Have a clear guiding vision, focus on the end customer and be ready to pivot mid-project are some of the learnings offered by Salesforce customers at the vendor’s recent World Tour in Sydney, Australia.

Microsoft’s generative AI companion Copilot gets more deeply integrated into Windows 11 with the latest software update, which also includes new voice control and accessibility tools.

Telcos in the Asia-Pacific are fighting hard to boost revenue from 5G networks and cut costs from operations. AI is playing a role, as are cloud providers like Amazon Web Services.

One vulnerability impacting ConnectWise ScreenConnect that allows remote attackers to bypass authentication to create admin accounts is being used in the wild.

Australia is struggling to compete in AI innovation. CSIRO has partnered with Google and Stone & Chalk to use a competition to inject much-needed support into the sector.

LockBit is now running from backup servers and has a new Dark Web presence after their site's recent takedown by the FBI and international partners.

Tips for mitigating the risks associated with these cyberattacks, which include cloud-environment intrusions, are provided.

The outing of China-backed threat actor Volt Typhoon and Microsoft’s compromise by Russia-backed Midnight Blizzard provide important cyber security strategy lessons for Australia, says Tenable.

Deepfakes are at the top of the list of the concerns in the ISC2 AI survey, which polled cybersecurity professionals on the real-world impact of AI. Gen AI regulation is another top-of-mind subject.

The average salary potential for each top tech skill is also provided by Indeed. Companies hiring for these tech skills include Apple and NVIDIA.

CBA is one of the most forward-thinking innovators when it comes to technology. With it now heavily invested in AI, there are some key insights on the future of banking to take from it.

Australian IT and security teams should play key roles in communications during outages and cyber attacks; they also need to be prepared to act when such a tech-related crisis occurs.

Carbon, an experimental programming language, entered TIOBE's top 100 ranking in February.

Rippling has launched a new Australian and regional operation that will see it take on legacy software providers in HR, IT and finance with the promise of unifying employee data.

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