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Google bets on Alphabet rebrand; ICANN accounts compromised; Microsoft boosts bug bounty to US$100K
Google restructures and forms Alphabet parent, ICANN admits hackers stole private data, and Microsoft doubles reward for vulnerability discoveries. [ + ]
64% of Aussie businesses to adopt Windows 10 in first year
Research shows Aussie businesses are eager to make the leap to Windows 10. Meanwhile, HP has launched services to ease the migration and Bitdefender has warned of the privacy implications of the default settings. [ + ]
Security round-up: Symantec to sell Veritas
Symantec has announced a US$8bn deal to sell its Veritas unit, while Oracle and the UK's Export Control Organisation have come under fire from the security community. [ + ]
Reckon doubles revenue growth to 6% in 1H15
A move to a subscription model helped accounting software provider Reckon double its revenue growth for 1H15, but net profit dipped 1% over the same period. [ + ]
Do you trust the cloud?
The majority of Australia's IT decision-makers view the security of cloud-based services as a major concern, in some instances serving as a barrier to adoption. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top tech stories for 11 August 2015
This week: Aussie tech aims for orbit, the web is killing you, stop worrying about hacks, back to the typewriter age, spider vans tackle potholes, and how car hackers do their stuff. [ + ]
Cutting through the SDS hype
Software-defined storage can be a coveted solution in the right situation and within the right company, by reducing costs while increasing agility and flexibility... but only if careful planning has taken place. [ + ]
nbn migration deadline looms for 30,000 premises
Nearly 30,000 premises across Australia face losing their copper phone and internet connections by 24 August if they have not yet made the leap to the nbn.
[ + ]Government spending $14.4m on obsolete OSs
The federal government has handed Microsoft two contracts worth a combined $14.4m covering custom support for the now-obsolete Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. [ + ]
Aussie pharmacies process billionth e-script
The eRx Script Exchange has now processed more than 1 billion medical prescriptions electronically and is in use by nearly 20,000 Australian GPs. [ + ]
Nearly all Android phones, smartwatches at risk of attack
Researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability that could affect up to 95% of Android devices in use, while HP Fortify has tested 10 smartwatches and found them all to have vulnerabilities of their own. [ + ]
Aussie businesses still using pirated software
BSA | The Software Alliance has settled seven cases involving use of pirated software by Australian businesses this year so far, raking in a total of $147,000. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 4 August 2015
This week: Where supercomputers go to die, Firefox barks at Windows, FBI "not ready" for cyberthreats, hackers take aim at rifles, and robots take over baseball and badminton. [ + ]
Aussie security pros support legal sanctions for data loss
Nearly all Australian security professionals believe that there should be legal penalties for companies inadequately safeguarding customer data, a survey shows, with some even supporting jailing the CEO. [ + ]
Cisco calls on govt to make Aust the safest place online
Cisco has prepared a detailed response to the Australian Government Cyber Security Review, suggesting wide-ranging reforms including ensuring that the new ACSC has a greater influence on the states. [ + ]