Australian energy provider Origin Energy has deployed Boomi AtomSphere platform to ‘supercharge’ its application modernisation strategy.



Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)​ provider Illusive.

Seventy percent of Australian organisations surveyed said security incidents have affected business operations in the last two years, so it's not surprising that cybersecurity resilience is a top priority, according to the latest Cisco Security Outcomes Report.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has welcomed the change to the Victorian Public Service, bringing the government services into one department.

Australia now has the highest data breach density in the world, with breaches spiking by 489% this quarter (and it's not over yet). Globally, data breaches have decreased by 70.8% while Australian breaches have surged by 1,550%. In fact, Australia's data breach density is 24 times higher than the global average.

Cooperative research and education organisation the SANS Institute has officially opened its 21st annual Holiday Hack Challenge.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stan Beer, newsletter editor, iTWire



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