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Microsoft has changed a portion of the advice it issued for mitigation of two bugs in its Exchange Server product, but made no mention of the change, well-known British security researcher Kevin Beaumont says, adding that it looked like the company needed to familiarise itself with the source code of this product.

COMPANY NEWS: Rubrik, the zero trust data security company, today announced it has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that have integrated their solutions to better defend against a world of increasing cyber threats. The nomination was as a result of Rubrik unveiling a new integration with Microsoft Sentinel, providing data risk insights that give security operations teams a better view from the inside out to accelerate security investigations for rapid recovery in the event of a cyber attack. Now, Rubrik's participation in MISA and integration with Microsoft Sentinel help ensure joint Rubrik and Microsoft customers can benefit from future data observability innovations.

Apple enterprise management specialist Jamf is using its Jamf Nation User Conference to showcase a range of new capabilities.

GUEST OPINION: When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to allow staff to work from home, the biggest initial challenge to overcome was organising ways to effectively communicate. Many turned to services such as Zoom and Teams to allow group conversations while mobiles became the favoured one-on-one channel. Over a period of a few months, most staff became comfortable with these ways of staying in touch while working remotely. However now, with hybrid work practices likely to be a feature of business life for some time to come, many organisations are realising there is another challenge that needs to be solved. As well as enabling hybrid communication, there is also a need for hybrid collaboration capabilities.

GUEST OPINION: In the epic spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Tuco (The Ugly) says, "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?"

US cloud hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft—increased data centre CAPEX by 45% in 2Q 2022, however, demand pullback is anticipated among certain Chinese and Tier 3 US cloud service providers and select enterprise verticals, according to market research firm Dell’Oro Group.

The Ethernet controller and adapter market achieved its seventh record-breaking quarter at US$1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2Q 2022 despite persistent supply chain challenges, according to a report by research firm Dell’Oro Group.

Security specialist Trellix has appointed Luke Power to the role of ANZ managing director.

Microsoft has released patches for 62 CVEs on its monthly Patch Tuesday, with five rated as critical and 57 rated as important.

GUEST OPINION: In this Q&A, executive director Andrew Shikiar talks about what Fido Alliance hopes to achieve, the state of security in Australia, and dissects new ways how cybercriminals infiltrate systems, files, and sensitive information.

Generation Australia's new data analyst program is intended to help address the skills shortage while assisting unemployed Australians to join the workforce.

Digital identity verification checks spending will reach US$20.8 billion ($30 billion) globally in 2027 up from US$$11.6 billion ($16 billion) in 2022 driven by the prevalence of digital services requiring onboarding and the growing requirement for more robust identity verification systems in the face of rising fraud, according to Juniper Research.

The University of Technology Sydney and Microsoft are about to offer an online Graduate Certificate in Business Consulting and Technology Implementation.

GUEST OPINION: Cybercriminals are making use of privileged access credentials for almost half of all attacks undertaken within the Microsoft ecosystem.

From an opening keynote by Anthony Murfett, the Head of the Technology and National Security Division of the Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, through to presentations from NetApp, Zetaris, AWS, Commpete, UNSW, Microsoft, Optus, Kinde, Patyron, Nozomi Networks, Logicalis, Stone & Chalk and more, with a closing keynote from Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic, Influencing.com's conference is a must-watch event.

From an opening keynote by Anthony Murfett, the Head of the Technology and National Security Division of the Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, through to presentations from NetApp, Zetaris, AWS, Commpete, UNSW, Microsoft, Optus, Kinde, Patyron, Nozomi Networks, Logicalis, Stone & Chalk and more, with a closing keynote from Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic, Influencing.com's conference is a must-watch event.

GUEST EVENT: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVENT INVITE 19 SEPTEMBER 2022. NVIDIA will host its next GTC conference virtually from 19–22 September (20–23 in ANZ), featuring a news-packed keynote by founder and CEO Jensen Huang, and more than 200 sessions with global business and technology leaders.

GUEST EVENT: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVENT INVITE 19 SEPTEMBER 2022. NVIDIA will host its next GTC conference virtually from 19–22 September (20–23 in ANZ), featuring a news-packed keynote by founder and CEO Jensen Huang, and more than 200 sessions with global business and technology leaders.

GUEST OPINION: In this exclusive iTWire Q&A, Xtremax senior director Luke McLean gives readers an overview of Xtremax, reveals insights on market trends and how Australian organisations have adopted cloud-based services, and offers a smart advice for companies that are considering migrating to cloud.

Distributor Pax8 has been named a cloud solution provider indirect distributor in ANZ by Microsoft.