Global Stories

European Patent Office lauds Asia's efforts to protect IP

The European Patent Office praises Singapore and Southeast Asia for a significant rise in patent applications, marking Asia as a major innovation hub.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Sep 2019

Power / Energy

Aus battery company awarded $3.5M for projects here and Europe

Calix will receive $3 million from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, plus $0.5 million for CO2 capture from cement production.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Aug 2019

Partner Programmes

Alibaba Cloud brings on nine new partners

Alibaba Cloud partners with nine new companies to support their entry into the Chinese market through its Global China Gateway Program.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Aug 2019

Data Analytics

Big Tech firms in the spotlight over data privacy

Data privacy is the biggest regulatory threat to Big Tech, with Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple set to face scrutiny in 10 areas, says GlobalData.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2019

Multi-factor authentication

Ping's significant expansion of its cloud identity solution

Ping Identity significantly updates PingOne for Customers, enhancing secure push notifications, social login options, SAML support, and EU data compliance.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jun 2019

Malware

Quantum computing in the telecom sector and more cybersecurity trends

According to a new report, quantum computing will be a destabiliser for the telecom sector, making PKI obsolete in the near future.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Jun 2019

Public Cloud

Alibaba Cloud becomes first public cloud provider to secure OSPAR validation

OSPAR is designed to support the financial services industry in reducing compliance-associated costs when outsourcing the management.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jun 2019

Semiconductors

Critical lessons businesses can learn from Huawei - Memset

Businesses must heed Huawei's latest setbacks, warns Memset's Chris Burden, as data sovereignty concerns grow amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Jun 2019

Clean technologies

Aussie tech company aims to nix shipping emissions globally

Calix claims its exhaust scrubbing technology can go as far as making the global shipping industry carbon negative.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019

Security Information and Event Management

How to optimise the performance of SIEMs

Adopting key best practices for SIEM optimisation can cut licensing costs by 30% annually while boosting threat detection and response times dramatically.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019

Data Privacy

Singapore seeks inclusion of data portability in Personal Data Protection Act

Singapore is looking to implement a data portability requirement as part of the ongoing review of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA).

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Feb 2019

Internet of Things

Graphene and stick-on patches: An alternative take on wearables

A stick-on patch is all you need to monitor your fitness levels, hydration, heart rate, and even your sun exposure.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Feb 2019

Identity and Access Management

ForgeRock: Why safeguarding privacy is a competitive advantage

Business leaders who fail to prioritise privacy and security protections do so at the risk of losing customer trust.

By Linden Dawson • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Feb 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Interview: CyrusOne's new Europe president on aggressive expansion

In this exclusive interview Tesh Durvasula shares how the company plans to have a Europe data centre portfolio providing nearly 250 MW by the year's end.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2019

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

The attack surface: 2019's biggest security threat

Rapid tech growth widens firms' cyber risks, warns Aon's latest report, pressing for proactive risk management.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Feb 2019

Data Privacy

Twitter says sorry about Android bug that lasted four years

Twitter apologises to Android users after a bug, lasting over four years, exposed private tweets publicly, affecting those who changed their email addresses.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Security Information and Event Management

Key threats businesses must be vigilant against – LogRhythm

At home and abroad, companies anticipate cyber-crime will be the most disruptive economic crime of 2019 and 2020.

By Simon Howe • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jul 2019

Fintech

Sweeping changes about to flow through fintech in NZ

New Zealand risks missing out on major changes unless it harnesses fintech to drive its economy, says FintechNZ's James Brown.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 8th May 2019

Malware

Telstra's 2019 cybersecurity report

Telstra's 2019 cybersecurity report reveals that half of Australian businesses faced fines for data breaches, with security budgets set to rise by 84%.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2019

Cybersecurity

Why cybersecurity remains a top business priority

One in two Australian businesses estimated that they will receive fines for being in breach of new legislation.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2019