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Manufacturing SMEs: Chasing certainty in GenAI and cyber

The million-dollar question about the return on investment of cybersecurity and generative AI (GenAI) for manufacturing SMEs’ may finally flicker with an answer on the APAC horizon. “’If we...

Anxiety and hope flavour the ‘democratisation of AI’

AI disinformation in local communities may pose a more significant threat than Taylor Swift deepfakes or Biden robocalls, subtly undermining societal trust where it’s most vulnerable.  “Especially so in...

Digital twins: Aussie startups reshaping the US

Digital twin technology in energy efficiency reveals stark contrasts between Australia and the United States, with each country shaped and influenced by its unique approach to risk, regulations, and...

Bridging the physical and virtual worlds with digital twins

Mastering digital twin innovation requires embracing failure, a lesson that industry and government are learning from the defence sector.  The insights from an InnovationAus.com roundtable and whitepaper sponsored by...

Key role for industry in critical infrastructure regime

Businesses large and small across a broad swathe of the Australian economy will be affected by new legislation which sets out to protect critical infrastructure and their supply chains,...

Ransomware and phishing drive data breach spike

Phishing and ransomware attacks spiked in the last year leading to a growing number of data breaches, according to analysis of more than 29,000 security incidents. Australian governments and...

5G, trusted networks and a future roadmap

Visionary businesses in Australia are starting to plan for real-time action (and reactions) – from products or service delivery to responding to market disruptions. At Verizon, we are having...

Private 5G networks to deliver early benefits

5G technology enables the creation of private networks that could provide organisations with low latency, high speed communications for a huge array of applications, transforming their operations. Potential applications...

Cyber espionage; the unwanted growth industry

According to Verizon, state-based actors are responsible for the great majority – 82 per cent – of cyber espionage, with attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government or...

Accelerated adoption for private 5G

The accelerated implementation of digital transformation plans across all the sectors as a result of the COVID pandemic now includes an increase in demand for the private 5G network...

Locking down a company’s intangible jewels

Protecting the intangible assets inside an organisation has become even more important than locking the factory gates at night as the world shifts to valuing intangibles like patents more...

AFP muscles up on cybercrime response

The Australian Federal Police has made cybercrime a central priority for 2020 and beyond, ratcheting up cybercrime operations as the force confronts COVID-themed cyberattacks, as well as an increase...

Breaking down the trust barrier to IoT

The rapid expansion of IoT capability in Australia is bringing unprecedented opportunities in harnessing real-time data in everything from manufacturing to agriculture, but we need to break down data...

Breach report highlights public sector risk

Public sector organisations are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the rapid shift to the cloud and staff working from home, according to...

Nation-state cyber attacks on the rise

One third of all data breaches included some element of social engineering, representing a sharp increase over previous years, according to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. More...

Germany a model of innovation

There’s no denying that Germany is an innovation powerhouse. But what is it that underpins Germany’s ability to consistently innovate across different industries at a rate much faster than...

Public sector at espionage risk

Cyber-espionage remains a top concern when it comes to government cyber security, with the latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from global provider Verizon finding that 43 per cent...

Two-way dialogue on cybersecurity

In recent years the federal government has noticeably taken next-step measures to protect the country from cyberattacks, whether it’s with the delivery of its cybersecurity strategy or investing $50...

Risk insurance is the new black

The advent of mandatory data breach legislation has lit up the local market in cyber security insurance, but Australia remains ‘unsophisticated’ in its understanding of cyber risk, says an...

Cybersecurity is key to IP strategy

Cybersecurity is big business and an increasingly important business issue and these days is central to any discussion about protecting intellectual property. Certainly this was the case with the...