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COVID-19 impact on Australian adults’ online activities and attitudes

Overview Australia’s COVID-19 social distancing and isolation measures have led to significant changes in the way we live, triggering dramatic lifestyle changes for families and individuals across the country. One of the most notable changes is our increased dependence on the internet to maintain social and economic connections. This research report, based on a survey […]

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Round Table on Global Food Security: Food is at the heart of our future

By execassist

We must all eat, every day, in order to survive and thrive. That adds up to more than 8 trillion meals a year. Present projections of demand by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) indicate a need for 60 per cent more food by the mid-century. However, failure to address the

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The Indelible Impact of COVID-19 on Cybersecurity

By execassist

Half of infosec professionals (50%) revealed that their organisations didn’t have a contingency plan in place, or didn’t know if they did, for a situation like COVID-19 or a similar scenario. This lack of forward planning has come at great risk, as 86% of infosec professionals admitted that attacks in the most common attack vectors

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Global State of the MSP Report

By Bianca B

Introduction Datto surveyed 1,800+ managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide to learn more about who they are and what they care about. The result: a wealth of data and insights on topics that range from how they run their business, what solutions they plan to offer, and what is driving growth in today’s challenging environment. For

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Building Australia’s Digital Future in a Post-COVID World

By execassist

Introduction Australia is the lucky country and we now have a unique window of opportunity to shape the future of generations who follow. Australia truly is the lucky country. By any measure, Australian institutions and society have proven themselves to be the envy of the world. Leading into the COVID-19 pandemic there were concerns over

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Connecting the Dots: Key Strategic Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 World

By Bianca B

COVID-19’s lasting legacy for tech: The acceleration of inevitable—and ultimately positive—change COVID-19 has already advanced the progress of several tech megatrends in an extremely short period of time. Understanding which technologies and services will underpin the post-pandemic digital economy will be critical to success. The notion that consumers and enterprises will conduct a growing amount

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An Asian strategy for recovery and reconstruction after COVID-19

By Bianca B

Key message Asian nations should proactively coordinate financial, trade, public health and food security policies to avoid prolonged economic stagnation and international disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. The weight and potential of Asian economies will be central to global economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Cooperation in Asia to effect immediate action and frame ongoing

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Innovate for Cyber Resilience

By Chris Cubbage

Third Annual State of Cyber Resilience Lessons from Leaders to Master Cybersecurity Execution At first glance, the basics of cybersecurity are improving and cyber resilience is on the rise. Our latest research shows that most organizations are getting better at preventing direct cyberattacks. But in the shape-shifting world of cybersecurity, attackers have already moved on

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COVID-19: Remote Access to Operational Technology Environments

By Bianca B

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has produced advice to help critical infrastructure providers protect themselves from cyber attack as key staff work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical infrastructure facilities such as power and water distribution networks, as well as transport and communications grids, are potential targets for malicious cyber adversaries in Australia and

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Cloud Adoption & Risk Report – Work-from-Home Edition

By Bianca B

The report uncovers a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, such as Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with an increase in cyber-attacks targeting the cloud. Based on anonymised and aggregated data from more than 30 million McAfee MVISION Cloud users worldwide between January and April, the report reveals significant and potentially long-lasting trends that include an increase in the use of cloud services, access from unmanaged

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