Cybersecurity woes: You can't protect what you can't see | Bins4Blokes

This is your weekly dose of news pieces and feature articles relating to anything and everything within the facility management world – women in construction, fitting facilities out for electric vehicles, the fight to ban engineered stone, decarbonisation, ESG reporting, cybersecurity, HVAC, solar energy, we cover it all!

1. “You can’t protect what you can’t see” – Nozomi Networks’ Kevin Isaac on how visibility, intersectoral collaboration and maturity curves could save us from cyber attacks

As demonstrated by the recent CrowdStrike and Microsoft Windows outage, and the shocking revelation that Australians are losing $3 billion a year from cyber scams, the implications of insecure networks are vast and far-reaching – preventing humanity from boarding a flight, buying lunch and logging onto a laptop.?Read more

2. BINS4Blokes calls for more bins in men’s toilets

The Continence Foundation of Australia is campaigning for more bins in men’s public toilets to boost confidence and social participation for men living with incontinence.?Read more

3. Urban planners maintain housing crisis discussions would be remiss to ignore regional areas

In light of the New South Wales government’s plan to bring greater housing density and subsequent entry-level mid-rise dwellings to Sydney’s transit areas, urban planners have underscored the importance of prioritising regional towns in housing crisis discussions. Read more

4. Built environment training sector enjoys unprecedented enrolment levels

BuildSkills Australia – enshrined under the federal government’s $442 million Jobs and Skills Councils initiative – announced there are more than 300,000 enrolments in a Vocational Education Training (VET) program in the built environment, the highest studying level in history. Read more

5. Macdonald Consultancy and Odysseus-imc spearhead new era in facilities management consultancy

Macdonald Consultancy and Odysseus-imc are forming a strategic alliance to maximise joint capabilities and provide exemplary facilities and asset management consultancy services across a vast array of sectors. Read more

6. Sustainability Index 2024 suggests greater government involvement needed in decarbonisation journey

Worrying revelations from Schneider Electric’s fourth Sustainability Index have encouraged industry leaders to demand stronger government effort in galvanising the energy transition into action. Read more

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