Australia continues to be a malware target, with 9.2 million malware detections in the first half of 2019 - with malicious URLs also proving a popular form of attack, as the number of times a malicious URL was accessed reached 8.9 million, according to a new global security report.

Five startups will take part in the University of South Australia’s second Venture Catalyst Space program supported by the South Australian Government’s Space Innovation Fund through its Innovation & Collaboration Centre (ICC).

Optus has unveiled CX Academy and a program for its employees designed to improve customer experience and services outcomes.

Malaysia’s pay-TV services revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% between 2018 and 2023 as the country’s fixed and mobile broadband services drive telecom market growth, according to a new report.

Dubbed the southern hemisphere’s biggest hackathon, GovHack will run across Australia and New Zealand from 6 to 8 September, with teams from both countries competing in the 10th year of the event.

Tech industry association CompTIA has announced its first ANZ Channel Community Executive Council (EC) members in New Zealand.

Mobile banking and financial services app Moneytree has launched Moneytree Grow, a paid service to designed to help users better manage their daily expenses and finances.

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