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Best of 2019: Dept of Employment using big data to reskill Australia
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we look at one example of how government is using data analytics. [ + ]
Best of 2019: Email providers' phishing nets have "big holes"
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we revisit a UK experiment in email phishing. [ + ]
Best of 2019: The first are the last — it's tech's turn for digital transformation
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we take a look at digital transformation from the inside out. [ + ]
Best of 2019: Getting to grips with privacy obligations
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today, a panel of experts discusses Australia's privacy compliance rules. [ + ]
Best of 2019: Cloud customers still making basic security mistakes
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we take another look at security essentials for the cloud. [ + ]
Best of 2019: Securing mobile devices in the new 5G world
Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we look at what 5G will mean for mobile security. [ + ]
Season's greetings
Technology Decisions is taking a break now until 8 January, so we'd like to wish you a merry festive season and a safe and prosperous New Year. [ + ]
Google to pay $481.5m to settle dispute with ATO
Google will pay $481.5m to settle a longstanding dispute with the ATO over back taxes, with the ATO hailing it "another e-commerce victory". [ + ]
WCD attacks still a significant issue
The highly publicised web cache detection vulnerability is still plaguing a number of the world's top websites nearly two years after its discovery. [ + ]
The highs and lows of IT in 2019
Implementation of legislation, ongoing security challenges, the nbn, skills visas and many other topics dominated the IT headlines in 2019. [ + ]
Govt commits to digital platform reforms
The government has committed to implementing a range of reforms aimed at giving Australian regulators more power to crack down on abuses by tech giants. [ + ]
Does Australia really have an ICT skills shortage?
Industry complains of the lack of skilled IT staff while at the same time students are flocking to our universities. Where does the truth lie? [ + ]
Australian-led operation takes down hacking tool
The AFP has led an international law enforcement action taking down a website hosting a remote access trojan hacking tool. [ + ]
Optus to pay $6.4 million over misleading claims
Optus has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $6.4 million in penalties for making misleading claims about home internet disconnections, after action by the ACCC. [ + ]
nbn data use jumps by almost 25%
There's been a dramatic rise in broadband data use by households, with overall consumption increasing by almost 25% in the last 12 months. [ + ]