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Telcos called out for questionable sales practices
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone are potentially harming consumers with their practices of incentivising sales over customer service and satisfaction, a report found. [ + ]
Do you have the right insurance cover?
Unfortunately, it's not as clear as 1's and 0's when working out what cover you need to ensure you're meeting your professional and contractual requirements. Our partner, Guild Insurance is here to help you choose the right cover to meet your needs. [ + ]
Social media — to blame, or just a mirror?
Like any tool, social media itself has no agenda or bias and is not the root cause of the problems we're seeing, says ITPA's Robert Hudson. [ + ]
Are you truly born to run…anywhere?
A cloud-native system will liberate your mission-critical processes from static legacy systems. [ + ]
Australian PC market returns to decline in Q4
The Australian PC market fell 2.5% during Q4 after two quarters of significant growth, but the monitor market had a strong performance. [ + ]
New penalties aim to protect online privacy
A new penalty regime designed to boost online protection for Australians has been announced by the federal government. [ + ]
The importance of collaboration and strategic partnerships
Partnerships enable organisations to draw on each other's strengths and grow business quickly and efficiently. The benefits far outweigh the challenges. [ + ]
Canberra commits $220m to boost regional connectivity
As part of the Stronger Regional Digital Connectivity Package of investments, the government plans to improve connectivity in regional and rural areas. [ + ]
Microsoft seeks to safeguard Aussie elections
Microsoft has extended AccountGuard — its security service for political parties and organisations — to the Australian market ahead of the federal election. [ + ]
What every IT pro needs to know about privacy
Privacy is about more than information security, and new laws mean IT professionals need an understanding of privacy obligations as part of their toolkit. [ + ]
Thirty years on, it's time to fix the internet
Politicians are calling on social media outlets to take action against those spreading violent hate speech. They could start by banning anonymous posts. [ + ]
Do you remember how to switch off? Your wellbeing may depend on it
Set aside some time where you can switch off and enjoy today for what it is, without worrying about things that don't matter as much as they first appear. [ + ]
Nigeria is top source of cloud application attacks
Cloud application attacks grew by 65% between September 2018 and February 2019, with Nigeria and China the source of the majority of these attacks. [ + ]
Telstra commits to improving regional service quality
Telstra has announced plans to invest in reducing fault repair times and improving the reliability of landline coverage in regional and rural areas. [ + ]
Government taking action on scam calls
The ACMA, ACCC and Australian Cyber Security Centre are engaged in a project aiming to disrupt scam activity over telecommunications networks. [ + ]
