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Video Games: A Talent Pool to Fix Australia’s IT Skills Shortage?

Screen Australia, a government agency, announced in September a $2 million investment to support the Australian games sector. The move is part of a $12 million commitment to game development that was announced in January. While government investment in video games may seem insignificant, the industry plays a crucial role . . . Read more

Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Untouchable Vaults

Backup and recovery are critical in catastrophic cases that affect an organization’s entire Google Cloud account. Having an untouchable, logically air-gapped version adds a layer of reassurance for high-stakes data. On Sept. 10, Google Cloud beefed up its backup and disaster recovery services with an unmodifiable vault. The service is . . . Read more

Three Quarters of Dependency Vulnerability Patches Lead to Breakages, Report Finds

Patches deployed for dependency vulnerabilities cause breakages 75% of the time, a new report has revealed. Minor updates were found to break clients 94% of the time, and for version upgrades this was 95%. Software dependencies — the external code or libraries that a project requires to function properly — . . . Read more

How Business Owners Can Evolve with a Changing Technological Landscape

TL;DR: Save $10 on five business and tech training bundles with code TECH10. In the competitive business world, staying on top of technology trends and acquiring relevant skills are key to career advancement and organizational success. Here’s a roundup of essential training bundles designed to sharpen your tech skills and . . . Read more

The 6 Best Penetration Testing Companies for 2024

Penetration testing (often shortened to “pentesting”) helps companies find and fix security vulnerabilities through ethical hackers launching planned attacks. A certain level of pentesting maintenance can also be automated thanks to advances in technology that allow for automatic vulnerability scanning around the clock. In this guide, we dive deep into . . . Read more

Cybersecurity Hiring: How to Overcome Talent Shortages and Skills Gaps

A recent report and panel discussion by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium concluded that the technology industry urgently needs more cybersecurity professionals — but significant barriers persist. The 2024 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, which includes responses from 15,852 cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers globally, found that 90% of respondents . . . Read more

Apple Must Pay Back €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes to Ireland, E.U. Court Rules

Apple has been ordered to pay back €13 billion ($14.4 billion) worth of tax to Ireland by the European Court of Justice. Two of its subsidiaries illegally received tax benefits between 1991 and 2014, as these benefits were not available to other companies. Ireland issued tax rulings favouring Apple Sales . . . Read more

Create Online Forms, Surveys and Collect Customer Feedback with Formly

TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the Formly Gold Plan is just $99 (reg. $1,044) at TechRepublic Academy. If you’re a business looking to streamline data collection, enhance customer engagement, or simply create more efficient workflows, the Formly Online Form Builder Gold Plan offers a powerful solution tailored to your needs. . . . Read more