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International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on the transformative journey our team is on and the important role that all of us need to play in driving meaningful change and accelerating progress. Both personally and professionally, I've learned firsthand how both commitment and resilience are critical factors in shaping an inclusive culture—one that fosters remarkable team growth and innovation.

As we approach the busy December and January shopping period, retailers and banks are bracing themselves for a surge in financial fraud. Last year, Australians lost a staggering AU$2.7 billion to scams, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). This figure is expected to rise as Generative AI (GenAI) and other advanced technologies provide scammers with increasingly sophisticated tools.

COMPANY NEWS:  As we look forward to 2025, the excitement around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) is palpable, as it drives innovation across organisations. However, this initial headrush is likely to wane as businesses shift their focus to the practicalities of investing in AI and measuring its effectiveness. The Australian landscape is evolving rapidly as well, with legislative reforms and new regulatory policies shaping the future of governance, cybersecurity and ethical AI use, significantly impacting business operations.

Enhanced capabilities and continued investments accelerate Cloudera’s commitment as the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI

GUEST OPINION: There has been significant progress in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices across Australian workplaces in recent years - the percentage of workers who feel their organisation is committed to DEI has increased from 55% in 2019 to 65% in 2023 indicating the growing recognition and implementation of DEI initiatives.

GUEST OPINION: The velocity of data breaches and cyber threats is increasing. According to a recent report by Surfshark, 1.8 million user accounts were compromised in Australia in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1 2024) – representing a staggering 388% increase compared to the final quarter of 2023, placing Australia as the world’s 15th most compromised nation, with approximately 140 million accounts impacted since 2004. This does not include the critical breaches at MediSecure, Ticketmaster and Ticketek, who have had hundreds of millions of customers’ personal data stolen, in recent weeks.

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire interviewed Cloudera ANZ's Keir Garett (VP) and Vini Cardoso (CTO) at AWS's recent Sydney conference.

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire was at Cloudera's Evolve conference in Sydney. We met up with Keir Garrett, Regional Vice President (ANZ) and Priyank Patel, Global VP of Products. We learned about the risks posed to organisations by AI and how Cloudera's hybrid data platform can mitigate them. We subsequently heard what Victor Dominello and Alan Longmuir (Delivery Manager at Deakin University) had to say and saw what was showcased by strategic partners like AWS, IBM, and Nuvento.

GUEST OPINION: Today, the buzzword that’s nothing short of a technological revolution is “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). Although it’s hard to deny that AI has brought many positive advancements across a large variety of industries, there is also some cause for caution. According to reports, there has been a 135% increase in sophisticated and novel social engineering attacks in the first months of 2023, which corresponded with the widespread adoption of AI-run application, ChatGPT.

COMPANY NEWS: Cloudera, the hybrid data company, has outlined a path for enterprises to benefit from secure, trusted and responsible AI at scale. A new ready-to-use blueprint for Large Language Model (LLM) helps customers use generative AI based on their own data and their enterprise context with security and governance.

COMPANY NEWS: Cloudera, the hybrid data company, has outlined a path for enterprises to benefit from secure, trusted and responsible AI at scale. A new ready-to-use blueprint for Large Language Model (LLM) helps customers use generative AI based on their own data and their enterprise context with security and governance.