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Design Thinking 2016 coming to Sydney
'Design thinking' is gaining popularity across a number of sectors and is now seen as an exciting new paradigm that allows companies to make themselves relevant in a world that is constantly changing. [ + ]
Time still left to enter 2016 iAwards
If you've got a technology innovation or solution to showcase, you still have 10 days to get your entry into the iAwards, a prestigious digital program for the ICT industry. [ + ]
FinTech sector could take $13bn from big four banks
Australia's big four banks stand to lose $13bn in aggregated revenues to the emerging FinTech sector between 2015 and 2020, and must adapt to stave off the impact of this disruption, Frost & Sullivan has warned. [ + ]
Innovative fibre cables to be produced in NSW
Italy's Prysmian Group will manufacture a new line of optical cables at its facility on Sydney's Northern Beaches, bringing the potential to save significantly on installation costs. [ + ]
Blue Coat tops network forensics market
Blue Coat Systems has won a Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for having the highest share of the over $1bn network security forensics market. [ + ]
Ovum increasing its investment on TMT analysis
Analyst company Ovum is increasing its investment spending to be able to better help clients in the TMT sector grab a piece of the expected $6.3tr opportunity that will be enabled by the digital economy. [ + ]
50m identities leaked; Pentagon's $198K bug bounty; Telstra's data day deluge
Hackers reported to have released data of 50m Turkish citizens, US military issues invitation to test its systems, and Telstra's Free Data Day breaks record. [ + ]
Stolen Aussie credit cards sell for under $50 on black market
Dell SecureWorks' third annual report into underground hacker markets show that stolen Australian Visa and MasterCard credit cards sell for under US$40. [ + ]
Aussies downloaded 1.7 exabytes of data in Dec quarter
ABS's latest internet statistics show that Australians downloaded more than 1.7 million terabytes of data in the December quarter, while total broadband subscribers grew to nearly 13m. [ + ]
Thinxtra extends SIGFOX to ANZ as IoT booms
SIGFOX and affiliate Thinxtra will roll out a dedicated low-power IoT network in ANZ, while Verizon Enterprise Solutions has concluded that 2015 was the year that the IoT went mainstream. [ + ]
NASA wants you! But just to design its logo
NASA's employees must be too busy doing... what NASA does best, because the space agency is hosting a crowdsourcing challenge for the artistically inclined to help it develop a logo for its In-Space Manufacturing project. [ + ]
BSA offers $20,000 cash to catch software pirates
The BSA is offering a cash reward for qualified leads of Australian businesses using unlicensed software that pose cybersecurity risks. [ + ]
Edward Snowden to virtually tour Australia in May
Edward Snowden will conduct a virtual tour of six Australian capitals to discuss his experience blowing the whistle on the US NSA's mass surveillance program and his reaction to Australia's own surveillance policies. [ + ]
Brocade to buy Ruckus Wireless for $1.57bn
Brocade has revealed plans to buy Ruckus Wireless for US$1.2bn and transform the combined entity into a pure-play networking company providing components spanning from the data centre to the wireless edge. [ + ]
Data61 enters alliance with Cyber London
The CSIRO's data innovation arm Data61 has signed an agreement with Cyber London to share resources aimed at developing the cybersecurity sectors of Australia and the UK. [ + ]