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Half of firms think cloud apps are attack targets
Nearly half of businesses in markets including Australia believe that cloud applications make them targets for cyber attacks, a survey has found. [ + ]
Google suspends Trends emails in NZ
Google has suspended Google Trends emails in New Zealand due to its violation of a suppression order, and is also facing a contempt of court charge in Australia. [ + ]
Australian organisations under constant malware attack
Zscaler has revealed it is blocking 1.5 million malware attack attempts and 150,000 botnets per week across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. [ + ]
NBN Co exceeds rollout targets for FY19
NBN Co exceeded both its rollout and activation targets for FY19, bringing the total number of premises ready to connect up to nearly 10 million. [ + ]
ACSC urges network owners to sign up for AISI
Following reports of preventable incidents, the Australian Cyber Security Centre is urging network operators to sign up to the free Australian Internet Security Initiative. [ + ]
Are ethics in technology dead?
It's up to all of us to ensure our industry maintains the highest ethical standards, and keep security and probity top of mind, says ITPA's Sean Bates. [ + ]
Huawei devices pose a high security risk: report
An analysis of Huawei firmware claims to have found potential backdoors in more than half of the vendor's devices. [ + ]
Cisco issues three critical security alerts
Cisco has released security advisories and patches for three critical vulnerabilities in its DNA Center network management and automation platform. [ + ]
5G needed to fix nbn rollout "catastrophe"
Huwaei Australia CTO David Soldani has urged the government to look to 5G fixed wireless technology to plug the holes in the "failed" nbn rollout. [ + ]
Australian RPA market grew to $52.3m in 2018
The Australian robotic process automation software market nearly doubled last year to reach $52.3m, Gartner estimates. [ + ]
nbn co launches wholesale pricing review
nbn co has released a consultation paper for nbn retail service providers and other stakeholders for a review into its wholesale pricing and discount constructs. [ + ]
Security vs national security
The tug of war over certain companies being allowed to contribute to 5G networks is spilling over to the wider industry. Will there be a solution? [ + ]
ANZ businesses ramping up CX investments
Australian and New Zealand organisations are increasing their customer experience (CX) investments and exploring new CX technologies. [ + ]
Australia is 8th top target for credential attacks
Australia was the eighth most targeted country in the world for credential stuffing attacks from November 2017 to March 2019, research shows. [ + ]
Australian organisations lifting technology investment
Research indicates that more Australian technology leaders saw increases in IT budgets under their control during 2019 than at any time in the last 15 years. [ + ]
