There is a lack of confidence in data strategy, low levels of data literacy, and a skills gap shortage in the data and analytics industry, according to local research and advisory organisation Adapt’s 2022 Data Edge survey.



A program led by Swinburne University of Technology to teach security and digital transformation skills to new manufacturing professionals has received $1 million from the Federal Government.

Project management software InEight’s Australian subsidiary of the same name has joined Melbourne Connect, an innovation precinct created by The University of Melbourne and infrastructure company Lendlease.

AWS and Databricks specialist Intellify's team is to join professional services firm Deloitte Australia.

Russian security firm Kaspersky is facing a fresh probe into its anti-virus software, which has been stepped up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a report claims.

Microsoft, the company that produces Windows which is the target of practically every ransomware attack, is now offering paid products to fight those very ransomware attacks.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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