Today on iTWire | This Morning Healthcare provider UnitingCare Queensland hit by ransomware By Sam Varghese Australian healthcare provider UnitingCare Queensland has been hit by what appears to be Windows ransomware, with the company saying it was hit by a "cyber… Read more... Deloitte acquires Soda Strategic By Stephen Withers Professional services firm Deloitte is acquiring Soda Strategic in order to strengthen the firm's Salesforce capability. Read more... Crime does pay - how one hacker group rakes in millions from ransomware By David M Williams A cybersecurity researcher persuaded Ragnar Locker ransomware operators into thinking they were a cybercriminal and to offer a job. The researcher has released information on… Read more... SAS analytics aids Malala Fund to predict climate change impact on girls' education By David M Williams The Malala Fund, a girls' education non-profit, with the aid of analytics vendor SAS has uncovered countries where girls are most at risk of experiencing… Read more... Leading global retailers using Qlik to drive more value from all their data By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Qlik’s end-to-end data analytics platform is now favoured by retailers “to respond to fast changing market conditions”—from fast-food to home furnishing. The platform “supports operation… Read more... Australian Federal MP, Craig Kelly, permanently banned from Facebook By Alex Zaharov-Reutt There's no free speech on US social media platform Facebook, which has banned independent Australian Federal MP, Craig Kelly, on a permanent basis following a… Read more... Mimecast report: 61% of organisations were infected with ransomware in 2020 By Kenn Anthony Mendoza The State of Email Security, an annual report published by Mimecast, discovered 79% suffered financial loss, and identified that ransomware was the chief culprit behind… Read more... Survey reveals IT professionals’ confidence at five-year high By Kenn Anthony Mendoza A new study published by Clicks IT Recruitment, an Australian tech recruiter, has revealed that IT professionals’ confidence recorded a five-year high. However, Clicks IT… Read more... Australia and New Zealand leading APAC in entrepreneurial spirit and confidence, study finds By Kenn Anthony Mendoza A new study found that Australian and New Zealand entrepreneurs are “feeling confident about their businesses” despite the threats imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and… Read more... Coles partners with RELEX Solutions to improve efficiency By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Australian supermarket Coles has tapped RELEX Solutions, a provider of retail optimisation software, to “centralise its ordering systems, improve food freshness, and reduce food waste.” Read more... BlackLine appoints fourth female director, Barbara Whye, to board By Peter Dinham Global accounting automation software provider BlackLine has appointed its fourth female director to its board, with the appointment of Barbara Whye, who will join the… Read more... Cynterra secures Digital Transformation Agency contract By Peter Dinham Cybersecurity and data analysis firm Cynterra has won a major contract to provide the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) with a new generation Secure… Read more... TAXIBOX Launches Bluetooth Locking Technology On-Site Storage Units for the Construction and Building Industry By TAXIBOX Company News: Australian mobile storage business, TAXIBOX, known for its iconic bright yellow boxes & unique brand persona, has recently enhanced its on-site storage unit range… Read more... Upcoming Webinars EdApp Summit 2021 - Magic Johnson, Arsène Wenger, Patty McCord share training tips to help businesses thrive EVENT INVITE: Headlined by iconic football manager Arsène Wenger, Netflix’s Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord and NBA superstar Magic Johnson, digital training platform, EdApp, has… Read more... Invitation: Powering Intelligent Visions Solutions for a Safer World WEBINAR INVITE: Vix Vizion, developers of Imagus Facial Recognition software, are participating in a major webinar event with conjunction with Milestone Systems, Dell Technologies OEM… Read more... Invitation: How to build an integrated digital marketing plan for your B2B company. Free virtual event on 18th May 2021 EVENT INVITATION: How to build an integrated digital marketing plan for your B2B company so you generate more leads. Free virtual event on 18th May 2021 Read more... Synology All Flash Array Webinar WEBINAR INVITE by Synology: Can your VM storage setups provide the I/O performance your virtual applications need? Read more... ConnectWise Announces 2021 IT Nation Conference Schedule Company unveils conference dates and locations for the year; In-person events to follow COVID-19 protocols COMPANY NEWS by ConnectWise: ConnectWise, the leading provider of intelligent… Read more... IT SUMMIT INVITE: The Future of IT 2021 starts March 16 at 2PM AEDT, register now IT SUMMIT INVITE: Join industry leaders and ServiceNow experts on March 16, 2021 at 2pm AEDT as they share insights into how improved agility and… Read more... Watch Now: Flexible IT Innovation: Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Scale And Complexity Watch Now: Hitachi Vantara and Innovatus Media would like to invite you to join the digital discussion on "Building the Right Channel Ecosystem" Read more... WEBINAR INVITE: Zebra's 'Retail Shopper Experience in a post-COVID world', 12PM AEDT March 17 2021 Zebra is also holding a free webinar with the topic of the Retail Shopper Experience in a post COVID world at 12pm AEDT March 17,… Read more... Reimagining Midrange Storage for Business Resilience and Success in the Digital-era WEBINAR WATCH NOW: IDC & Hitachi Vantara Reimagining Midrange Storage Read more... HPE and SUSE 25+ year alliance sees open source, open collaboration and mission-critical innovation WEBINAR INVITATION: Alliance partners for decades with finely tuned hardware and software, HPE and SUSE are discussing "Modernising Your Mission-Critical Workloads: Risk, Scale & Performance"… Read more... Vendor News ServiceNow Exposed. Compare to Jira Service Management. The market for service management solutions is crowded with choice and it can be difficult for organisations to assess and choose a solution that best… Read more... BDA’s Healthy Revenues Make It One Happy Cannabis Company Company News: Whilst some cannabis stocks can trade on hype and future earnings potential, Bod Australia (ASX: BDA) has much more than that going for… Read more... The ONE Way To Deliver Digital Healthcare Solutions Company News: The focus on digital health has become a global trend. The long-term benefits of technological adaptation in this space will most likely be… Read more... The ONE Way To Deliver Digital Healthcare Solutions The focus on digital health has become a global trend. The long-term benefits of technological adaptation in this space will most likely be a reduction… Barracuda Email Threat Scanner Detects Millions of Attacks Missed By Organisations’ existing protection Highlights: · In 2020, 4,550 organisations used Barracuda Email Threat Scanner to scan 2,600,531 unique mailboxes and found 2,029,413 unique attacks. · On average, 512… Read more... Boab AI announces first cohort of Australian AI Scale Ups and Launch of $100m Fund COMPANY NEWS: Artificial Intelligence scale up program, Boab AI, has announced the launch of its first cohort of companies and the commencement of its $100m… Read more... |
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