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Latest innovations on show at CEBIT 2019
The nation's most influential leaders in technology and innovation will be part of the line-up for CEBIT Australia, 29–31 October 2019. [ + ]
INSLM launches review into encryption bill
Australia's Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick, has launched a review into the components of the contentious national encryption bill. [ + ]
Akamai opens DDoS scrubbing centre in Melbourne
CDN and cloud service provider Akamai has opened a new DDoS attack traffic scrubbing centre in Melbourne to complement its existing facility in Sydney. [ + ]
Another week, another privacy breach
As news breaks of 15 million Victorian commuters having their travelling records poorly protected, it's timely for all of us to consider our privacy obligations. [ + ]
Victoria's PTV breached Privacy Act over myki: OVIC
OVIC has found Public Transport Victoria to be in breach of the state's Privacy Act by publicly releasing travel records for 15.2m myki cards. [ + ]
NBN Co beats FY19 revenue target by $200m
NBN Co has reported a 43% increase in revenue and a swing to a positive ebitda for FY19, the company's busiest rollout year to date. [ + ]
Thousands of devices at risk from BlueKeep exploit: ASD
Up to 50,000 devices owned by Australian organisations are at risk following the discovery of a potential exploitation of the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability. [ + ]
Privacy briefing: are you keeping your customers' data safe?
Join privacy experts and your IT peers to learn best-practice methodologies to help you comply with increasingly complex privacy laws. [ + ]
Govt makes GTES visa scheme permanent
The government will make the Global Talent Employer Sponsored skilled visa program permanent to help address skills shortages in the tech and other sectors. [ + ]
OAIC holds Facebook to account over Libra project
Privacy regulators from Australia, the UK, US, Canada and EU have issued a statement of data protection expectations for Facebook's cryptocurrency project. [ + ]
US govt urged to "build the wall" of cybersecurity
The Association of IT Asset Management has urged the US government to act on a report finding pervasive cybersecurity failures across US federal agencies. [ + ]
Blockchain: what you should know before getting on board
It's critical enterprises understand their regulatory obligations and what they can do to simplify blockchain before implementing it. [ + ]
Telemarketers pressuring consumers to sign up to nbn
The TIO has released a report into the high-pressure and misleading sales tactics some telemarketers are using to sell nbn services. [ + ]
Telstra calls for NBN Co to scrap CVC
Telstra has joined a growing number of nbn retail service providers in calling for NBN Co to revamp its pricing model and abolish the separate CVC charge. [ + ]
The confusion of standards in IT
Inconsistencies in the terminologies and procedures used within different companies cause unnecessary confusion. Is it time to tackle standardisation? [ + ]
