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GUEST OPINION: Career progression is something never far from the mind of most IT professionals: will my current skills become obsolete? What skills will be in demand? What new technologies will emerge that will demand new skills? In short, what choices do I need to make for a successful and rewarding career?

Event invitation: Organisations worldwide are looking to unlock the potential of their vast stores of data, and this calls for specialised skills and tools. Denodo is offering to upskill you with a free hands-on three-hour lab this Thursday. You will also receive a certificate.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Companies today need up to the minute cyber security, whether through penetration testing, web malware cleanups, code audits, infrastructure security and training, cloud security audits and more, and the CTO of Securelayer7 joins iTWireTV to explain it all.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Companies today need up to the minute cyber security, whether through penetration testing, web malware cleanups, code audits, infrastructure security and training, cloud security audits and more, and the CTO of Securelayer7 joins iTWireTV to explain it all.

GUEST OPINION: It’s been an essential communication tool for decades, but now email is becoming a growing source of security threats for Australian businesses. Indeed, the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2021 stated that the average loss for each successful business email compromise attack is now more than $50,600.

In just one year, micro-skills marketplace Skill Finder has deployed more than 3000 courses, and users have completed more than 75,000 course enrolments.

The Institute of Data has committed to offering and funding at least 1000 new scholarships in the next 12 months for upskilling or retraining in data science and AI, cyber security, and software engineering.

Digital advertising business specialising in property Rea Group is expanding its 2022 Springboard to Tech Program, making eight places available for women looking to take up a career in technology.

Staff and students at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) have taken out a number of awards at the Skills Canberra ACT Training Awards.

Accounting software provider MYOB and technology consultancy Thoughtworks are working together to foster the talent needed to design and deliver software.

Corporate ICT and digital skills training provider DDLS has completed the acquisition of Auldhouse, New Zealand’s largest provider of ICT and digital skills training, in a deal worth A$16.6 million (NZ$17.3M}.

Ninenty-one percent of employees around the world are in favour of a hybrid work environment, but cite challenges to security and productivity, according to a new study by secure identity, payments and data protection company Entrust.

Security vendor Check Point Software Technologies has launched its Young Professionals Programme in Asia Pacific that aims to attract 100 adults with less than five years of work experience who are interested in a career in cybersecurity.

Secure coding company Secure Code Warrior has expanded its training content to cover code vulnerabilities for embedded C and C++ applications.

Veteran-founded organisation WithYouWithMe is allocating $10 million dollars of free digital skills training to Afghan refugees following the fall of Kabul.

RMIT has announced a new bachelor of business degree which it says is aligned with industry needs and the future of work, specifically designed to give students and working professionals transferable skills and a sound business technology understanding.

Cybersecurity education company Infosec has announced its integration with the recently launched Microsoft Viva Learning platform, aimed at bringing cybersecurity training to Microsoft’s millions of learners worldwide.

Infrastructure automation provider Puppet has launched Puppet Practice Labs, a free series of educational exercises.

Business software provider Pegasystems is working with WithYouWithMe to help improve the employment prospects of ex-military personnel.

Analytics vendor Qlik has revamped its data literacy program that's designed to help companies upskill their staff at scale.