Government stories
Netskope appoints David Fairman as its first CIO for Asia Pacific and Japan region to strengthen its ability to support enterprise and government customers.
Versa Networks has announced its SASE offering has been recognised in The Govies Government Security Awards competition by Security Today magazine.
Cloud spending by governments in APAC is estimated to reach $12.6bn in 2025, with Accenture highlighting the need to prioritise citizens' needs.
NEXTDC and the Northern Territory government have shared detailed plans surrounding the development of a new data centre in Darwin.
The Australian Government has announced an investment of $9.9 billion to increase the country's intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities.
Atturra has formed a strategic partnership with Pursuit Technology, becoming its first alliance partner in the local government market.
Michelle Price joins EY as Partner in Oceania's cybersecurity and trusted technology practice, to lead the Government and Public Sector team.
Cyberattacks on Ukraine's government and military have dropped by 50% in the last week, according to Check Point Research.
The gender gap in the IT industry persists, but there are steps that can be taken to address it, including empowering women and improving education.
Gartner has identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2022, guiding public-sector leaders in digital transformation.
Atturra has executed a partnership agreement with Focus HQ, to resell and support the company's Australian developed SaaS-based portfolio management platform.
The majority of respondents from a recent Trellix report believe government-led initiatives can play an important role in protection against cyber threats.
Yubico warns that critical infrastructure providers in Australia must adopt strong multi-factor authentication to combat rising ransomware attacks.
Digital payment security risks in Asia have surged, with Singapore seeing a 53% increase in scam cases, according to Kaspersky.
Australians want more digital government services and a majority are comfortable with Artificial Intelligence-generated services that personalise assistance.
Neo4j appoints Reza Pahlevi as the new Country Managing Director for Indonesia, in hopes to drive the company's momentum and cater to its customers.
State school students across Queensland will now have faster internet speeds, following a new $187m deal between Telstra and the Queensland Government.
The proposed measures go too far and need stronger guardrails, otherwise they could adversely affect Australia's critical infrastructure operators.
Australian small businesses, much like businesses everywhere else in the world, have been struggling since the beginning of the pandemic.
The assessment supports higher standards for security postures in technology systems used by government agencies in Australia.
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