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How to defend your business against AI-powered ransomware
Firewalls

How to defend your business against AI-powered ransomware

Australian businesses are urged to use AI technology to combat increased ransomware attacks, bolstered by a rise in AI-powered cyber criminality.

By Matt Caffrey • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2024

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NAB Show 2024: Harnessing GenAI for media's next frontier
Digital Transformation

NAB Show 2024: Harnessing GenAI for media's next frontier

The NAB Show 2024 illuminated the potential of General AI (GenAI) in media but also highlighted the gap between its hype and readiness, with Qvest pointing the way forward.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
Microsoft, Siemens unite to streamline IoT & digital twin tech
Internet of Things

Microsoft, Siemens unite to streamline IoT & digital twin tech

In a partnership to curb IoT fragmentation, Microsoft and Siemens are merging the Digital Twin Definition Language with the Thing Description standard, aiming for seamless integration and interoperability.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant now widely available as add-on
Marketing Technologies

Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant now widely available as add-on

Adobe has opened up the full range of capabilities of Acrobat AI Assistant with an add-on subscription which will transform customer interactions with PDFs and enhance productivity.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2024
BackBox enhances network automation with new NCM integration
Firewalls

BackBox enhances network automation with new NCM integration

BackBox introduces Network Configuration Management to its platform, enhancing automation features to boost performance, security and efficiency, in harmony with Gartner's standard requirements.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024
DataStax expands strategic partnership with Google Cloud
Marketing Technologies

DataStax expands strategic partnership with Google Cloud

DataStax strengthens its partnership with Google Cloud, developing sophisticated integrations within the Vertex AI platform.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024
GitHub reveals new trends in global software development
Unified Communications

GitHub reveals new trends in global software development

GitHub's Innovation Graph update shows a global increase in AI tools and exploration of lesser-known programming languages.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2024
GitGuardian introduces tool to strengthen codebase health
Application Security

GitGuardian introduces tool to strengthen codebase health

Cybersecurity firm GitGuardian has introduced a Software Composition Analysis module, designed to enhance the health of organisations' codebases by automating detection and remediation of vulnerabilities in software dependencies.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2024
Canva acquires Affinity to enhance its professional design toolkit
Acquire

Canva acquires Affinity to enhance its professional design toolkit

Canva boosts professional design capabilities with the acquisition of the creative software suite Affinity, targeting the untapped 1% of industry professionals and expanding its enterprise offering.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2024
Nintex launches new GenAI-powered capabilities for smart automation
Robotic Process Automation

Nintex launches new GenAI-powered capabilities for smart automation

Global automation provider, Nintex, bolsters its offerings with four new AI-powered products, streamlining customer workflows and further embedding generative AI in process automation.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2024
Adobe Firefly unveils Structure Reference for enhanced GenAI control
Marketing Technologies

Adobe Firefly unveils Structure Reference for enhanced GenAI control

Adobe Firefly's game-changing Structure Reference feature offers users enhanced creative control, revolutionising the image creation process with its capacity to apply pre-existing structures to new images.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2024
Adobe unveils Firefly & Custom Models to harness GenAI advances
Marketing Technologies

Adobe unveils Firefly & Custom Models to harness GenAI advances

Adobe shakes up content creation with the launch of Firefly Services and Custom Models, harnessing generative AI to streamline productivity and personalise brand content.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2024
GitHub launches code scanning autofix for advanced security customers
Marketing Technologies

GitHub launches code scanning autofix for advanced security customers

GitHub introduces a public beta of its code scanning autofix for Advanced Security users, promising remediation of two-thirds of vulnerabilities within major coding languages.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2024
NVIDIA unveils enterprise-grade AI microservices for custom applications
Robotics

NVIDIA unveils enterprise-grade AI microservices for custom applications

NVIDIA unveils an extensive array of enterprise-grade generative AI microservices, allowing businesses to develop and distribute custom applications while retaining full intellectual property ownership.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2024
Anthropic unveils Claude 3 AI models with boosted intelligence & speed
Generative AI

Anthropic unveils Claude 3 AI models with boosted intelligence & speed

Anthropic unveils Claude 3, new AI models offering a blend of improved intelligence, speed, and affordability, with the range including a global-leading product and translation capabilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The lessons I've learned from a life on the move
Public Cloud

IWD 2024: The lessons I've learned from a life on the move

Mexican-born tech exec Brenda Lazcano shares her journey from Mexico to Australia, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion in the tech industry.

By Brenda Lazcano • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Breaking barriers with resilience and gratitude
IT Industry

IWD 2024: Breaking barriers with resilience and gratitude

IWD 2024 illuminates the power of resilience and gratitude in overcoming life's challenges, as demonstrated by a woman who rose from adversity to establish her own successful business.

By Antoinette 'Toni' Chaltiel • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

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