Government news stories

A new initiative focused on getting Māori and Pacific wāhine into the tech industry and backed by Microsoft, NZTech and the government is calling for tech companies to get involved.

Atturra has executed a partnership agreement with Focus HQ, to resell and support the company's Australian developed SaaS-based portfolio management platform.

Versa Networks has announced its SASE offering has been recognised in The Govies Government Security Awards competition by Security Today magazine.

The majority of respondents from a recent Trellix report believe government-led initiatives can play an important role in protection against cyber threats.

A recent IDC estimate pegged spending on public cloud by governments in APAC (including China and Japan) at US$12.6 billion in 2025, growing by a CAGR of 20.3% between 2020-25.

"Having a ransomware mitigation plan is one step towards minimising risk, with phishing resistant MFA the key to keeping necessary accounts secure."

A surge in digital payments has significantly increased banking security risks in Asia.

Australians want more digital government services and a majority are comfortable with Artificial Intelligence-generated services that personalise assistance.

State school students across Queensland will now have faster internet speeds, following a new $187m deal between Telstra and the Queensland Government.

NEXTDC and the Northern Territory government have shared detailed plans surrounding the development of a new data centre in Darwin.

The Australian Government has announced an investment of $9.9 billion to increase the country’s intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities.

"We are looking forward to mutually successful outcomes for Atturra, Pursuit Technology and local government."

The proposed measures go too far and need stronger guardrails, otherwise they could adversely affect Australia's critical infrastructure operators.

Check Point Research provides updates on cyberattack trends observed during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

Australian small businesses, much like businesses everywhere else in the world, have been struggling since the beginning of the pandemic.

It's interesting to consider that, in the third decade of the 21st Century, there is still a gender imbalance in the IT industry. It might be closing slowly, but there is still a very long way to go.

The assessment supports higher standards for security postures in technology systems used by government agencies in Australia.

“Government and public sector CIOs now need to sustain the momentum of digital acceleration after the initial chaos of the pandemic."

Gartner releases its top 10 government tech trends for 2022, to guide public-sector leaders in accelerating digital transformation and mitigating disruption risks.

Although a VPN cannot guarantee you 100% anonymity, it does give an extensive amount of protection, so it may definitely be worth a look next time you want to nab a good flight deal or avoid those troublesome ISPs.

They say that digital apprenticeships should be developed to help drive forward this technological transformation, and particular assistance be provided for those pursuing digital careers.

"Going deeper, four years to zero trust is a very ambitious goal – and a strategy that will no doubt continue to evolve as government agencies dig in."

The NZ Commerce Commission has now filed proceedings against digital government software company Objective Corporation Limited (Objective).

"In the months ahead, we will see logistics companies build more resilient supply chains with a heightened focus on digitisation and decentralisation."