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You know Synology for its feature-rich NAS devices but you might not know Synology also has a scalable surveillance solution for growing businesses. Well, Surveillance Station 9.0 is out and here’s what it brings.

COMPANY NEWS CGI(NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) and RISE Racing, the data and systems provider for the Australian Harness Racing industry, have joined forces to build a digital ID platform. The partnership combines CGI’s industry and technology expertise and RISE Racing’s subject matter expertise in racing to deliver digital innovationfor anyone directly engaged in Australian horse racing.

COMPANY NEWS: Jamf, the standard in Apple Enterprise Management, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZecOps, a leader in mobile detection and response.

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup provides protection against evolving cyberthreats like ransomware, and is now transactable in Azure Marketplace

Highlights:

• Barracuda grew its Data Protection new business sales by 30% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23, significantly boosted by the growth in its Cloud-to-Cloud Backup SaaS product line that protects data stored in Microsoft 365.
• Barracuda Data Protection solutions achieved impressive growth in international markets with sales growth of 75% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23.
• Barracuda has grown its Data Protection customer base to more than 40,000 organisations and protects their data in the cloud.

GUEST OPINION: There is a lot at stake when an organisation migrates from on-premises networks to the cloud.

GUEST RESEARCH: Venafi, the inventor and leading provider of machine identity management, today announced the findings of new research that evaluates the complexity of cloud environments and its impact on cybersecurity. The study found that 75% of organisations have experienced a cloud-related security incident over the last 12 months, with more than one in three (37%) suffering at least four incidents. The underlying issue for these security incidents is the dramatic increase in security and operational complexity connected with cloud deployments. And, since the organisations in this study currently host two fifths (39%) of their applications in the cloud but expect increase to 57% over the next 18 months, this complexity will continue to increase.

Dynabook has long been making quality, versatile, aesthetic and professional laptops imbued with powerful features, while remaining light and durable. What’s more, they’re also packed with enterprise-grade security and management technology.

The Commonwealth Bank's CommBank Cyber Community Awards are intended to recognise people who work hard to make the community more secure.

Australian-based Pronto Software Ltd has launched the latest major version of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, Pronto Xi, building a new bedrock for the future of the platform and tackling supply chain challenges head-on.

COMPANY NEWS: Critical infrastructures and essential service industries have been placed in the spotlight over the past two years and, as a result, Australia has made great progress in addressing threats against vital elements of our economy and society, says banking services, digital identity and cybersecurity company Thales.

GUEST OPINION by Michael Bovalino, ANZ Country Manager, LogRhythm:  IT security teams focus their efforts on protecting IT infrastructure from external threats, however it’s becoming apparent that an increasing number are coming from inside.

Telecommunications company Optus has informed the public that its current and former data was accessed following a cyberattack on its systems, and sensitive information such as dates of birth, email addresses, and passport numbers may have been impacted in the security incident.

Without training, 21% of the untrained global workforce did not know who to go to when faced with a threat, according to a new study from security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider KnowBe4 .

Cloud-native security provider Aqua Security has launched what it says is the industry's first and only end-to-end software supply chain security solution.

Once again, GPU specialist Nvidia has used its GTC event to make several significant announcements.

GUEST RESEARCH: Software intelligence company Dynatrace has announced the results of an independent global survey of 1,303 (including 100 from Australia) CIOs and senior cloud and IT operations managers in large organisations. The findings showed that as the move toward cloud-native architectures accelerates, the data generated by such environments outstrips current solutions' ability to produce meaningful analytics. CIOs noted that their teams rely on multiple, disparate monitoring and data analytics solutions to maintain observability and security, making it challenging to extract answers quickly and drive digital transformation forward.

COMPANY NEWS: Versent, an Australian-born technology consultancy powering cloud-native businesses, today announced that it has been appointed by Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, as a strategic partner specialised in the delivery of zero trust solutions.

GUEST INTERVIEW: GoTo Resolve is a new IT management platform that streamlines support, maximises productivity, and makes secure IT simple with enterprise-grade security, with remote access, support, ticketing and camera sharing, all in one place.

GUEST INTERVIEW: GoTo Resolve is a new IT management platform that streamlines support, maximises productivity, and makes secure IT simple with enterprise-grade security, with remote access, support, ticketing and camera sharing, all in one place.

GUEST OPINION: According to the Information Systems Consortium, there are approximately 2.7 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs around the world today. There are simply not enough people with the required cyber specialisms to carry out the work in this high-growth sector. Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy highlighted this issue, and the Government committed millions of dollars via the Cyber Security National Workforce Growth Program to address the skills shortage.