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New KnowBe4 research finds local IT leaders are seeking increased information sharing from government

As cyber-attacks and data breaches continue to wreak havoc with organisations around the world, IT leaders across Australia are calling for government to provide more support and information sharing to help fight back against cyber criminals.

GUEST OPINION:  The workplace is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the rapid adoption of AI. We are on the brink of one of the largest change management exercises in history, and every business leader and professional needs to embrace this shift to unlock AI's full potential and ensure organisations and employees aren’t left behind.

GUEST OPINION:  Scam operations are only getting more sophisticated, and we need to fight against it.

GUEST OPINION:  “The Government has to start incentivising people-focused initiatives to lift Australia out of its systemic productivity slump.

Executive employment in Australia fell a further 3 per cent in February to its lowest point in the past five years.

• New definition of Australian business will help government accurately direct policies involving government procurement.
• Updated guidance on Broader Economic Benefits in Procurement considerations will help Government better understand the positive economic impacts generated from government expenditures with industry.

COMPANY NEWS: The Sovereign Australian Prime Alliance (SAPA) congratulates the Albanese Government on its announcement of much needed reforms to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules to define an Australian business, in the context of the Commonwealth procurement framework as:

a. “a business, including any parent business, that:
     i   has 50% or more Australian ownership or is principally traded on an Australian equities market; and
     i i is an Australian resident for tax purposes; and
b. is a business that has its principal place of business in Australia.”

PMT Communications, the telco division of Australian-owned national service provider PMT Security, has announced a strong first full calendar year in the market, including new partnerships, onboarding the latest technological advancements and team growth.

Proximity,, a multidisciplinary advisor to government, has released its inaugural Impact Report highlighting the organisation’s achievement of net zero carbon emissions, it’s “largest contribution of pro bono hours to not-for-profit organisations” to date, progress on its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and client work delivering “lasting positive impacts” for Australian communities.

The government has introduced a new bill to maintain wholesale broadband operator National Broadband Network (NBN) in public ownership.

Tesserent Cyber Solutions by Thales Australia has been recognised as a key Microsoft Solution Partner in security, Azure infrastructure and modern work.

GUEST OPINION: Employees work better when they are satisfied with their jobs and their company's working conditions. Job satisfaction increases workplace productivity, which can generate more revenue and make a company more profitable. However, employers and business owners are mostly responsible for creating a psychologically safe and stress-free workplace.

GUEST RESEARCH:  Analysis identifies ransomware trends across various industries and geographies

COMPANY NEWS:

Key highlights: 

• Atturra Limited unaudited FY24 revenue to exceed $240m, up 35% on the prior corresponding period (pcp)
• Strong end to 2HFY24 with Underlying EBITDA for the full year of $25m to $26m, up 19% on pcp which is in line with guidance of 25m+
• Over 40 new federal government contracts signed across multiple departments and agencies including Departments of Defence, Home Affairs, Finance, and Treasury, as well as the Australian Signals Directorate, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Financial Security Authority showing confidence in Atturra’s sovereign capabilities. Although individually not material to the overall FY24 result, the combined contracts noted have contributed to the aggregate FY24 performance outlined above.  
• Continuing to track well with contracts in the education, mining and resources and local government sectors. Atturra is expecting to continue strong revenue growth in FY25 whilst maintaining target underlying EBITDA.
• Continued success in integrating acquisitions to be Australia’s leading sovereign end to end IT services and advisory businesses.
• 20%+ growth in revenue for FY25 whilst maintaining underlying EBITDA of 10.5%

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire talks to Adrian Hall (Director at Citrus Consulting) and Matt Swinbourne (CTO, Cloud Architecture at NetApp) about how Citrus Consulting uses NetApp technology and Ai in the New Zealand market.

The government will begin to implement a set of reforms and rules to improve the emergency call service including a real-time network information during outages and forming a new body in charge to monitor the Triple Zero system, as part of its official response to the review into last year's Optus outage, which affected millions of consumers, businesses, and emergency services.

iTWireTV speaks with Rapid7 global head of government affairs and public policy Sabeen Malik. It's a fascinating talk as Sabeen takes us through Australia’s recently announced 2023-2030 National Cyber Security Strategy, what it means, where it excels, and where it could be strengthened.

Security culture has increased year over year in ANZ, but remains behind the global average.  High risk industries like Government, Banking and Healthcare score well below global average.

GUEST OPINION:  World Backup Day should serve as a timely reminder to Australian businesses about their responsibility to protect customer data, according to global cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies.

Experienced chief executive and Australian policy leader Ryan Winn is to lead Science & Technology Australia (STA) as its new Chief Executive Officer.

GUEST OPINION by Anthony Stitt, Nozomi: Cyber and threat intel company Nozomi Networks says sanctions imposed on a Russian individual responsible for the Medibank hack represent a “welcome focus” away from victim blaming in the event of a cyber attack.