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CompTIA: Tech firms expecting return to normalcy in three months following COVID-19 crisis

Almost two-thirds of CompTIA member company executives surveyed believe that business may start to get back on track by August.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2020

Virtual Private Networks

Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before

8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 19th May 2020

Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA expands Clara healthcare platform to help fight COVID-19

The Clara platform fuses AI and accelerated computing to assist hospitals, healthcare researchers, and technology providers fight back against the pandemic.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020

Gaming

Thriving in lockdown: Video game market to hit US$160 billion this year

The video gaming industry will see a yea-on-year growth in revenue of 9.3 overall - primarily due to lockdown restrictions keeping people isolated and bored.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard launches new initiatives to empower those hit by COVID-19 lockdowns

Mastercard commits to bringing one billion people and 50 million businesses into the digital economy by 2025, with a focus on women entrepreneurs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle launches Gen 2 Cloud data center in South Korea

The Chuncheon data center brings Oracle one step closer to achieving its goal of launching 36 Gen 2 Cloud data centers by the end of 2020.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

Malware

Trend Micro: COVID-19 related malware and spam on the rise

Malware and spam related to COVID-19 are increasing globally, with the US identified as the top location, according to Trend Micro.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 11th May 2020

Unified Communications

Business as usual during COVID-19 for Aus company SafetyCulture

SafetyCulture, an Australian safety software firm, maintains normal operations during COVID-19 using 8x8 cloud platforms, supporting its 350 global staff.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th May 2020

Privileged Access Management

Thycotic rolls out ServiceNow integration for privileged service accounts

The integration aims to resolve workflow approvals, which is a common bottleneck for IT teams that manage privileged service accounts.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th May 2020

Artificial Intelligence

Australia leads AI adoption but struggles to tackle bigger issues

Australia is leading in AI adoption and investment, yet a new report reveals it struggles with AI bias, privacy, and providing adequate training.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 4th May 2020

Cybersecurity

CompTIA: DDoS attacks growing in scope, size and sophistication

CompTIA's new free resource guide helps IT pros combat the surge in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, growing in scope and complexity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2020

Lenovo

Worldwide tablet market continues to fall, but some vendors buck trend

IDC's research indicates that global shipments have fallen to 24.6 million units, down 18.1% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2020.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2020

Cloud Security

Slack launches data residency in Australia

Slack selected Sydney, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Paris as the first four regions outside the United States to offer data residency to its users.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2020

Customer Relationship Management

NEC enters comms-aaS market with new partnership

NEC teams up with Intermedia to launch new cloud-based unified communications and contact centre solutions, expanding their global reach and market presence.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2020

Digital Entertainment

Netflix value skyrockets amid COVID-19 stay at home orders

Netflix's value has surged to USD $192.52 billion amid COVID-19 lockdowns, surpassing Disney, as homebound audiences boost streaming demand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

London Internet Exchange awards Epsilon platinum partner status

Epsilon has been named a Platinum Partner by LINX, recognising its impressive expansion of remote peering services through the Infiny SDN platform.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2020

Malware

Check Point discovers new double extortion ransomeware tactic

Check Point reveals a chilling new double extortion ransomware tactic where hackers threaten to leak stolen data unless ransoms are paid.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2020

Supply Chain

Soprano Design updates enterprise messaging platform

Soprano Design has revamped its Soprano Connect platform, introducing RCS support, enabling businesses and governments to improve mobile interactions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2020

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Bank of New Zealand

Should the foreign buyer ban be lifted?

With mortgage rules easing, the Government is being urged to soften New Zealand's foreign buyer ban to help revive property sales and investment.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2020

Power / Energy

Could COVID-19 help stop global warming?

Lockdowns are set to cut CO2 emissions by at least 5% this year, but any climate gain could be erased unless stimulus backs cleaner growth.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2020