About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 146
Job growth stalls across ANZ, unqualified candidate numbers expected to rise
Thu, 2nd Feb 2023
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jobs
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recruitment
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skills shortage
There has been a significant dip in new jobs across Australia and New Zealand, indicating the start of an economic slowdown.
No meeting munchies: Hybrid work etiquette vital in new working normal
Thu, 2nd Feb 2023
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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poly
Poly and Debretts partner to create a guide for etiquette in the hybrid workplace, offering updated advice for the current work era.
Financial firms to build on productivity gains following pandemic
Wed, 1st Feb 2023
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productivity
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employment
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covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic saw productivity levels at Australian and New Zealand-based financial organisations improve, but gains are set to erode.
Cycloid unveils new GreenOps cloud carbon footprint tool
Wed, 1st Feb 2023
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finops
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cloud services
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carbon footprint
Cycloid has unveiled Cloud Carbon Footprint, a new GreenOps tool that accurately displays deployed cloud carbon footprint data alongside cloud costs.
Mobile operators urged to be more vigilant against cyberattacks
Wed, 1st Feb 2023
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cybersecurity
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mobile operators
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cyber attacks
Mobile operators urged to enhance network security following T-Mobile breach, which compromised data of 37 million customers.
Financial firms scaled investments in next-gen tech in 2022
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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digital transformation
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fintech
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investment
A majority of firms view digital transformation as essential to their business and are already looking to the next wave of technology to help get ahead.
Half of organisations have experienced an insider threat in past year
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cyber threat
More than half of organizations have experienced an insider threat in the past year, according to a new report by Gurucul and Cybersecurity Insiders.
UCaaS market to reach US$85.7 billion by 2031, driven by remote working
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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healthtech
The demand for UCaaS is rising as businesses around the globe are looking to have more unified communications capabilities.
Australian software spending set to increase in 2023
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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supply chain
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cloud services
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b2b
Economic instability and a global pandemic have seen many businesses rapidly digitising and investing in various tech solutions.
Retailers to leverage technology to get ahead of customer demand
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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cx
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martech
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hpe aruba networking
Against an uncertain macro environment, customers are going to be increasingly selective with how and where they spend their money in 2023.
Growing urgency for observability and security to converge
Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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digital transformation
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application security
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devsecops
Australian CIOs say extending a DevSecOps culture to more teams is key to accelerating digital transformation and driving faster, more secure software releases.
Extreme Networks named leader for wired and wireless LAN infrastructure
Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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supply chain
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wireless networks
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agentic ai
Extreme offers the networking industry's only AIOps-powered digital twin capabilities, available through ExtremeCloud IQ CoPilot.
87% reduction in time to resolve threats with ExtraHop
Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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extrahop
Enterprises need to focus on strengthening their overall security postures, starting with reducing the likelihood of a damaging cyber intrusion.
Zero trust strategies top of mind to reduce risk - Gartner
Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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risk & compliance
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
10% of large enterprises will have a mature zero trust program by 2026, up from less than 1% today, according to Gartner.
IT professionals concerned over the security of Kubernetes
Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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virtualisation
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open source
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cybersecurity
New research has revealed that more than half of IT professionals have concerns over the security of Kubernetes.
Red Hat goes green with new operational GHG goals
Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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open source
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Red Hat has announced its ambition to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to address the global climate crisis.
Gone phishing: Business emails remain top threat strategy
Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world.
Cybersecurity priorities for mobile operators in 2023
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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uc
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ransomware
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5g & beyond
As 5G's global footprint increases, the number of cyber threats targeting 5G increases as well, according to new research.
Kaspersky named leader for managed security services
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
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mssp
Kaspersky's Managed Security Services has been recognized for its excellence and customer impact by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions.
IT leaders feel increasingly unprotected from cyberattacks and other disasters
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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cybersecurity
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veeam software
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modernisation
Companies are challenged with more complex hybrid IT environments and are raising budgets to fend off cyberattacks.