SolarWinds believes it has uncovered the highly sophisticated methods used to inject malicious code into its Orion network monitoring platform. [ + ]

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for reforms to the research and development tax incentive to help software development. [ + ]

Research firms estimate that continued stay-at-home orders triggered another quarter of strong demand for PCs during 4Q20. [ + ]

A survey shows Australians aged 10 to 17 found news stories covered in 2020 made them feel worse than the year before. [ + ]

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are investigating an attack on government and private sector systems by a suspected Russian state attacker. [ + ]

Microsoft says the state attackers behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise viewed some of its source code, and warns Australian users may be at risk. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Digital Rights Watch has joined a coalition of rights groups calling on governments to avoid using the COVID-19 pandemic to expand digital surveillance. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

External attacks on Australian corporate cloud accounts have surged 630% as a result of the increasing reliance on cloud services during state lockdowns. [ + ]

Gartner has revealed its annual top strategic technology trends for 2021, outlining the areas in tech that organisations should explore next year. [ + ]

Security experts warn that the major cyber attack targeting Australian government departments and businesses must be a "cybersecurity call to arms". [ + ]

Technology Decisions is taking a break now until early January, so we'd like to wish you a merry festive season and a safe and prosperous New Year. [ + ]

The federal government's Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Panel has provided 60 recommended actions to improve Australia's cyber posture. [ + ]

To beat ransomware attacks before they happen, organisations need to be very well prepared and equipped with the right automated security tools. [ + ]