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Federal Government stories - Page 3

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Macquarie Government appoints Mike Foster as Director of Strategic Growth
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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investment
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federal government
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cloud services
Macquarie Government has appointed former CEO of Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, Mike Foster, as Director of Strategic Growth.
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Emergency management trends federal government stakeholders should consider
Fri, 11th Mar 2022
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apm
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low-code
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software development
Federal government officials have their hands full with concurrent crises and indeed, many of these threats require all-of-governmernt mobilisation.
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Asuria and Junior Engineers address 'pressing issue' of cybersecurity skills shortage
Fri, 26th Nov 2021
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risk & compliance
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
Asuria and Junior Engineers have teamed up to tackle Australia's cybersecurity skills shortage through specially tailored traineeships.
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Fortinet edges closer to opening Canberra's Federal Govt innovation centre
Tue, 21st Sep 2021
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet invests in Canberra data center, offering businesses and government agencies secure facility for testing and evaluating network security solutions.
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Talend snaps up two new Aus account directors from Oracle
Thu, 22nd Jul 2021
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federal government
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talend
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australian
Talend has added to its sales team in Australia with the appointment of new account directors based in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.
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Universities turn to privileged access management as they adopt Essential Eight cybersecurity strategies
Tue, 25th May 2021
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edutech
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pam
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cybersecurity
Education sector faces surge in cyber attacks as ThycoticCentrify works with Australian universities to improve cybersecurity.
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Sector training, further investment required in Australian Budget - ANZ cybersecurity vendors
Fri, 14th May 2021
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firewalls
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supply chain systems
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breach prevention
Greater assistance needed to protect Australian businesses and employees from cyber threats, according to an industry expert.
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ANZ vendors respond to Australian govt budget announcement
Wed, 12th May 2021
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australian federal budget
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australian government
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federal government
IT vendors in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia Pacific welcome new investments in cyber skills and digital cadetship.
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AIIA welcomes Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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federal government
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aiia
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australian economy
Senator Jane Hume has been appointed as Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy, welcomed by the Australian Information Industry Association.
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IT vendors respond to Federal Government budget
Wed, 7th Oct 2020
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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siem
CrowdStrike, WatchGuard, Zscaler and LogRhythm are amongst several IT vendors responding to the Australian Federal Government's budget announcements.
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Optus secures funding to fill mobile coverage black spots
Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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network infrastructure
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endpoint protection
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sdn
With State, Federal and Optus funding, the company is building 83 new sites as part of the Federal Governments Mobile Black Spot Program.
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AIIA launches remote-working portal with support of Federal Government
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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federal government
The Australian Information Industry Association, with Federal Government backing, launched a portal today to aid remote working amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Australian government announce stimulus package to assist retailers and SMEs
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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australian government
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federal government
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covid-19
Amid growing coronavirus concerns, Australia unveils a stimulus package to support retailers and SMEs, aiming to stave off a potential recession.
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Unisys clinches multiple government contracts from across the world
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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government
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unisys
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public sector
Unisys has secured substantial public sector contracts from the US, Australia, Europe, and Brazil, heralding a 7% rise in public sector revenue in 2019.
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Local governments need to act to protect privacy of citizens
Fri, 22nd Nov 2019
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australian government
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federal government
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digital rights watch
Australian local governments urged to protect citizen privacy by Digital Rights Watch. Campaign targets use of surveillance tech and data collection.
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Macquarie named NSW Government telecoms supplier
Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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uc
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government
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telco
Macquarie Government has been chosen by the New South Wales Government as an approved supplier of telecommunications services.
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Australians unaware of govt's digital services
Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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ai
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government
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australian government
Nearly a quarter of Australians are unaware of the government's digital services, according to new research from Accenture.
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ICT peak body’s policy focus pre-budget
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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australian federal budget
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australian government
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government
The AIIA highlights the need to boost Digital Skills, Innovation and Government ICT Procurement in Pre-Budget Submission.
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Secure Logic calls on Federal Govt to introduce IoT regulation
Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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iot security
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ddos
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iot
Secure Logic CEO calls for Australian Government to introduce regulation mandating security practices for IoT devices.
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Tasmanian elector data breached via forms on Electoral Commission site
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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federal government
A data breach on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission site, via Typeform online forms, exposed voters' sensitive details. The issue was swiftly addressed.