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Windows 10 gets a productivity face lift
Microsoft has added new functionality in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update aimed at helping users save time, eliminate distractions and improve productivity. [ + ]
Telstra charged $10m over misleading third-party billing
Telstra will have to pay $10 million in penalties after making false or misleading representations to its customers with regards to its third-party billing service. [ + ]
StewArt Media wins battle to keep domain
StewArt Media has won a last-minute victory in his battle to stop his domain name from being deregistered by policy authority auDA. [ + ]
nbn added $1.2bn to economy in 2017
A new report commissioned by nbn co has attempted to explore the economic benefits of the rollout beyond the mere expected return on investment. [ + ]
Boards still not adequately focused on security
One in three respondents to ISACA's latest survey of IT governance professionals believe their organisation's board is not adequately focused on cybersecurity. [ + ]
Comms Alliance objects to draft complaint rules
Industry body the Communications Alliance says the ACMA's proposed complaint handling record-keeping rules would have the opposite of their desired effect. [ + ]
Melbourne IT rebranded as Arq Group
The company is aiming to unify its services under one banner. [ + ]
Cicada Innovations named top global incubator
Australian incubator Cicada Innovations has been recognised at an awards ceremony in the USA. [ + ]
76% of Aussie orgs lack an incident response plan
48% of Australian respondents believe they have improved their security posture, even though 76% still lack a consistent incident response plan. [ + ]
IoT, third parties raise risks in NDB era
Firms subject to the NDB laws must secure IoT devices and guest or third-party access to their networks before it's too late, Wavelink has warned. [ + ]
Germany's top court rules ad blockers legal
The German Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Eyeo, developer of the popular ad blocking software Adblock Plus. [ + ]
The world must work together on cybersecurity
Establishing a global, coordinated approach to cybersecurity was the takeaway theme from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Conference 2018. [ + ]
2018's game changers for CIOs
Technologies such as blockchain, chatbots and IoT will begin to come of age this year, so it will pay to be prepared. [ + ]
Australian orgs can't identify 41% of network traffic
Australian IT leaders are concerned about a lack of visibility into their organisation's network traffic, which is exposing them to security, legal and productivity risks. [ + ]
NSW Govt reveals exhibitors for CeBIT stand
The company that designed the cockpit of the Titanic director James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger will be among the companies exhibiting. [ + ]