Enterprises will be forced to reframe their targets With most public commitments to sustainable packaging at risk of going unfulfilled, 20 per cent of organizations will shift their focus from recycling and eliminating plastics to reducing the carbon footprint of their packaging by 2026. While the pivot in focus leaves…
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CBA opens tech hub in Brisbane
Works with UQ, QUT, TAFE Queensland Commonwealth Bank has established a technology hub in Brisbane’s CBD to help support the expansion of Queensland’s tech community and skills. It is the third tech hub to be created by CBA this year, following the launch of similar hubs in Adelaide in February…
Read MoreOrganizations looking for composable finance applications
Flexible approach to finance tech stack CFOs who adopt a composable technology strategy will achieve higher revenue growth than peers who take more traditional routes with their technology investments, according to Gartner, Inc. By 2024, 60 per cent of finance organizations will seek composable finance applications in new technology investments.…
Read MoreCustomer experience in financial services industry declining
Many financial services firms have been creating entirely digital experiences According to Forrester’s 2022 Australia Customer Experience Index (CX Index™), the customer experience quality of both the banking and superannuation industries have declined significantly, with the average CX scores falling from 69.2 to 60.5 and 66.7 to 62.5 (on a…
Read MoreHuman-centric work models boosts employee performance
Organizations are designing workflows and workplaces around holistic human needs Employees who operate in human-centric work models – where they are seen as people, not just resources – are 3.8 times more likely to be high performing, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. The June 2022 Gartner global survey of more…
Read MoreFurther contraction for the global pc and tablet markets
PC and tablet makers will struggle in the coming months In a new International Data Corporation forecast, the outlook for PCs and tablets continues to get worse. Worldwide PC and tablet shipments are forecast to decline 11.9 per cent in 2022 with volumes shrinking to 456.8 million units, followed by…
Read MoreLookout Threat Lab discovers predatory loan apps
Mobile apps have made managing lives a lot easier Lookout, Inc., the endpoint to cloud security company, today announced the discovery of nearly 300 loan apps that exhibit predatory behaviour such as exfiltrating excessive user data from mobile devices and harassing borrowers for repayment. These apps, which were found in…
Read MoreBitdefender threat debrief
In total, 189 ransomware families were identified Bitdefender has released its November Threat Debrief, a monthly series analysing threat news, trends, and research from the previous month. It includes a Ransomware Report highlighting the top ransomware families detected, as well as the top countries affected including Australia, and the top trojans…
Read MoreICT revenue in China to grow at 8.5 per cent
The country’s economy is largely concentrated around manufacturing The enterprise ICT revenue opportunity in China is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 per cent between 2021 and 2026. The ongoing government initiatives prioritizing industrial digitalization and acceleration of digital transformation activities across large enterprises…
Read MoreHUMAN appoints industry leading CRO and CISO
Anuj Kumar comes to HUMAN from NetApp HUMAN Security, Inc. (formerly White Ops) — the global leader in safeguarding enterprises from digital attacks with modern defence — today announced the appointment of Anuj Kumar as CRO and Gavin Reid as CISO. Reid will also lead the Human Collective, a partnership program made up of industry leaders dedicated to disrupting…
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