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nbn releases 2020 Sustainability Report
nbn has released its first Sustainability Report, outlining its ambitions to reduce emissions and address climate risks in 2021 and beyond. [ + ]
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
Malwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails. [ + ]
COVID-19 drives rise in tech for Aussie healthcare workers
Research has revealed that over 78% of healthcare workers have received new technologies to support their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ + ]
Intel appoints VMware chief as new CEO
VMware chief executive and 30-year Intel veteran Pat Gelsinger will rejoin Intel as CEO from February. [ + ]
SolarWinds details Orion cyber attack
SolarWinds believes it has uncovered the highly sophisticated methods used to inject malicious code into its Orion network monitoring platform. [ + ]
Ombudsman calls for industry-specific R&D tax incentive
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for reforms to the research and development tax incentive to help software development. [ + ]
Young Australians overwhelmed by media negativity in 2020
A survey shows Australians aged 10 to 17 found news stories covered in 2020 made them feel worse than the year before. [ + ]
PC demand remains high amid pandemic
Research firms estimate that continued stay-at-home orders triggered another quarter of strong demand for PCs during 4Q20. [ + ]
Microsoft source code breached in SolarWinds hack
Microsoft says the state attackers behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise viewed some of its source code, and warns Australian users may be at risk. [ + ]
Old technology versus modern security
The IT industry should be more vocal about the dangers of using old software and hardware in an increasingly connected world, says the ITPA's Nathaniel Mitchell. [ + ]
US govt taskforce to tackle SolarWinds Orion hack
US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are investigating an attack on government and private sector systems by a suspected Russian state attacker. [ + ]
Best of 2020: COVID-19 crisis must not usher in surveillance state
Digital Rights Watch has joined a coalition of rights groups calling on governments to avoid using the COVID-19 pandemic to expand digital surveillance. [ + ]
Best of 2020: 3 in 4 companies lack an adequate cyber response plan
Research from IBM suggests that 74% of businesses globally still have only ad hoc or inconsistently applied security response plans, if they have one at all. [ + ]
Best of 2020: Aussie corporate clouds under fire amid COVID-19 crisis
External attacks on Australian corporate cloud accounts have surged 630% as a result of the increasing reliance on cloud services during state lockdowns. [ + ]
Best of 2020: Top strategic technology trends for 2021 revealed
Gartner has revealed its annual top strategic technology trends for 2021, outlining the areas in tech that organisations should explore next year. [ + ]