Industry News
Online course to help tech professionals upskill in DevOps
A course designed to help technology professionals improve software development and IT operations within their business has launched on RMIT Online. [ + ]
PC market breaks losing streak in 2019
The traditional PC market finally grew in 2019 after seven consecutive years in decline, driven by last-minute migrations from the now-extinct Windows 7. [ + ]
TrickBot cybercrime ring develops fileless backdoor
Russian cybercrime enterprise TrickBot has developed a PowerShell-based fileless backdoor designed to stay hidden from modern cybersecurity controls. [ + ]
5G to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025
5G is set to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025 for an annual average growth of 150% over the next six years, according to a new study. [ + ]
Cable modems haunted by newly discovered cyber vulnerability
A newly discovered cyber vulnerability could be putting hundreds of millions of cable modems at risk, according to a group of Danish security researchers. [ + ]
Bushfire crisis sparks scams, InfoTrust claims
Scammers are using Australia's bushfire crisis to trick organisations out of thousands of dollars after the disaster sparked a torrent of goodwill. [ + ]
Accenture to buy Symantec's Cyber Security Services business
Accenture is set to acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Services business in a bid to improve its ability to help clients detect and respond to cyber threats. [ + ]
TikTok's privacy impact analysed
Chinese social media app TikTok demands a potentially concerning level of device control, but there's no evidence this control is being abused according to Proofpoint. [ + ]
Guy Danskine appointed MD of Equinix in Australia
Danskine, previously Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, takes over from Jeremy Deutsch in the MD role. [ + ]
Alphabet Inc captures lion's share of monthly web traffic
Every month, Alphabet Inc's 422 domains rake in almost 120 billion visits, with google.com attracting over 77 billion visits alone, a study shows. [ + ]
Robust cybersecurity sector measurement critical for growth
Australia needs to get better at measuring its cybersecurity sector if it's going to sustain industry and economic growth, according to AustCyber. [ + ]
Victorian start-ups nab majority funding in Australia 2018/19
Victorian start-ups nabbed the lion's share of funding last financial year, beating previous leader NSW by 43%, according to Techboard. [ + ]
S&P to launch new All Technology Index
Benchmarking tech businesses' performance is about to get easier with the 24 February 2020 launch of a new S&P All Technology Index. [ + ]
AHRC publishes AI discussion paper
The Australian Human Rights Commission has made a range of proposals for safeguarding human rights in the face of the adoption of AI and other new technologies. [ + ]
Consumer Safeguards Review paves way for improvements
The second Consumer Safeguards Review report has been released as part of the federal government's plan to modernise telecommunication service delivery. [ + ]
