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A new state-of-the-art smartphone app, co-designed by students during Victoria’s pandemic lockdowns, is now available to nearly 100,000 staff and students at Monash University as a bespoke mental health promotion and prevention tool created with and for the Monash community.

About an hour ago, I received an email, purporting to be from iTWire's CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Matler, wanting ME to buy gift cards on his behalf as a "surprise for hardworking staff", but several massive red flags obviously make this the latest version of a scam I've heard of before. Details within, please DO NOT be scammed!

Despite the majority (70%) of Australian employers being more concerned about their staff leaving their organisation in 2023 compared to 2022, many have stated that they are unable to address their employees’ concerns to entice them to stay,, according to new research.

FEATURE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate the achievements of women. For organisations in the tech industry, it offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come in terms of inclusivity – and the benefits we’ve gained as a result. At Barracuda, we want to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023 by sharing some stories about how we found our way into tech, what we think of it now we’re here and how to encourage others to follow.

GUEST OPINION by Oshadha Ranaweera, Manager for Connectivity and Network Services at Somerville: The use of digital tools to enhance learning opportunities continues to grow, but these tools - and the staff and students relying on them - must be appropriately supported.

As Russia continues to get blamed for the recent spate of cybersecurity incidents that have compromised the data integrity of major corporations in the West including Australia, Russian companies are finding it increasingly difficult to find cybersecurity personnel for their own security needs.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Have you seen the me&u QR codes at Opera Bar tables and hundreds of other venues across Australia - or even the UK and US? Delivering menus digitally on your device while letting you order instantly saves tons of time, lets venues serve more people properly even with fewer staff, dishes up delicious data and awesome analytics, and even makes leaving a venue as easy as popping out of an Uber without needing to fiddle with credit cards or bills. It's massively transformational, with me&u CEO Katrina Barry joining iTWireTV to explain it all, and more!

GUEST INTERVIEW: Have you seen the me&u QR codes at Opera Bar tables and hundreds of other venues across Australia - or even the UK and US? Delivering menus digitally on your device while letting you order instantly saves tons of time, lets venues serve more people properly even with fewer staff, dishes up delicious data and awesome analytics, and even makes leaving a venue as easy as popping out of an Uber without needing to fiddle with credit cards or bills. It's massively transformational, with me&u CEO Katrina Barry joining iTWireTV to explain it all, and more!

The top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and stakeholders to higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks, according to new research by security firm Proofpoint.

COMPANY NEWS: Peak Insight, a Cisco collaboration, contact centre, connectivity specialist and Telstra partner, has announced that McKenzie Aged Care has deployed Webex by Cisco to support hybrid and flexible working, streamline project management, and coordinate team activities across the group.

Cisco, one of the Australia’s leading IT and networking companies, has joined Lifeline in pushing for better Mental Health in the workplace. For the second year running, Cisco will take part in The Push-Up Challenge as it aspires to top the community fundraising chart.

Newly Released ExtraHop Cyber Confidence Index Report Reveals Critical Under-Investment in Crucial Areas of IT, Keeping Confidence Assessment Levels Low.

SECURITY: ExtraHop, the leader in cloud-native network detection and response, today released findings from a new survey that shows 85% of organisations in Asia Pacific were breached by ransomware at least once in the past five years, but only 28% publicly disclosed that an incident occurred.

COMPANY NEWS: Newly released ExtraHop Cyber Confidence Index Report reveals critical under-investment in crucial areas of IT, keeping confidence assessment levels low.

GUEST OPINION: Amid an ongoing shortage of talent and disruptions to normal office life, many Australian IT organisations are considering how best to create a desirable and productive workplace.

GUEST OPINION by Luke Smith, Regional Account Director, Barracuda MSP:  As Australian businesses plan for the year ahead, many are grappling with the best way to manage a constantly evolving IT security threat landscape. Indeed, research finds 83% of SMBs in Australia feel exposed to cyber threats and the figure is even higher for SMBs in New Zealand at 87%.

GUEST OPINION by Steve Singer, Regional Vice President and Country Manager – ANZ, Zscaler:  The ongoing global pandemic has caused fundamental changes to businesses. Two of the most significant have been the widespread adoption of remote working and the increased usage of cloud-based collaboration platforms.

GUEST OPINION by Steve Singer, Regional Vice President and Country Manager – ANZ, Zscaler:  The ongoing global pandemic has caused fundamental changes to businesses. Two of the most significant have been the widespread adoption of remote working and the increased usage of cloud-based collaboration platforms.

GUEST OPINION: It’s been an essential communication tool for decades, but now email is becoming a growing source of security threats for Australian businesses. Indeed, the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2021 stated that the average loss for each successful business email compromise attack is now more than $50,600.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Victor Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Communiteer, the crowdsourcing platform that connects, engages and mobilises volunteers to tackle the world’s greatest challenges through virtual volunteering.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Victor Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Communiteer, the crowdsourcing platform that connects, engages and mobilises volunteers to tackle the world’s greatest challenges through virtual volunteering.