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ACSC shutters cloud certification program
The ASD will no longer assess cloud providers' capacity to securely hold Protected government data, following the closure of the Cloud Services Certification Program. [ + ]
NDB notifications grew 19% in 2H19
Businesses reported 537 data breaches under the NDB scheme in the second half of 2019, with 64% of these blamed on malicious activity, according to the OAIC. [ + ]
Clearview AI hit with major data breach
Controversial image-scraping facial recognition company Clearview AI has disclosed a data breach involving the theft of its entire client list. [ + ]
Negative media influences casual workers' job choices
Humanforce has revealed that negative media coverage can impact Australian businesses' ability to attract casual workers. [ + ]
Opinion: Oh dear, what can the matter be?
The decision to dump 21st-century fibre and cobble the nbn together using old copper wires and pay TV cables has left too many people humming a sad tune. [ + ]
Block on TPG-VHA merger overturned
The Federal Court has overturned the ACCC's decision to block TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) from merging. [ + ]
Mobile World Congress called off over coronavirus concerns
The GSMA has announced the cancellation of this year's Mobile World Congress due to flow-on effects from the coronavirus outbreak. [ + ]
Telco complaints fall 12% in Q2
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman from residential and small business customers fell during 2Q20 for the fourth straight quarter. [ + ]
Will semiconductors be taking a hit from the coronavirus?
Coronavirus has already had a huge impact on people worldwide. Here, Gartner Senior Director Analyst Bill Ray explores its impact on businesses. [ + ]
Toll Group responding to ransomware attack
Australian transport and logistics giant Toll Group has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that forced the company to take some core IT systems offline. [ + ]
NBN Co agrees not to contract with enterprises
NBN Co has announced a new engagement model for the corporate sector, agreeing to calls from the telecom industry to stop contracting with enterprises directly. [ + ]
Huawei cleared to provide equipment for UK 5G
The UK government will allow Huawei to provide equipment for non-core components of 5G networks under its new critical infrastructure security regime. [ + ]
Australia facing "massive" IT skills gap in 1H20
Hays' latest Job Report shows that Australian employers are grappling with a major IT and digital technology skills gap. [ + ]
Opinion: It's now or never for the nbn
If we don't start fixing the nbn now, it may never become financially viable and the taxpayer will end up footing a very big bill, says Laurie Patton. [ + ]
Microsoft aims to be carbon negative by 2030
The company has outlined plans to be carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 to rebate all the carbon the company has ever emitted. [ + ]
