Australian Stories

Webinar: Managing fraud risk with a culture of compliance

Organisations are vulnerable to fraud and compliance risks that could deal significant damage if they are not properly protected and managed.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Fintech

MYOB highlights links between digitisation and Australia's economy

Small businesses in Australia are failing to digitise, costing the nation's economy $10 billion, according to MYOB.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th May 2021

Global Stories

Breach Prevention

The case for prioritising IT privacy in businesses

It was Privacy Awareness Week recently. But one week in May every year isn't cutting it: privacy needs to be a year-round focus.

By Nick Forrester • 4 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021

Malware

Most wanted malware Dridex remains in top position amidst global surge in ransomware attacks

The Dridex trojan remains the most prevalent malware, often used in the initial stages of ransomware attacks, says Check Point Research.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Malware

Ransomware attacks surge in 2021, Triple Extortion threat comes to light

Ransomware attacks have seen 102% increase this year compared to the beginning of 2020, and there are no signs of it slowing down.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Hyperscale

Xero draws massive profits in pandemic

Xero sees strong profit rebound after pandemic squeeze, adding record 456k subscribers, but falls short of revenue estimates.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Crypto

New Bitcoin indicator series from State Street

State Street Corporation has launched its new Bitcoin Indicator series, aiming to measure the popularity of Bitcoin and its impact on traditional markets.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 10th May 2021

Data Analytics

Oracle Analytics Cloud announces new AI-based workflow

Oracle unveils new Analytics Cloud workflow with AI-based technology, including explainable machine learning and text analytics.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 5th May 2021

Fintech

Aussie businesses want more support from Government - Xero survey

High expectations for Australian businesses ahead of the country's Federal Budget 2021-2022, says Xero survey. 27% want more support.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 4th May 2021

Email Security

New research reveals customer behaviour around fraud risks

Most attempts by organisations to educate customers about fraud are ineffective, says new research from Callsign.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 4th May 2021

Unified Communications

VIQ Solutions resolves COVID-19 meeting transcription issues for accounting body

VIQ Solutions enhances timeliness and accuracy for one of the world's largest accounting bodies with high-tech recording and transcription services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Apr 2021

Fintech

BlackLine board welcomes renowned D&I spokeswoman Barbara Whye

Whye, who is currently Apple's vice president of diversity and inclusion, brings more than 25 years of technology experience to her position on the board.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Apr 2021

Fintech

MYOB launches a new business management platform

MYOB launches extension for business management platform, with focus on accounting practices and improved services for small business clients.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Apr 2021

Semiconductors

Alibaba Group ranks third in global IaaS market, first in APAC

Alibaba Group remains third in the global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market for the third year running, according to Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Apr 2021

Blockchain

Spend on blockchain solutions to reach $6.6 billion

Spending on blockchain solutions is set to reach $6.6 billion this year, with strong growth expected in the coming years, according to IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Apr 2021

Fintech

Why open banking shouldn't be seen or heard

New Mambu study shows 73.5% of Australian consumers have never heard of open banking, but the sector must build trust.

By Kristofer Rogers • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Apr 2021

Digital Transformation

APAC IT spending to grow by almost 5% in 2021 — IDC

Asia Pacific's ICT spending is projected to grow by 4.9% to reach $924bn this year, and is expected to exceed $1tn by 2024, according to IDC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Apr 2021

Virtualisation

Cybercriminals influencing financial markets, report finds

FSIs in Asia Pacific face increasing cyber threats as digital banking accelerates, warns VMware's Modern Bank Heists 4.0 report.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Apr 2021

Malware

97% of organisations experienced a mobile threat in 2020 — report

Almost all organisations faced mobile cyber-threats in 2020, as remote working increased concerns about mobile security, says Check Point Software.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Apr 2021

Surveillance

Software-based facial recognition in payments industry to dominate by 2025

There will be more than 1.4 billion users of facial recognition software used for payments alone in 2025, up from 671 million in 2020.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Apr 2021