Industry News
Australian employees adapting well to COVID-19 lockdown
Seven in 10 Australian office workers surveyed by Citrix are maintaining or improving their productivity while working from home due to the COVID-19 lockdown. [ + ]
Telco complaints fall 25.9% in Dec quarter
Complaints by consumers about telecommunications services fell by 25.9% year-on-year during Q4 of 2019, with the nbn seeing even better improvements. [ + ]
More than 80% of cyberthreats involve COVID-19
Cybercriminals have incorporated COVID-19 themes into more than 80% of their email attack campaigns, according to research from Proofpoint. [ + ]
ACCC clears NBN Co and RSPs for COVID cooperation
A working group will enable industry to collaborate more effectively and deliver a whole-of-sector response to the COVID communications demand challenge. [ + ]
Microsoft warns of RCE vulnerabilities
Microsoft has discovered two remote code execution vulnerabilities in unpatched versions of the Adobe Type Manager Library for Windows 7. [ + ]
Black market for stolen streaming accounts thriving
The popularity of streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple Music has created a lucrative new market for attackers able to steal login details. [ + ]
UniSA working on COVID-19 detecting drone
University of South Australia researchers and Canada's Draganfly are developing a drone capable of remotely monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks. [ + ]
COVID-19: Microsoft postpones end of life for 1709
Microsoft has added six months' support to the enterprise edition of Windows 10 1709 and suspended stable Edge browser releases amid the COVID-19 crisis. [ + ]
Telstra freezes job cuts amid COVID-19 crisis
Telstra has announced a six-month halt on further job cuts planned as part of its T22 transformation strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ + ]
ASG buys Group 10 Consulting
The IT service management company has enhanced its ICT consultancy capabilities with the purchase of Canberra-based Group 10 Consulting. [ + ]
Australian CISOs are highly motivated
Just 2% of Australian CISOs struggle to get out of bed due to a lack of motivation, with safeguarding the business the top motivator among the remainder. [ + ]
Critical comms companies lax in security
One in five critical communications companies lack any form of cybersecurity system, despite the industry regularly experiencing cyber attacks. [ + ]
Standards Australia publishes AI roadmap
Standards Australia has published a new report aimed at encouraging the development of responsible AI standards and policies. [ + ]
CompTIA launches IT career path guide
CompTIA has launched My IT Path, an interactive website giving step-by-step guidance on planning a career in the ICT sector. [ + ]
A/NZ companies learning of outages from customers
Some 42% of A/NZ companies report learning of major technology issues, such as unplanned outages, from their customers. [ + ]
