Industry News
Telstra customer refunds welcomed by ACCAN
The announcement that Telstra will refund customers misled by its third-party billing charges has been welcomed by ACCAN. [ + ]
Australian office workers putting data at risk
An estimated 65% of Australian office workers have committed an act that could leave their company vulnerable to a data breach, new research indicates. [ + ]
Govt launches identity protection review
Former AGD Secretary Roger Wilkins has been appointed to lead a review into the protection and management of identity information to better fight identity theft. [ + ]
Cybersecurity professor appointed at CDU
A cybersecurity professor will be appointed in the Northern Territory, as part of the government's cybersecurity investment. [ + ]
Cyber attacks financially hit half of US small businesses
Half of US very small businesses have suffered financial losses due to cyber attacks on their web presence, according to GoDaddy. [ + ]
Aussie firms in middle of pack in software development
Australia ranked fourth out of six countries in a report analysing the software development proficiencies of companies. [ + ]
Cybercrooks spoofing Aussie retail domains
Analysis of lookalike domains targeting Australia's top retailers found three times as many such domains with TLS certificates as legitimate retail domains. [ + ]
Ericsson, Telstra successfully test NB-IoT
Long-range Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections have been successfully deployed and tested by Ericsson and Telstra. [ + ]
WA's ICT workforce to grow by 6500 by 2023
Western Australia's ICT workforce is projected to grow by 6500 by 2023 as the state transitions towards a digital economy. [ + ]
Australian PC market grows 8.8% in Q2
The Australian traditional PC market grew 8.8% in Q2 to 1.07m units as a result of growing demand from the enterprise segment, IDC estimates. [ + ]
Red Belly Blockchain validated on global scale
The Red Belly Blockchain variant developed by the CSIRO's Data61 was able to deliver speeds far exceeding traditional blockchain during a global-scale test. [ + ]
Global landing pad receives City of Sydney funding
The City of Sydney is supporting a global business landing pad designed for entrepreneurs from Asia. [ + ]
ACMA finalises nbn migration rules
The ACMA will start enforcing new nbn migration rules requiring telcos to provide clear information and continuity of service for customers. [ + ]
nbn co to double backbone capacity
nbn co has engaged Coriant to help double the capacity of its 60,000 km optical backbone network to 19.2 Tbps per fibre link. [ + ]
CivVic Labs funded for start-up success
Australia's first accelerator for start-ups to gain access to government procurement will be funded by the Victorian Government. [ + ]