Coronavirus outbreak means CIOS play a central role in navigating the crisis CIOs are facing the greatest challenge of their careers, writes Aamer Baig senior partner; Klemens Hjartar senior partner in the Copenhagen office; and Steve Van Kuiken is a senior partner at McKinsey and Company. In a blog on the impact of COVID-19 on…
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Capterra research shows COVID-19’s impact on digital transformation During the pandemic of 2020 companies have drastically sped up their digital transformation faster. In Australia that has meant dramatic rises in the adoption of technology and acceptance of company-wide remote working, where possible. In new research from B2B software search website…
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No longer a question of if a crisis will come…but when Recent reporting from all over the world has shown that cybersecurity fears are reaching individuals and organisations. For both groups, reputational risk is at an all-time high. Mark Forbes, author and former editor-in -chief of The Age in Melbourne,…
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MailGuard has intercepted a series of malicious emails faking COVID-19 financial relief. Cybersecurity company Mailguard has warned the public that emails with titles such as “See Covid19 relief payment that has been paid” or “BLOCKCHAIN: See Payment Approval for Covid19 Donation”, are likely from compromised email accounts. Some of these…
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Service provider adds Nozomi to security portfolio IoT and OT security vendor Nozomi Networks has signed a managed security service provider (MSSP) partnership with Australian cyber security specialist Cyber Partners. The deal makes it easier for industrial infrastructure operators to get operational technology (OT) and IoT visibility and cybersecurity via…
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With chaos comes cyber criminals The education sector’s dramatic transformation in the way it now delivers its services to school students, during COVID-19 has raised concerns among IT security professionals. Michael Warnock, head of growth APAC at SecureAuth said the rapid move to online home-schooling has thrown the education system…
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Datacom sets out response to assure customers during pandemic IT service provider Datacom has laid out its core business continuity plans (BCP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Australian-based service provider doesn’t have any reported cases of staff with the virus, its BCP requires employees to work remotely.…
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KPMG has released a check list for CIOs and CISOs to ensure their organisations function in a COVID-19 world. Professional organisation KPMG believes concern over the scale and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led organisations to consider their response and the actions they need to take now to maintain…
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Digital workers and services donated to font line service organisation Robotic process automation software company Blue Prism has come up out with a COVID-19 Response Program for customers. Blue Prism has initiated dozens of projects by donating digital workers and services to assist front lines like health emergency and across other…
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