Australia’s Nine Network hit with major cyber attack; Federal Parliament experiences disruption
Australia’s Nine Network has been the target of what may be the largest-scale cyber attack thus far on an Australian media company…
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Australia’s Nine Network has been the target of what may be the largest-scale cyber attack thus far on an Australian media company…
Guillermo Troncoso
Author
March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
Australia Post and DocuSign’s Digital iD solution will allow customers to prove their identity using a one-step online ID verification system.
Dahlia Jovic
Author
March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021
One year into the pandemic, it’s clear that real opportunity lies in more carefully targeting financial support. We need to see more mutual partnerships where governments reward small businesses that take active steps to help themselves.
Simeon Duncan
Author
February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
As the volume of business data available has grown exponentially, a new discipline has evolved. There is now a better way…
Vinay Samuel
Author
February 25, 2021
February 25, 2021
Automation, what is it good for? Is automation a good idea for all businesses? What limitations are there? Let’s talk..
Guillermo Troncoso
Author
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
For many SMBs today, finding new, digital ways to engage with customers is not merely a matter of building a thriving business, it’s about surviving…
Dunya Lindsey
Author
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
Here are five reasons why open source technologies are beneficial for businesses looking to stay competitive in digital transformation…
Peter Liley
Author
February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
How can businesses pivot in response to Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australian users?
Sophie Richardson
Author
February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
Hacking and data breaches have become increasingly common for business owners and leaders. Here’s what you need to know…
Mark Metzeling
Author
February 9, 2021
February 9, 2021
We sat down with Scott McKinnel, a manager at international cybersecurity company Tenable, to discuss the cyber threats putting businesses at risk and what can be done to crack down on these vulnerabilities.
Guillermo Troncoso
Author
February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
Bing is currently the second most used search engine in Australia – although it only has 3.6% of the market share while Google holds 95%.
Guillermo Troncoso
Author
February 2, 2021
February 2, 2021
Facebook and Google took Australian media head-on in a Senate inquiry by Australia’s competition watchdog on Friday, 22nd January. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) pushed for a new Bill to be passed to force the tech giants to pay news publishers for their content, including any links and snippets hosted on their platforms. […]
Dahlia Jovic
Author
January 23, 2021
January 23, 2021
A ban on mass gatherings that forced the postponement of Australia’s premier car festival – Summernats – hasn’t stalled the event’s rise in popularity in the USA, thanks to a gaming app that has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times. In a normal year, Summernats attracts 100,000 car lovers and injects $30 million into […]
Clare Loewenthal
Author
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
When COVID-19 hit Australia, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF) team knew they had a vital role to play in not just supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, but also helping to protect these vulnerable groups from the potentially devastating impacts of the virus. Owned by a membership of Indigenous Art Centres and […]
Clare Loewenthal
Author
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only seen us change our ways of working. Cybercriminals have adjusted the way they work, intensifying their focus on low-hanging fruit like the ‘quick fixes’ many organisations implemented to support employees working remotely. According to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), the number of data breach notifications attributed to ransomware […]
Ewen Ferguson
Author
December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020
As online shopping merges with entertainment and celebrity culture, retailers with a fun sales process will be the winners according to Maggie Zhou, Managing Director of Alibaba Group (Australia and NZ). Ms Zhou made this observation during Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, which has been held on 11th November for the last 12 years. The 2020 event […]
Clare Loewenthal
Author
November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen remote working transition from being a personal preference to a matter of safety. The challenge for small businesses is not only implementing technology that supports working from home (WFH) but in finding solutions that replicate office culture virtually and deliver a better user or customer experience. According to the ABS, […]
Sam Fitzpatrick
Author
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
It’s a challenge that’s been discussed in boardrooms for years: how to harness evolving technologies to transform and improve the way a business functions. Yet despite its well-documented benefits, digital transformation is still not being achieved by a significant number of organisations. According to a Forrester Report, The Sorry State of Digital Transformation in 2018, […]
Christian Lucarelli
Author
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
Byline: Nicola Moras We all know that the best way to ‘be out there’ these days is to be on social media – after all, all publicity is good publicity, right? Not so much. We’ve even seen platforms take a huge hit when they’ve misused their platforms without realising the negative impact that a misguided […]
Loren Webb
Author
June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019
Byline: Robert Tadros, CEO and founder of Impressive Digital News that Facebook is changing its algorithms to favour users’ friends posts over businesses caused many organisations to rethink the platform as a marketing tool. My advice is not to change the channel: these tweaks are worth getting to know so you can maximise your spend […]
Loren Webb
Author
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019