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The article reports that cyber attacks are increasing: more than one-fifth of 255 major Australian firms surveyed admitted being targeted in the past year. Of those targeted, 20% experienced more than 10 “cyber security incidents,” and one organisation reported the theft of 15 years’ worth of critical business data.

According to the survey cited in the article, among the firms that were targeted, one in five (20%) experienced more than 10 separate cyber security incidents, highlighting repeated or sustained targeting for a meaningful subset of organisations.

The federal government has released a downloadable record of all ICT contracts currently in place across government agencies. The dataset is available from data.gov.au at the austender contract notice export and is updated each Sunday: http://data.gov.au/dataset/austender-contract-notice-export.

The release contains a downloadable record of all information and communications technology contracts currently in place within government agencies. For everyday investors and industry watchers, the dataset provides a transparent, regularly updated view of government ICT procurement activity and contract listings.

Evernote launched a business-grade version of its document app designed to combine the needs of individual users who already use the app for work with the needs of businesses that require access controls and stronger document security.

The article notes Evernote has about 50 million customers, and chief operating officer Ken Gullicksen said roughly two‑thirds of those users already use the app for work — indicating a large existing base using Evernote in a business context.

The article highlights that businesses want the ability to control access and provide security for documents. Evernote’s business-grade version is positioned to address those needs by offering features geared toward access control and document security.

The article references a government report on cyber attacks and provides a shortened link (http://bit.ly/W4Gsq4) to that source. For the government ICT contracts dataset, it points to the data.gov.au export page mentioned earlier.