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GUEST INTERVIEW: SNP Group is the "Data Transformation Company," with over 12,500 successfully implemented projects under its belt to prove it, and says it reduces the gap between business and technology to near zero, accomplishing in days and weeks what used to take months or longer, so we spoke to SNP Group's APAC/ME MD and CEO, Gerald Faust, and Luka Debeljak, GM of Azure Infrastructure for Greater Asia Region, Microsoft, to learn more.

GUEST INTERVIEW: SNP Group is the "Data Transformation Company," with over 12,500 successfully implemented projects under its belt to prove it, and says it reduces the gap between business and technology to near zero, accomplishing in days and weeks what used to take months or longer, so we spoke to SNP Group's APAC/ME MD and CEO, Gerald Faust, and Luka Debeljak, GM of Azure Infrastructure for Greater Asia Region, Microsoft, to learn more.

The Varonis 2021 Australian Cybersecurity Risk Report determines nearly two-thirds of Australian organisations think a potential cyberattack on their organisation is likely or very likely in the next 12 months. The research also found overconfidence in organisations.

The board of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) announced that ACCAN’s CEO of 11 years, Teresa Corbin, will be leaving at the end of October 2021 to take up an exciting new career opportunity.

eftpos has announced seasoned digital executive Mark Britt has joined the eftpos team as CEO of Beem It to take it next-level with plans for a new national rewards platform for Australian consumers, while also providing evidence a Parliamentary inquiry today into Mobile payment and digital wallet financial services.

While the world scrambled to be GDPR-compliant it appears companies are barely striving to do the minimum when it comes to modern slavery laws and disclosure. The legislation might be considered the GDPR of the supply chain but is becoming little more than a box-ticking exercise by big Australian corporates.

Aside from the scientists and doctors battling COVID, one of the world’s toughest jobs is running a global cyber protection company that protects the workloads of consumers, businesses, enterprise companies, governments and the world’s top sports teams, and the man for the job is former top GoDaddy executive, Patrick Pulvermueller, who joined us on iTWireTV.

Aside from the scientists and doctors battling COVID, one of the world’s toughest jobs is running a global cyber protection company that protects the workloads of consumers, businesses, enterprise companies, governments and the world’s top sports teams, and the man for the job is former top GoDaddy executive, Patrick Pulvermueller, who joined us on iTWireTV.

Since founding Acronis in 2003, and becoming its CEO in 2013, Serguei Beloussov has built the world’s most dynamic and vibrant cyber protection business, and is now passing the baton to Patrick Pulvermueller, with both continuing to work on extending Acronis’ leadership.

IT Security Leaders Are Held Most Responsible For Cyberattacks, Yet Lack the Influence Required to Shore Up Security Strategies

COMPANY NEWS: LogRhythm, the company powering today’s security operations centres (SOCs), today released its latest report, “Security and the C-Suite: Making Security Priorities Business Priorities.” The research, which focuses on the roles and responsibilities of cybersecurity leaders, found that more than half of organisations (55%) in Asia Pacific (APAC) have experienced a cyberattack in the last two years and spend an average of US$17 million each on security activities.

Pratar. It's a Swedish word that means to speak, to talk, to communicate, and it's a very apt name for a communications company, headed by former OPR Agency COO and MD of Howorth, Graham White, who has launched his own agency specialising in communication services for technology brands and start-ups.

Security vendor Forcepoint today delivered research exploring how CEOs and CISOs are addressing cybersecurity concerns finding leaders now see cybersecurity as the key to business advantage, shifting from the previous view as traditional infrastructure.

TPG Telecom has announced that Stephen Banfield will be stepping down as Chief Financial Officer after 20 years with TPG group companies. He will remain in the role until November 2021 or until a replacement is appointed.

TPG Telecom says it is the second largest telco in Australia, with MD and CEO Iñaki Berroeta also sharing an update on the company's operations after its merger 10 months ago.

Following the very successful 15 year tenure of former AMTA CEO Chris Althaus, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has announced that it has appointed Louise Hyland as its new Chief Executive Officer.

On the first of April, 1976, Apple was launched, and today, while it has plenty of detractors and copycats, it is the world's most impressive technology company that sets the pace all others follow.

As flagged late in 2020, The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is now commencing an executive search process seeking the right CEO candidate to lead the Association following the announcement by Chris Althaus of his intention to step down.

Billed as a "Samsung veteran with over three decades of experience", Sangho Jo most recently led Samsung Electronics Europe and returns to the Southeast Asia & Oceania region.

Phil Britt is the CEO and MD of Aussie Broadband, which just listed on the ASX, won a major customer service award, gained its first customer on its new Metro Melbourne fibre network, with Britt also winning the ACOMMS Communications Ambassador Award for 2020, and he joined iTWireTV via Zoom for a good all-round chat.

Australian start-up community Fishburners has appointed senior leader and "social enterprise champion" Nicole O’Brien as its new chief executive.