Global Stories

NZ businesses moved 40 times faster than they thought possible when COVID-19 hit

Five years of advances in digital transformation for New Zealand businesses has occurred in a period of eight weeks, due to COVID-19, a new report finds.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Mar 2021

Autodesk

ANZ construction industry recognises opportunity for innovation following COVID-19

Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) construction companies are leading the regional COVID-19 recovery, with 30% prepared for the new normal.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Mar 2021

Cloud Security

Cloud-based email threats capitalising on chaos of COVID-19

Trend Micro blocked 16.7 million high-risk email threats that slipped past webmail providers' native filters, an increase of nearly a third on 2019 figures.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Mar 2021

Converged Infrastructure

COVID-19 spurs on public sector IT modernisation

COVID-19 has encouraged UK public sector to adopt 'cloud smart' strategies, says new report by Nutanix. #cloud #publicsector #COVID19.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Mar 2021

Malware

Cybercriminals take bold steps forward as confidence soars - CrowdStrike report

Criminals are especially interested in targeting the supply chain as it enables them to go after multiple targets from a single intrusion point.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Mar 2021

Unified Communications

Strong fourth quarter for Zoom in wake of COVID-19 crisis

Zoom's Q4 2020 financial results show total revenue of $882.5m, up 369% YoY, as it responds to increased demand during the pandemic.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Mar 2021

Malware

COVID-19 sees rapid cloud adoption, rise in double-extortion ransomware

Rapid cloud adoption, remote working, and double extortion ransomware attacks are key cyber security trends from COVID-19, says Check Point.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2021

Chief Financial Officer

Are CFOs calling the shots?

CFOs have evolved from finance leads to being digital stewards, collecting and interpreting data for key decisions, says Accenture report.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2021

Distributed Denial of Service

Cyber-pandemic: The most notable cyber attacks of 2020

2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic saw employees move to remote working, keeping IT professionals on high alert for cyberattacks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2021

Government

Gartner reveals latest forecast for government IT spending

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $483 billion in 2021, an increase of 5.1% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2021

DevOps

The six most in demand tech jobs

COVID-19 disruption has led to a greater reliance on technology, which is fuelling a sharp increase in demand for several roles across the technology sector.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

3 days at home, 2 days in the office? What's the ideal working scenario in the new COVID-19 normal?

The days of physically reporting to an office every day of the workweek are not likely to resume once the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2021

Hootsuite

A year of COVID-19: New Zealand's online behaviour revealed

A true testament to the year that's been, when looking the most downloaded apps of the year, TikTok reigned king.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2021

Marketing Technologies

COVID-19 fuels eCommerce market in Australia

COVID-19 boosts Australian eCommerce, with sales expected to reach US$54.2bn by 2024, according to GlobalData.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2021

DevOps

Rapid shifts to the cloud may leave organisations at higher risk of cyber threats

A Trend Micro study warns that accelerated cloud migration by healthcare organisations due to COVID-19 may expose them to heightened cyber threats.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2021

Surveillance

How to stage large-scale events in COVID-19 era

The solution manages workforce needs for public events, plus supports contactless clock on and contact tracing.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2021

Supply Chain

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Logmore?

Finnish company Logmore is using its cloud service and QR code tags to monitor COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the Asia-Pacific region.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

Poly integrates antimicrobial protection into wireless phones

Poly launches new wireless phone feature with antimicrobial technology to provide a cleaner and bacteria-free surface in work environments.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2021

Security vulnerabilities

Vulnerability disclosures back to expected rates despite COVID-19 disruption

Vulnerability disclosures are returning to normal levels, with 2020 on track to surpass 2019, according to a report by Risk Based Security.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Feb 2021

Digital Transformation

'Future-ready' companies could unlock $5.4 tn in growth with effective digital strategy

According to new research from Accenture, 'future-ready' companies have achieved nearly twice the efficiency and three times the profitability of peers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2021