Just 12% of respondents to an ISACA survey are completely confident in their ability to measure the effectiveness of their phishing awareness campaigns. [ + ]

Rules for telecommunications customer premises cabling products and wiring are being updated, with new drafts developed by the Communications Alliance. [ + ]

A new variant of the Mirai IoT botnet has been uncovered that seems to have been designed to target devices designed for use by businesses. [ + ]

FinTech Australia has announced that it will be relocating its headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne. [ + ]

There were four billion LTE connections worldwide at the end of 2018, according to new data from Ovum. [ + ]

A secure blockchain has been developed that is claimed to defend against malicious activity. [ + ]

The Whole of Australian Government Software Licenses and Services Panel has been expanded with a new COTS software category. [ + ]

The world is currently in the middle of a cyberwar, according to 87% of security professionals. [ + ]

The Australian telecommunications industry is no longer facing a shortage of qualified trade workers, according to the Department of Jobs and Small Business. [ + ]

Atlassian will acquire US-based agile planning software company AgileCraft and incorporate it into the company's business transformation portfolio. [ + ]

CERT NZ has identified multiple attempts by cybercriminals to profit from the attention being paid to New Zealand in the wake of Friday's Christchurch shooting. [ + ]

Under Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP), another 180 new base stations will be established across regional Australia. [ + ]

The federal government aims to develop a national blockchain strategy and roadmap in consultation with industry and academia. [ + ]

The ACCC has secured $250,000 in penalties against ISP Activ8me over false and misleading advertising of its retail OptiComm FTTP services. [ + ]

Stone & Chalk has announced it is partnering with Irish trade and innovation agency Enterprise Ireland. [ + ]