Industry News
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. [ + ]
Cybersecurity reports hit record highs: CERT NZ
More than 700 cybersecurity incidents have been reported between 1 April and 30 June, according to the latest threat report from CERT NZ. [ + ]
Take-up of NZ's UFB network hits 44%
The New Zealand Government is well ahead of projections with the take-up of its Ultra-fast Broadband FTTP network, which offers speeds of up to 1 Gbps. [ + ]
Sydney's interconnection bandwidth surging
Sydney's total interconnection bandwidth capacity is on track to more than quadruple by 2021, Equinix has predicted. [ + ]
iSelect repatriating service centre to Vic
iSelect has revealed plans to bring its service centre back to Victoria and to establish a new Data Science Centre of Excellence research facility in the state. [ + ]
