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E-waste disposal — the other data security threat?
It's important that IT professionals and organisations put in place policies for the safe disposal of storage devices and the data they contain. [ + ]
Privacy complaints to OAIC grew 12% in FY19
Privacy complaints to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner grew to 3306 during the last financial year. [ + ]
Process killed the innovation star
Limiting our focus to a particular process or solution rather than the desired outcome of our customer is an easy trap to fall into, says ITPA's Sean Bates. [ + ]
Phishing sites using HTTPS to trick users
Nearly a third (29%) of phishing web pages uncovered by Webroot during 1H19 were using HTTPS encryption to appear legitimate. [ + ]
Industry discourages expats' return despite skills shortage
Returning expats could help fill the skills gap facing the technology industry if only Australian companies would hire them, a new report has shown. [ + ]
'FinalBlacklist' to help businesses hone cybersecurity
Researchers have released the "largest publicly available data set" of malicious activity to help businesses hone their cybersecurity capabilities. [ + ]
Huawei claims tacit ACCC endorsement
Huawei said the ACCC's decision not to challenge its affadavits for the VHA v ACCC case represents an admittance TPG needs Huawei to deploy a mobile network. [ + ]
Penten, Data61 to advance cyber decoy research
Canberra-based Penten and the CSIRO's Data61 will collaborate to support research and development on cyber decoy and cyber trap capabilities. [ + ]
ANU outlines "shockingly sophisticated" cyber attack
The ANU has published a forensic investigation into what VC Brian Schmidt has called a "shockingly sophisticated" targeted cyber attack on its systems. [ + ]
What does DoH mean for BYOD?
When it comes to IT, security and safety aren't always synonymous. Sometimes, measures that increase security remove the ability to provide safeguards. [ + ]
Picking the right cloud could save your business
As the enterprise software market moves rapidly to the cloud, businesses need to know which kind of cloud is required to ensure sustained success. [ + ]
Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to hacking
In a US court, a Ukrainian charged with being the system administrator for infamous hacking group Fin7 has pleaded guilty of conspiracy to commit computer crime. [ + ]
Oracle launches Autonomous Linux
Oracle has strengthened its autonomous computing capabilities with the launch of the new Oracle Autonomous Linux self-patching operating system. [ + ]
Govt tables 'right to delete' amendment for CDR
The federal government has introduced an amendment to implement the proposed right for consumers to request that consumer data right information be deleted. [ + ]
Mentor the tech professionals of the future
You can help develop the ICT professionals of the future via the Australian Mathematics Trust's digIT student mentorship program. [ + ]
