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GUEST RESEARCH:  Most educational institutions lack resources for robust and comprehensive cybersecurity programs

• 95% of respondents in education sector plan to increase public cloud storage budgets in 2024, according to the Wasabi Global Cloud Storage Index
• 92% of respondents in education sector plan to Increase amount of data stored in the public cloud in 2024, according to the Wasabi Global Cloud Storage Index

GUEST RESEARCH: Colleges and universities worldwide are increasing their publiccloud infrastructure and storage usage and budgets to keep pace with the needs of their institutions. The Wasabi 2024 Global Cloud Storage Index found that 95% of respondents from the education sector plan to increase public cloud storage budgets over the next year. Not only is this rate impressively high, it is also five percentage points higher compared to the overall survey average of 90%. Furthermore, 92% of education respondents expect the amount of data their organization stores in the public cloud to increase over the next year.

Macquarie University has become the first Australian university to successfully implement TechnologyOne’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Timetabling and Scheduling solution, significantly expanding its capabilities across timetabling, exam scheduling, resource booking, data capture and visibility.

GUEST OPINION:  Connecting with students digitally and keeping their data safe will be key priorities for Australian universities over the next 12 months.

GUEST OPINION:  Connecting with students digitally and keeping their data safe will be key priorities for Australian universities over the next 12 months.

GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence has featured prominently in the news of late: the good news and the bad.

Intelligent learning platforms for schools, universities and organisations provider Cypher Learning has announced the successful implementation of its MATRIX learning platform for Australian schools drone training provider Drone Operations .

Cypher Learning, a provider of intelligent learning platforms for schools, universities and organisations, has been chosen by Sunshine Coast International College (SCIC) to deliver a program to enhance and automate students' learning experience.

The top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and stakeholders to higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks, according to new research by security firm Proofpoint.

GUEST OPINION:  Even before the pandemic forced accelerated digital adoption in the Australian education system, technology used by educators and students alike had come leaps and bounds. From interactive smart boards and learning via tablets, to administrative systems and web-based apps, the digital transformation of the education sector fundamentally changed how students learn, and they outcomes they can achieve.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Victor Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Communiteer, the crowdsourcing platform that connects, engages and mobilises volunteers to tackle the world’s greatest challenges through virtual volunteering.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Victor Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Communiteer, the crowdsourcing platform that connects, engages and mobilises volunteers to tackle the world’s greatest challenges through virtual volunteering.

COMPANY NEWS: Tribal Group, a leading software and services provider to the Australian higher education sector, has announced that 17 Australian universities, TAFE organisations and higher education providers are now live, and submitting statutory data returns to the government with Tribal Edge Submissions.

Students from seven NSW universities will attend NSW Police Headquarters in Parramatta on Thursday 6 May 2021 to tackle cybercrime challenges in the inaugural Cybercrime Think Tank rolled out by the NSW Police Force.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has grown the number of education courses it offers through its Skils Hub to over 3,000 in partnership with education institutions.

Australian businesses reported over $14 million in losses to Scamwatch due to payment redirection scams last year, and average losses so far in 2021 are more than five times higher compared to average losses in the same period in 2020, according to the ACCC.

Chares Sturt University has deployed a new digital platform aimed at streamling student engagement and to boost and support online learning access for students.

Australia’s peak body for science and technology, Science & Technolgy Australia (STA), fears the permanent loss of talent from the country’s research system and has called on the Federal Government to staunch the "hemorrhaging" of talent in the wake of thousands more job cuts just announced by universitities.