Cyber threats including phishing attacks and mobile malware evolved in 2013, placing Australian businesses and consumers at increasing risk of having personal and financial data stolen, according to a new report. [ + ]

Telstra has taken Optus to court over an ad that suggests little difference between the companies' mobile coverage, and has so far successfully forced Optus to remove the ad from its website. [ + ]

HP has restated Autonomy's pre-acquisition profit by 81% as part of its allegations of financial improprieties at the software company. But Autonomy's former managers claim the move may be aimed at minimising HP's UK taxes. [ + ]

Imperva has announced plans to acquire two cloud security vendors and a mainframe database auditing software company. [ + ]

Call centre operators Telco Services Australia and Trimatic Contract Services have agreed to reclassify their workers as employees and pay back pay to settle legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman. [ + ]

Researchers from the CSIRO, Monash University and other institutions will use big data and economic modelling to study how well the Australian superannuation system is working. [ + ]

Australia's contact centre applications market will grow a modest 6.2% between 2012-2019, with spending shifting towards cloud and hosted product offerings, according to Frost & Sullivan. [ + ]

Microsoft's board of directors has appointed Satya Nadella as its new CEO and member of the board of directors effective immediately, while also announcing a slight reshuffle of its board. [ + ]

Four in ten Australians have sent or received intimate messages and photos via smartphones and other devices, potentially jeopardising their identity and reputation, according to McAfee. [ + ]

Business communication provider Mitel's merger with Aastra effectively doubles its market share in Australia, and the company is aiming for further growth, according to A/NZ VP Frank Skiffington. [ + ]

Sydney-based Converga has acquired document process outsourcing provider Speedscan to help improve its reach in its core markets of A/NZ, the US and the Philippines. [ + ]

Arciteca and the CRC for Mental Health have joined forces to develop a system aimed at allowing medical researchers to more easily manage and share clinical data. [ + ]

Cybercrims have undertaken a "coordinated" campaign to break into some number of Yahoo Mail accounts, but Yahoo has released scant details on the specifics of the attack, including how many accounts were targeted. [ + ]

Lenovo will buy handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility from Google for approximately US$2.91 billion under a new agreement between the companies. [ + ]

Optus has been awarded an up to 20-year contract to control and track the two NBN Ka-band satellites scheduled to launch next year. [ + ]