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Netgear to refund customers
Netgear has committed to providing refunds and other remedies for Australian customers sold products after July 2016, after admitting it likely breached Australian consumer law. [ + ]
Direct .au registrations could harm Aussie brands
Australian businesses face brand damage from AUDA's decision to open up direct .au registration, according to StewArt Media. [ + ]
Telstra nbn customers upgraded to 50 Mbps
Around 850,000 Telstra nbn customers will be upgraded to the higher-tier 50 Mbps service following nbn co's recent wholesale price cuts. [ + ]
Building a network of security champions
A security champion program will foster an open culture mindset and benefit your entire organisation, argues Adobe's Brad Arkin. [ + ]
Digital developments on show at CeBIT
Digital leaders from the UK Ministry of Justice, GlaxoSmithKline, Tesco and others will share their wisdom at CeBIT in May. [ + ]
Leveraging IoT's promise for profit
To capitalise on IoT's potential, firms must be agile enough to forecast their customers' needs before they even know it. [ + ]
TIO clarifies terms of nbn undertakings
Telecommunications Industry Ombusdman's new guide spells out its approach to industry undertakings related to the speed of broadband services. [ + ]
Notifiable Data Breach law takes effect
Australia's Notifiable Data Breach legislation came into effect today, leaving Australian organisations at risk of fines of up to $1.8m for failing to disclose a breach. [ + ]
NSW Govt provides support to Momentum Cloud
Momentum Cloud has received NSW Government support to create 95 jobs and expand both nationally and internationally across the next five years. [ + ]
Smartphone sales grew 11% in 2017
Australian smartphone sales grew 11% during 2017 to around 9.2 million units, with the total base of smartphone users increasing to 19.3 million. [ + ]
OAIC consumer guides for NDB scheme
With the Notifiable Data Breach scheme about to start, two OAIC guides detail the steps to take if you're informed of a breach. [ + ]
Pragmatic approach needed for Meltdown
Gartner urges a multistage approach to dealing with the new class of security vulnerability represented by Meltdown and Spectre. [ + ]
Yoogo's 100% battery electric share car fleet launched in Christchurch
The largest deployment of pure battery electric cars and pure EV car sharing model in the Southern Hemisphere has been launched by the New Zealand Prime Minister. [ + ]
Microsoft's ScaleUp program arrives in Sydney
Microsoft's start-up program is coming to Sydney, providing opportunities for tech start-up organisations in the city. [ + ]
Lazarus is back and targeting Bitcoin users
Notorious cybercrime group Lazarus has launched a new phishing and malware campaign targeting Bitcoin users and global financial organisations. [ + ]