Industry News
Australian CEOs fall behind on mobile tech
According to new SOTI research, around 40% of Australian businesses are not investing in mobile technology. [ + ]
Vic traffic cameras weren't compromised by WannaCry
Victoria's Road Safety Camera Commissioner found that the WannaCry infection of the state's traffic cameras failed to encrypt data on the compromised systems and did not affect the integrity of recorded infringements. [ + ]
PC market to return to growth in 2018: Gartner
The global PC market is on track to continue its decline in 2017 in terms of unit shipments, but will return to growth from 2018. [ + ]
High FTTP costs inevitable in Australia: nbn co
Australia will always be one of the most expensive countries in which to connect with FTTP due to its low population density, according to nbn co's network engineering chief, Peter Ryan. [ + ]
ATO hit with fresh online services outage
The ATO has stressed that yesterday's brief disruption to its online services was not connected with the HPE SAN system failure that triggered the high-profile outages in December and February. [ + ]
AIIA welcomes revisions to skilled visa reform
The AIIA has welcomed the government's decision to add CEO, CIO and multiple specialist ICT roles to the list of job categories eligible under the revised skilled work visa program. [ + ]
DTA loses more digital leaders and gains one
The Digital Transformation Agency has reportedly lost both its digital marketplace chief and head of service design, but also appointed a new chief digital officer after seven months without one. [ + ]
Maintaining visibility in a hybrid environment
Migration to the cloud shouldn't limit the IT team's visibility into all aspects of the IT environment, says NETSCOUT's Amit Rao. [ + ]
Committee endorses telco sector security reforms
Canberra's Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms should be passed, a parliamentary committee has recommended, but only if amendments are made to address industry concerns. [ + ]
Australia largely unaffected by Petya
At least two Australian companies are reportedly among the victims of a new global ransomware attack that exploits the same vulnerability as last month's WannaCry ransomware outbreak. [ + ]
EscapeNet wins $7.6m GigCity Adelaide contract
The South Australian government has appointed local company EscapeNet to deliver the $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide network. [ + ]
40% of Aussie firms plan move to IaaS
The majority of Australian businesses believe that IaaS will play some role in their business within three years, with 40% planning to be running all or most of their IT infrastructure in the cloud. [ + ]
Record $151m data breach settlement
US health insurance giant Anthem has agreed to a proposed US$115m settlement to a class action lawsuit covering the major 2015 data breach affecting nearly 78.9m customers. [ + ]
New law would guarantee 25 Mbps broadband
The government's newly tabled Telecommunications Reform Package would require nbn co to provide wholesale broadband services with speeds of at least 25 Mbps to every premise nationwide. [ + ]
IoT the top digital transformation priority
Nearly all (92%) respondents to a recent Inmarsat survey named the IoT as their company's top digital transformation priority. [ + ]