Given ongoing uncertainty within the tech sector, most decision makers are choosing technologies that offer more noticeable, near-term benefits, and with the drive towards operational efficiency, AI and generative AI are the “top two priorities for organisations”, a study has found.



The technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors were the most targeted industries in Australia by cyber threats in 2023, with a newly published report assessing that this could be attributed to Australia’s significant digital growth over the last decade, reshaping its digital ecosystem and creating new opportunities.

Microsoft has released patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild, along with fixes for another 57 CVEs on its monthly Patch Tuesday.

The ACS, formerly the Australian Computer society, which claims to be the professional association for Australia's technology sector, has welcomed the IT and STEM measures in the Federal Budget.

Science and Technology Australia has welcomed the strategic investment by the Federal Government, announced in the budget, to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, carry out a review of the R&D system, and open up a pathway to incentivising business to help the country reach a 3% of GDP target for R&D to secure the nation’s future.

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