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Research firm Forrester has found that while public cloud remains central to digital transformation and AI adoption, 93% of Australian enterprises now describe their cloud strategy as hybrid, reflecting a growing shift toward distributing workloads across public cloud, private cloud, colocation, and sovereign environments.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (Bendigo Bank) has conceded it has breached its obligations under the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) in relation to a 2023 cyber attack involving its Alliance Bank business.

Google Cloud subsidiary Wiz has handed out its 2026 Australian Partner Awards at an event in Sydney this week. Accenture was awarded Partner of the Year, while Sekuro won the GTM Magician award. Mantel Group was given the Rising Star award, Versent was named AI Security Excellence Partner and Accenture’s Francesco Sbaraglia was honoured with the the Bright Spark Award.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a request for quote, seeking a partner to deliver an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that supports APRA’s identity security, access governance and regulatory compliance objectives. Following a market assessment process, APRA has shortlisted SailPoint Technologies (Identity Security Cloud) and Saviynt Enterprise Identity Management as the candidate platforms for implementation.

First Nations tech provider Baidam has announced a STEM scholarship with RMIT, Australia's largest tertiary institution. The scholarship will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students progressing from RMIT vocational education diplomas into full-time undergraduate study in cybersecurity, computer science, and related STEM disciplines.

[This gallery has been updated with more photos.] The Australian ICT channel including technology partners, vendors and distributors celebrated stand-out projects and people last night at the 2026 techpartner.news Impact Awards. The finalists’ work ranged from modernisation of systems underpinning hospitals, electricity services, national disability services, worldwide research, banking, and government services used by tens of thousands of parents.

Synnex Australia has been named the ANZ distributor for audio brand Bose. Under the agreement, Synnex Australia will provide distribution, customer fulfilment, logistics, account management, reporting and operational support for Bose across its approved retail partner network.

The NSW Audit Office has issued a report into internal controls and governance covering consultants, purchasing cards and technology within 26 of the NSW government’s largest agencies. Key findings of the report include that there are significant gaps in cybersecurity policy compliance, with some agencies failing to assess legacy system risks, as well as the strategic use and assurance of AI is limited.

The Australian ICT channel including technology partners, vendors and distributors celebrated stand-out projects and people last night at the 2026 techpartner.news Impact Awards. The finalists’ work ranged from modernisation of systems underpinning hospitals, electricity services, national disability services, worldwide research, banking, and government services used by tens of thousands of parents.

Doug Browne is stepping away from his role as director of sales for APJC for Cisco's Security Service Edge (SSE) and SASE portfolio, including Cisco Secure Access, Cloud Security and Identity - Duo. He joined the company at the start of 2019 after six-plus years at Qualys, where his final role was MD of APAC. Prior to this, he was Dimension Data’s general manager.