Industry News
French cyber tech firm Squad to join Lot Fourteen
French cyber tech firm Squad is set to land in Adelaide innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, as part of a plan to increase its reach in the Asia–Pacific region. [ + ]
Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware attack
Logistics and e-commerce technology company Pitney Bowes is working to restore services after a ransomware attack took some of its systems out of commission. [ + ]
PC market growing strongly, says IDC
Over 70 million PCs shipped globally last quarter, achieving 3% year-on-year growth from quarter three 2018, according to IDC. [ + ]
Tamper Protection added to Windows Security
Microsoft has added a new Tamper Protection feature that will be enabled by default on the free and paid versions of the Windows Defender Antivirus product. [ + ]
Microsoft ready to release next Windows 10 update
Microsoft has revealed it is ready to release a relatively feature-sparse Windows 10 November 2019 update. [ + ]
Thoma Bravo bids $5.6bn for Sophos
The board of UK-based security company Sophos will unanimously recommend a US$3.82bn takeover offer from US private equity company Thoma Bravo. [ + ]
Hackers and AFP join forces in search for missing persons
Over 300 hackers and investigators have joined forces to try to find missing persons, as part of the Australian Cyber Week hackathon. [ + ]
Court dismisses ACCC's case against TPG
The Federal Court has vindicated TPG during its legal battle with the ACCC over the company's prepayments policy for some internet, phone and broadband plans. [ + ]
Drupalgeddon2 flaw still being exploited
Akamai researchers have uncovered an attack campaign seeking to exploit the critical Drupalgeddon2 vulnerability that was patched in March 2018. [ + ]
ACCC shines spotlight on basic nbn product prices
NBN Co's wholesale prices are being brought under the spotlight amid concerns Australians may not be able to access basic broadband plans at fair rates. [ + ]
Attackers exploiting VPN vulnerabilities
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has warned of a threat campaign targeting vulnerabilities in unpatched VPNs from Pulse Secure, Fortinet and Palo Alto. [ + ]
New guide could help improve patients' privacy
Patients' health information could be better protected with the help of a new privacy guide issued by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. [ + ]
Research centre to study ethical autonomous decision-making
A new research centre is set to explore the safe and ethical use of autonomous decision-making technologies after receiving $31.8 million in government funding. [ + ]
Telstra to switch off 3G in mid-2024
Telstra plans to switch off its ageing 3G network by June 2024 and repurpose its existing 3G spectrum for 5G. [ + ]
ACCC warns NBN Co for discriminatory practices
The ACCC has formally warned NBN Co for offering retail service provider customers discriminatory terms and access to information about its enterprise services. [ + ]
