Industry News
Cybersecurity Aid Centre to help businesses fight cybercrime
The federal government will provide $745,920 in funding to establish a Cybersecurity Aid Centre in Western Sydney, to help small businesses fight cybercrime. [ + ]
Equinix expands digital reach to Canberra
Equinix has launched Equinix Fabric — an on-demand interconnection service — in Canberra, to drive access to hybrid multicloud services in Australia and globally. [ + ]
Aussies urged to beware of myGov email phishing scam
The Australian Taxation Office and Services Australia have issued warnings about a scam that comes in the form of a myGov impersonation email. [ + ]
Motorola to equip French Police with body-worn cameras
Motorola Solutions will provide 30,000 body-worn cameras to the French National Police and Gendarmerie, to improve trust and safety in policing. [ + ]
Colonial Pipeline taken down by ransomware
US-based fuel pipeline company Colonial Pipeline has suspended its operations following what may prove to be the most damaging ransomware attack to date. [ + ]
Powerlink appoints Acclimation for cloud migration project
SAP partner Acclimation has won Powerlink's contract to manage Business Suite on HANA migration. [ + ]
Govt announces $1.2bn Digital Economy Strategy
The federal government has committed $1.2bn in the latest Budget for a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing Australia's digital economy. [ + ]
SA Govt adds Unisys to Managed Platform Services panel
The South Australian Government has selected Unisys to provide Hyperscale Cloud Management services, to simplify cloud adoption within government agencies. [ + ]
UK govt gives green light to 'self-driving' cars
Automated cars designed to drive themselves using an automated lane keeping system could be introduced in Britain by the end of the year. [ + ]
ATO to soon approach market for major new IT contracts
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced its intention to approach the market for a significant range of IT managed services. [ + ]
OAIC launches Privacy Awareness Week campaign
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is urging Australians to take control and make privacy a priority during Privacy Awareness Week. [ + ]
Business Council releases digital economy recommendations
Targeted digital reforms could help Australia save $210 billion over the next 20 years. [ + ]
Taskforce releases framework to combat ransomware
The new RTF framework highlights five priority recommendations, including the development of a strategy for coordinating international diplomatic and law enforcement efforts to tackle the growing scourge. [ + ]
EU taking the lead on e‑security; Australia lagging behind
A study by Surfshark has revealed that the EU is at the forefront of global e-security, while Australia is falling short on personal data protection. [ + ]
Vodafone NZ found guilty of misleading customers
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has won a court case against Vodafone NZ related to the marketing of its FibreX-branded HFC broadband service [ + ]
