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Why is NZ lagging behind the world in cybersecurity?

Tue, 21st Jun 2022
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New Zealand ranks 56th in the world for cybersecurity, according to a report by TUANZ. The country aims to be in the top 10 by 2030.
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Tech salaries increase as skills shortage inflates expectations

Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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More technology professionals will receive a pay rise this coming financial year than last, with skills shortages creating a once-in-a-career market.
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Workforce shortage impacting cybersecurity posture

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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85% of organizations believe workforce shortage is impacting cybersecurity, according to new research by Trellix.
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FPT Software, Udacity partner to improve upskilling program

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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FPT Software partners with Udacity to offer fully sponsored Nanodegree training to upskill employees. Up to 9,000 IT engineers to benefit.
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Cyber security innovation has stagnated, and we need a new approach

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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The cyber security community's traditional approaches are failing. It's time to adopt a new approach to protect IT systems from the inside out.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Secureworks

Mon, 30th May 2022
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Secureworks leaders discuss evolving cyber threats and the need to address cybersecurity negligence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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The world is your talent pool

Mon, 30th May 2022
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The concept of a talent shortage may be a myth as companies embrace remote work and tap into a borderless talent pool.
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Skills shortages hold orgs back from capitalising on cloud 2.0

Wed, 25th May 2022
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Organisations are becoming more comfortable with sophisticated 'cloud 2.0' technologies, even as they confront difficulties in hiring and retaining IT talent.
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Huawei webinar emphasises the importance of women in tech

Mon, 23rd May 2022
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More women are enrolling in tech courses, with 6% increase this year compared to 2021, according to findings by Coursera discussed in a webinar.
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Pluralsight and Ingram Micro Cloud team up on cloud initiative

Thu, 19th May 2022
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Pluralsight has teamed with Ingram Micro Cloud to build upon cloud competence and maturity internally, and externally support partners' capabilities.
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The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare environments and care delivery

Wed, 18th May 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised the healthcare industry while overcoming staff shortages, social distancing requirements, and lockdowns.
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Fortinet training edges toward closing cybersecurity gap

Thu, 12th May 2022
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The Fortinet Training Institute has made significant progress in closing the cybersecurity skills gap, on track to train one million people by 2026.
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Training & certification: It's time for leaders to loosen the purse strings

Tue, 10th May 2022
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Here we explore reasons that companies can benefit from investing in staff training and certification as well as ways to persuade leadership teams to invest.
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AWS granted OIO consent for billion dollar NZ Region project

Mon, 2nd May 2022
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AWS gains approval for billion-dollar Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region project, set to create 1,000 jobs and boost local cloud computing services.
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Cybersecurity skills shortage causing headaches for industry

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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The shortage has multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money.
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Zoho Corp launches new e-learning tool, TrainerCentral

Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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Zoho launches TrainerCentral, a new business division aimed at filling the gap in the e-learning market and helping trainers create online courses.
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Raring to return: could ICT professionals who've been out of the workforce help solve the talent shortage?

Thu, 14th Apr 2022
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Supporting rusty but willing workers to brush up on their skills can be a win-win, says Class Ltd chief technology officer, Alexis Rouch.
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How to cope with ANZ's coming cybersecurity talent shortage

Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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Australia's recent budget ushers in the nation's 'biggest ever' cybersecurity spend and, likely also, massive demand for cybersecurity jobs.
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HCL brings TechBee IT education programme to New Zealand

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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HCL is bringing its TechBee early career programme to NZ in an effort to help close the country's IT skill gap.
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Secure Code Warrior survey highlights attitudes towards coding security

Thu, 7th Apr 2022
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According to a new survey from Secure Code Warrior, only 29% of developers believe that writing vulnerability-free code should be prioritised.