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26,000 routers at risk; BlackBerry exits over surveillance; 6.4m kids' data exposed
Telstra leaves 26,000 customers' Cisco devices open to attack, BlackBerry to quit Pakistan due to government snooping, and toymaker VTech's customer data stolen. [ + ]
Creating competitive advantage through curiosity
A research study has shown that curiosity plays a hugely important role in personal and professional lives, with respondents identifying that it has helped them achieve great things in both. [ + ]
The benefits of fostering a data culture
By educating the workforce on novel ways to identify and use data, CDOs can help their organisations to manage it as a strategic asset. [ + ]
Australian shoppers prefer tap and go over cash
Research from MasterCard suggests that 64% of Australian consumers prefer to use contactless payment to cash for transactions under $100. [ + ]
Why internet performance is like your morning commute
When your website's performance is on the line, it's important to gain the intelligence and visibility needed to optimise traffic routing, performance, costs and availability of your internet assets. [ + ]
Engineer Lachlan Blackhall wins Batterham Medal
Dr Lachlan Blackhall, the Australian founder of a company developing the first advanced energy storage control systems capable of trading distributed solar energy, has won ATSE's first Batterham Medal. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Technology Decisions' quirky tech stories for 1 December 2015
This week: Solving Rubik's cube in 5 seconds, billion-dollar banking blunder, ACT drivers hit with old fines, and IT blooper forces Irish drivers to re-sit tests. [ + ]
Only 28% of Australia's ICT workforce are women
The ACS has published a series of recommendations for improving female participation in Australia's ICT workforce, which remains at a level significantly lower than the average for all professions. [ + ]
Tyro Payments raises $100m to pursue next growth stage
Tyro Payments, the Australian EFTPOS provider seeking to disrupt the banks with its payment platform, has secured $100m in new investment funding. [ + ]
Telecom sector security reform needs careful handling
Internet Australia has expressed a concern that the proposed new telecom sector security reforms amendment could have major unintended consequences if not carefully handled by the government. [ + ]
Tackling the security of 'things'
High-profile incidents of hackers compromising connected devices have given some CIOs pause when it comes to embracing the Internet of Things. [ + ]
Facebook boosts parental leave to four months
Facebook will offer all new parents on its payroll up to four months of paid parental leave, regardless of the employee's gender or the country in which they live. [ + ]
Li-Fi promises 100-fold speed boost over Wi-Fi
An Estonian start-up is working on the first commercial application for Li-Fi, a Wi-Fi alternative that uses light rather than radio waves to transmit data and promises a 100-fold speed boost. [ + ]
Cat spam reveals weaknesses; Dell shipped PCs with in-built dangers; Don't walk and text
Twitter users get cat-spammed, Dell says it "unintentionally introduced a security vulnerability", and dangerous texting on campus. [ + ]
Sponsoring ICT: Dominello accepts role as patron of the ACS Foundation
NSW Minister for Innovation Victor Dominello is showing his support of ICT development by accepting the role as the first patron of the ACS Foundation in NSW.
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