & defences
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Google Cloud's 2024 Threat Horizons Report identifies credential misuse, cryptomining, ransomware, and data theft as the key cloud-related threats, citing the need for stringent defensive strategies.
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AI-boosted phishing sees 222% surge, warns Acronis report
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Acronis' H2 2023 Cyberthreats Report reveals a disturbing 222% rise in email attacks with AI-enhanced phishing impacting over 90% of organisations worldwide.
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BlueVoyant report details rising AI-enabled cybercrime trends
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New report by cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant identifies worrying advances in cyber threats and urges increased business vigilance. The emerging trends include AI-aided phishing and online ad exploitation.
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QR code attacks surge on C-Suite executives, reveals Abnormal Security report
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Cybercriminals are increasingly employing quishing attacks, utilising malicious QR codes to target high-ranking officials and smaller businesses, reveals AI-native cloud email security platform, Abnormal Security.
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Exclusive: Claroty's cybersecurity evolution in ANZ digital shift
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digital transformation
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Claroty's ANZ Regional Director, Leon Poggioli, details the firm's pioneering role in the defence of cyber-physical systems amid accelerating digitalisation in ANZ.