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GUEST OPINION: Today's rapidly evolving threat landscape means organisations must invest in robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard their sensitive data and preserve their reputation. However, getting board buy-in for cybersecurity investments can be a challenging task.

GUEST OPINION by Michael Bovalino, ANZ Country Manager, LogRhythm:  IT security teams focus their efforts on protecting IT infrastructure from external threats, however it’s becoming apparent that an increasing number are coming from inside.

GUEST OPINION: According to the Information Systems Consortium, there are approximately 2.7 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs around the world today. There are simply not enough people with the required cyber specialisms to carry out the work in this high-growth sector. Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy highlighted this issue, and the Government committed millions of dollars via the Cyber Security National Workforce Growth Program to address the skills shortage.

COMPANY NEWS: Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, today announced Zscaler is recognised as a leader in the inaugural Gartner 2022 Magic Quadrant for security service edge. This is the 11th consecutive year Zscaler has been named a leader initially in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for software web gateways and now in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for security service edge.

Supply constraints may cause the market to leapfrog Wi-Fi 6E and go straight from Wi-Fi 6 to Wi-Fi 7, according to market analyst Dell'Oro Group.

GUEST OPINION by Joe Slowik, Gigamon: Network security operations generally and network security monitoring (NSM) evolve more specifically with technology like any other information technology (IT) field.

Analyst firm Frost & Sullivan predicts that 5G fixed wireless is about to replicate the success of 4G for this application.

Italian financial analyst site Finaria has pointed the finger at the COVID-19 outbreak triggering "the most significant fall in PC shipments since 2013, as pandemic affected supply chains and forced consumers to prioritise their spending".

Despite a lot of 5G hype including 5G over Wi-Fi, some telcos ambitiously claiming 4.5-like services are 5G, and 5G trials, 2018 is not the true year of 5G, according to an analyst.

French analysts and big data experts Ezako have a range of tools and algorithms within a QoS and QoE monitoring software suite designed for telecom operators with five key takeaways. 

Operator roll-outs of VoLTE connections are intensifying, with well over a billion by 2018 and 2 billion by 2020, rising from 123 million in 2015.

Nearly 1 in 5 of the global adult population, or over 1B users, will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2015.

The use of contactless cards for payments is picking up in the Australian market with the technology starting to gain traction and greater acceptance by banks, merchants and consumers, according to a newly released study.

Development tool vendor Rally says there's a lack of executive leadership for Agile deployments, and analyst firm Gartner has identified ten things CIOs need to know about Agile development.

Analyst firm Gartner says worldwide Chromebook sales will approach 8 million units in 2016.

The federal budget has been hailed by a leading industry analyst as returning the government focus to strategic IT investment after years of neglect and a “lacklustre” budget last year.

The New Zealand capital Wellington has launched a campaign to attract Australian technology talent to the city in an effort to meet an increasing demand for workers fuelled by its booming ICT and creative sectors.

A so-called “new breed” of specialist Big Data technology vendors are predicted to emerge this year, posing a real challenge to the larger traditional technology vendors, according to market analysts.

Changing market conditions and regulatory requirements are driving the life sciences industry to “reignite IT spending” after years of little or no growth, according to a global report just released.

Sony may have sold over a million PS4s but the company is making just $18 on every console sold, according to an analyst report.