We are now one of the largest employers of technology resources in the country Good morning, everyone and what a pleasure it is to be back at FST Media in-person. My name is Ana Cammaroto and I’m the CIO for Personal Banking & Digital at NAB. Fresh out of Uni,…
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The Australian market demonstrates strong LoB influence Over the last few years, automation has steadily risen to the top of enterprise priorities. In a recent IDC report titled Asia/Pacific Perspectives and Adoption Trends for Intelligent Automation 2022, IDC revealed that insufficient pre-built automation within the tools to easily set up preemption, auto-remediation,…
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Businesses increasingly need to be able to adapt to the changing nature of cyberattacks Businesses across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) continue to be targeted by cybercriminals as technology advances and attacks become increasingly sophisticated. Australia saw one cybercrime report every eight minutes in 2020-21, equating to a 13 per…
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Digicel Pacific will be overseen by a Telstra controlled board Telstra announced it had completed the acquisition of Digicel Pacific, following receipt of all necessary government and regulatory approvals. The acquisition of Digicel Pacific was announced in October 2021 in partnership with the Australian Government. Telstra contributed $US270 million of…
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Lopushanski was thrilled to join Heritage given its passion for mutuality Heritage Bank has strengthened its IT defences with the appointment of Mikhail Lopushanski as its new Chief Information Security Officer. Lopushanski has more than 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, governance, audit, risk, and information security, including the past…
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MacDonald is recognised as one of the most experienced analytics practitioners in the world OCBC Bank announced that it has appointed Donald MacDonald as its first Head of Group Data Office with effect from 1 June 2022, a newly created role to drive the Bank’s data strategy and establish OCBC…
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Scams cost Australian businesses $US227 million last year Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment redirection scams in 2021, a 77 per cent increase compared to 2020, the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report reveals. The report compiles data from Scamwatch, ReportCyber, major banks and money remitters, and other government agencies. It shows…
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Creating greater uptake of digital-driven solutions in healthcare management Digital solutions could significantly improve efficiencies in the end-to-end delivery of Australia’s healthcare, according to a new report from CommBank Health and KPMG. The Healthy Options report reveals that while 83 per cent of Australians are satisfied with the availability of quality healthcare,…
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QDoE has a well-established reputation for its zero-tolerance approach to child safety The Queensland Department of Education (QDoE) provides education services to more than 580,000 students across 1,258 schools in the state. It also employs more than 78,000 people in teaching and corporate roles. QDoE has a well-established reputation for…
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5G will enable the industry to be more efficient and sustainable During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian transport and logistics sector was tested in ways no one could have anticipated as the associated protection measures were introduced. Much like telecommunications, where connectivity became a lifeline, so too did the transport…
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