In our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk mobility, security and connectivity with Frontier Software's CEO, Nick Southcombe. [ + ]

The ACCC has chosen a provider for its broadband monitoring program and released a report into ISPs' compliance with new guidelines for providing consumers with accurate information about broadband speeds. [ + ]

The ACCC will launch an inquiry into the impact digital platform providers such as Google and Facebook are having on the online advertising market, and by extension the quality of local media content. [ + ]

Even a momentary electrical interruption can spell disaster for your business, so it pays to not overlook the importance of power supply continuity. [ + ]

Apple has patched a major security vulnerability that allowed root access to Macs running the latest High Sierra operating system without the need to enter a password. [ + ]

Australian premises due to be connected to the HFC component of the nbn — expected to be used for nearly 3 million premises — are in for a further delay of six to nine months after nbn co suspended the rollout. [ + ]

A stronger alignment is needed between business goals and IT strategy, says ISACA's Jo Stewart-Rattray. [ + ]

Intel has discovered vulnerabilities in the firmware of a range of processors that could potentially allow attackers to remotely execute code or gain access to sensitive information. [ + ]

A NSW start-up developing a cloud-based platform for analysing the emotional sentiment of large social media datasets has signed up more than 500 companies to date. [ + ]

A new tech hub will be established in Geelong, creating 500 jobs in the area. [ + ]

Malwarebytes has forecast a rise in cryptojacking, PowerShell-based attacks and the use of worms to launch malware in the coming year. [ + ]

Lack of support for women in tech could be costing the global economy trillions of dollars. [ + ]

Australia was equal only to Hong Kong in terms of the percentage of consumers reporting purchasing items online from another country in Pitney Bowes' fourth Global Online Shopping Study. [ + ]

The ACCC has established a new data analytics team to help investigate cases involving colluding robots and other potential competition issues arising from increased use of big data analytics. [ + ]

Following the launch of Re:scam by Netsafe in the first week of November, it has received 72,261 emails. [ + ]