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Australian businesses lose 22 hours weekly to complex payments

Australian small businesses lose over 22 hours weekly managing complex payment systems, risking cash flow, customer loss, and security concerns, says new report.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Application Security

Australian firms urged to secure code after rising repo attacks

Australian firms face rising code repository attacks and are urged by Avocado Consulting to tighten security by eradicating secrets and monitoring software supply chains closely.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Virtualisation

Check Point launches local cloud security for Aussie compliance

Check Point launches Australia-based cloud security for Harmony SASE and CloudGuard WAF, ensuring compliance with local data privacy laws and boosting performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Network Infrastructure

Macquarie Telecom appoints Mike King to drive sales growth

Macquarie Telecom appoints Mike King as National Director of Sales to boost growth in cloud, cyber security, and connectivity across Australia.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Robotics

ARM Hub's Cori Stewart elected ATSE Fellow for AI leadership

Professor Cori Stewart, CEO of ARM Hub, has been elected Fellow of ATSE for her leadership in AI and advanced manufacturing innovation in Australia.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Data governance

Australian boards slow to invest in cyber risk despite rising threats

Australian boards recognise rising cyber threats, yet investment in tackling them remains limited, despite 75% facing third-party vulnerabilities recently.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Clean technologies

Call for dedicated ministers as family firms boost AUD $1b sector

Australia's family business sector, contributing AUD $1b annually to philanthropy and employing half the workforce, calls for dedicated government ministers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Customer Experience

CASPR launches to help Australian firms adopt AI & innovate

CASPR, a new agency in Sydney, helps Australian businesses adopt AI and data-driven solutions to boost growth and overcome innovation barriers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Smart Cities

Equinix picked to host new SMAP subsea cable landing stations

Equinix will host landing stations for the new 5,000km SMAP subsea cable, linking Australia's east and west coasts with high-capacity, low-latency connectivity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Data Privacy

Beyond automation: How AI is creating space for more human conversations in personal insurance advice

AI is easing administrative tasks in personal insurance advice, allowing advisers more time for human conversations during clients' toughest moments.

By Chris Matlock • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

AltTab appoints Andrew Barrett to lead cloud & AI strategy

AltTab appoints Andrew Barrett as Emerging Technology Lead to steer cloud and AI strategies amid rising client demand across Australia and Papua New Guinea.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Digital Entertainment

On-screen glare drives Australians to switch TVs & change habits

On-screen glare leads many Australians to switch TVs and change viewing habits, with Samsung introducing glare-free models to meet local needs.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Global Stories

Australian stories

Hybrid Cloud

Ping Identity appoints Daniel Gardner ANZ sales director

Ping Identity has appointed Daniel Gardner as Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand to boost its identity platform presence in the region.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Monetary Authority of Singapore

IG Group to acquire Independent Reserve in AUD $178m crypto deal

IG Group is set to acquire Independent Reserve, an Australian crypto exchange, for AUD $178m, boosting its presence in Asia Pacific's growing crypto market.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Data Protection

Quantum computing threat demands urgent action in Asia Pacific

Quantum computing threatens to break current encryption across Asia Pacific, urging urgent upgrades to digital security as cyber risks escalate rapidly.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Advent One wins Red Hat award for digital transformation in ANZ

Advent One won Red Hat's Digital Transformation Award for ANZ after streamlining IT with OpenShift and automation, cutting virtual environment costs by 40%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Customer Experience

Behind the bots: Rebuilding agent trust in the age of AI

Contact centres in Australia and New Zealand embrace AI for efficiency but face challenges in rebuilding trust and support for human agents amid rising job anxieties.

By Richard Lundgren • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Digital Transformation

Century Pacific adopts AI tool to optimise supply chain planning

Century Pacific Food adopts Blue Yonder's AI-powered solution to enhance supply chain planning, improving forecast accuracy and inventory management amid growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025