Displaying items by tag: Compliance

COMPANY NEWS:  Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, today is empowering its customers to efficiently manage the dynamic global tariff landscape with its innovative suite of cross-border tools.

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• Company recognised for aggressive technical innovation and advanced features that focus on a platform solution, offering broad functionality and use case support
• Report highlights BeyondTrust’s strengths in securing cloud environments by enforcing least privilege access, identifying identity-based risks, and mitigating misconfigurations

ASX-listed construction leader leverages Macquarie Cloud’s Azure cloud to scale with the business as it looks to bolster AI capabilities

GUEST RESEARCH:  Qualys has released The State of Cloud & SaaS Security Report. The survey, commissioned by Qualys and conducted by Dark Reading reveals that human error remains the most prevalent cloud and SaaS security risk, despite the growing sophistication of attacker tactics. 

Six preparedness and performance indicators to unlock cyber agility

By John Penn, Security Propositions Architect at BT:  The rapidly evolving cyber-risk landscape sees a cyber attack every six minutes in Australia, with a new wave of threats enabled by AI.1

Everything we do these days has shifted to the digital sphere—be it our social interactions with friends, shopping the latest sales online or even starting our own business. These technological advances have opened many doors for us, some good and some bad. So while we may have the ease of ordering things online and having them delivered to our door, it also opens us up to vulnerabilities. And it’s not just us, it’s businesses too.

In an increasingly technology-driven world, more and more data is being gathered by the products and services that we use. Gone are the days of paper sign-ins - instead, digital check-in products are just one example of how computing has transformed how data is collected, collated, and stored.

In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity. For small and medium businesses (SMBs), protecting digital assets has become one of the most pressing challenges.

Australian telecoms operator TPG Telecom Limited has paid A$75,120 in penalties after the ACCC issued it with four infringement notices for alleged contraventions of the Telecommunications Act by failing to comply with its joint functional separation undertaking.

COMPANY NEWS:  The revelation that almost 90 per cent of Victoria’s multi-storey apartment buildings fail to meet fire safety standards is a stark warning that urgent action is needed to protect Australian lives.

Data security and analytics provider Varonis has acquired next-generation database activity monitoring (DAM) provider Cyral.

The Mongolian Tax Administration (MTA), responsible for tax administration, revenue collection, and compliance enforcement for a population of approximately 3.5 million people, has significantly improved its data management and operational efficiency through the adoption of Cloudera for data, analytics, and AI.

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses and agencies of all sizes, has announced the release of its updated connector for Salesforce's Revenue Cloud, now available on Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise cloud marketplace.

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• Australian-built generative AI software trialled by iconic American confectionery company Tootsie Roll could provide hundreds of millions of dollars in savings to the manufacturing industry.
• Includes real-time insights facilitating a greater connection between the C-suite and operational teams.

Certification Highlights Renesas Commitment to Cybersecurity Leadership

COMPANY NEWS: Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has successfully obtained PSA Certified Level 1 certification with the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance extension for three of its latest microcontroller Groups (MCUs). This certification, evaluated by Applus+ Laboratories, marks a significant step in Renesas' commitment to cybersecurity and compliance with upcoming European regulations.

Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, announced the appointment of Marianne Wolf as its Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. In this role, Wolf is responsible for leading the global ethics and compliance program, which includes overseeing cross-functional internal teams responsible for managing the company’s compliance and risk profile. Wolf reports to Carrie Schiff, Chief Legal Officer at Pax8.

GUEST OPINION Farhoud Salimi – Chief Technology Officer at Telstra Health: Connected care represents the cornerstone of healthcare's future within Australia—where seamless information flow will drive enhanced patient outcomes through more accessible and actionable data. Today's greatest barriers to improved care delivery are the technological and organisational silos operating in isolation, hampering collaboration and operational efficiency. We also stand at the cusp of a transformative era as technologies like Cloud Computing and Generative AI mature, promising unprecedented benefits for both healthcare practitioners and patients.

We are excited to announce a new and enhanced Whole-of-Government agreement with the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The ACMA has issued a public notice to the market seeking views on its annual compliance priorities.

COMPANY NEWS:  With more than a decade of AI leadership, Dynatrace provides customers with unrivalled insight into their AI-native applications to drive reliability, cost-effectiveness, and compliance