Australian Stories

Building the cyber defences needed to ward off attacks

A surge in cyberattacks prompts Australia to strengthen their digital defence, aiming to utilise education and a 'human factor' to thwart attacks amid rising hacker innovation.

By Andrew Rose • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024

Digital Transformation

Property Council of Australia boosts e-learning with D2L's Brightspace platform

The Property Council of Australia embarks on a digital transformation, enhancing e-learning through D2L's Brightspace platform.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023

Cybersecurity

Trustwave to use gamification to train cybersecurity professionals

The initiative aims to elevate skillsets, build camaraderie among cybersecurity teams, and attract new and diverse talent to the field.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2022

Partner Programmes

Komo appoints Leilani Vakaahi as Partnerships Manager

Komo, the digital marketing software company, appoints Leilani Vakaahi as new Partnerships Manager to support expansion plans with her experience.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Mar 2022

Global Stories

Customer Experience

Artificial Intelligence and the Retail Personalisation Revolution

AI-powered retail personalisation is stepping up. Aiming for true one-to-one custom experiences, the industry leans into predictive AI, driven by robust data, to stay competitive.

By Jonathan Reeve • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Apr 2024

Marketing Technologies

AppLovin's 2024 Ad Trends report reveals role of Gen AI

AppLovin's 2024 Ad Trends report reveals the transformative role of Generative AI, employed by its in-house creative agency SparkLabs, in innovating mobile and gaming ad creativity.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2024

eLearning

CYPHER Learning introduces AI 360 for course creation

CYPHER Learning unveils AI 360, an AI-aided suite for swift, personalised course creation for schools and businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Nov 2023

Customer Experience

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from XRii

Matthew Endresz, who is the CEO of XRii, joins us today to tell us more about XRii and what they are doing in the APAC region.

By Tom Raynel • 5 min read • Fri, 22nd Sep 2023

eLearning

Game-based learning to become $55 billion industry in next eight years

Game-based learning market expected to reach $55.80 billion by 2030, driven by demand for VR, AR, and AL in education and on-the-job training.

By Nadine Rogers • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2022

Risk & Compliance

Gamifying cybersecurity key to preventing attacks

Gamifying cybersecurity is key to preventing attacks, with Balbix reporting that most incidents are due to individual user behaviour.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jul 2021

Gaming

Could gamers be the best contenders for cybersecurity roles?

New research from McAfee reveals 78% of security pros see gamers as top candidates for cybersecurity roles, due to gaming's critical skills.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Apr 2018

Firewalls

Gamification: Cybersecurity's secret spice for effective employee training

Organisations can reduce their cybersecurity risks by engaging employees through gamification, according to Palo Alto Networks.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd May 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Gaming

NZ car retailers bringing test drives to a whole new level

New Zealand car retailers are transforming a Jaguar F-PACE SUV into an Xbox controller, letting buyers test drive vehicles in a virtual racing game.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Nov 2019

Network Infrastructure

Game on: Injecting retro fun back into channel promotions

Ingram Micro and Dell Technologies have come up with the perfect reason for resellers to play retro arcade games at work.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jul 2019

Gaming

Govt & Canterbury Uni pour $7m into gaming research

The University of Canterbury and the New Zealand government are injecting USD $7.7 million into gaming research, aiming to revolutionise immersive applications.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2019

Gaming

Social enterprise develops game for learning sign language

The game has passed the prototype stage, and SeeCom are currently doing research to produce the full game version.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018

Gaming

Bored of health and safety? Vodafone now educates staff by gaming

H&S education is often put on the same 'boring level' as watching paint dry and the deliberations of the NZ election - but now it's in a game.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2017

Gaming

Fun for all ages: New study says yep, videogames are good for all Kiwis

A new report has dealt a blow to those in the anti-videogame club, showing that video and computer games have positive effects on the way Kiwis learn.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017