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SEC breached, insider trading possible, agency says
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that its electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval (EDGAR) test filing system was breached last year, adding that information that leaked...
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NSA forced to back down in fight over encryption algorithms
Cryptography experts from a number of countries have forced the US National Security Agency to reverse its stance on two data encryption algorithms that it wanted to set as global industry standards....
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Aussies caught out lying on CVs: survey
Australian jobseekers have been caught lying on their CVs when applying for a job, according to a new recruitment survey which reveals that more than two in three (68%) hiring managers have eliminated...
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BitDefender internal audit finds AWS API keys may have leaked
Romanian security company BitDefender appears to have detected the possibility of an exposure of Amazon API Keys judging by an email template for its customers. The news was broken by well-known...
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SYDNEY LAUNCH VIDEOS: iPhone 8 and 8 Plus lines shorter than last year as X...
As expected, the lines for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in Sydney were clearly shorter this year than for all the previous iPhones before it, with Apple’s true 2017 flagship still to arrive on 3 November....
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Olympus deploys BMC for IT services delivery
Professional opto digital products company Olympus Australia has chosen BMC’s Remedyforce software solution to transform the delivery of the company’s IT services. Olympus, which manufactures...
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If Russia hacked US, evidence is in NSA database: claim
Two former senior US intelligence officials claim that evidence, if any, of Russian interference in the US elections last year would still be available in NSA databases. William Binney, a whistleblower...
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VIDEO Interview: Apple Watch Series 3 LTE demo at Telstra, now on sale!
The LTE e-SIM in the Apple Watch 3 is up and running, and I received a demo at the Telstra Store across from Apple’s flagship Sydney store. If you’ve been waiting for the new Apple Watch Series 3 with...
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VIDEO Ultimate educational STEM tool: Magic Microbes and MudWatt
MudWatt, the award-winning kit that “engages kids in STEM in a whole new way” with has arrived from iWorld Australia, with micro-organisms generating electricity! MudWatt is billed as “the perfect STEM...
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FinFisher spyware variant returns with a vengeance
A variant of the FinFisher spyware is being spread in seven countries through legitimate applications like WhatsApp, Skype, Avast, WinRAR and VLC Player, the security company ESET says. FinFisher is...
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Xbox One X pre-orders now, arrives 7 November, ‘world’s most powerful console’
Microsoft Xbox fans are now able to order what is dubbed “the world’s most powerful console”, with “40% more power” than competitors, 4K and plenty more. If you’ve been patiently waiting for the Xbox...
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Transport for London removes Uber’s license, Uber to appeal
Uber’s blooper of not being “fit and proper” in Transport for London’s eyes has resulted in the body deciding not to renew its five year license, but an appeal will happen and Uber can operate until...
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Google comes under renewed pressure over email warrant
Google is coming under renewed pressure from the US Government in a case over its refusal to turn over email stored abroad in response to a warrant from the Department of Justice. The DoJ last week...
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CCleaner malware may be from Chinese group: Avast
Security company Avast says it has found similarities between the code injected into CCleaner and the APT17/Aurora malware created by a Chinese advanced persistent threat group in 2014/2015. Avast's...
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Citrix pulls some NetScaler builds after 'issue' found
An issue in firmware builds for Citrix's NetScaler ADC product has led to the company removing the 10.1, 10.5, 11.0, 11.1 and 12.0 builds from its download area. A tweet from well-known British...
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CommBank cuts ATM fees for all, other banks follow
Australia’s largest bank, and largest allegedly scandal-ridden bank, has declared ATM fees are dead, at long last, but will ALL banks and credit unions follow, or only some as is currently the case?...
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NBN Co lost $4.24b in full-year 2017
The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has made a loss of $4.24 billion for the 2017 year, according to the accounts which were released on Friday. This is much...
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New Microsoft-Facebook subsea cable can transmit data at 160Tbps
Microsoft has announced the completion of the Marea subsea cable, a joint project with Facebook and global telecommunications infrastructure company Telxius. In a statement, Suresh Kumar, Microsoft's...
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Tech support scam used to run cryptocurrency miner in Chrome, IE
Researchers at security firm Trend Micro say they have discovered a new campaign that aims to implant a cryptocurrency miner when users visit infected websites using Chrome or Internet Explorer. Named...
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Intel goes extremely Extreme with Core i9 14, 16 and 18-core processors
If you feel an extreme need for speed, Intel is extremely keen to smash AMD’s “surp-ryzen” performance with its own range of newly extreme processors on silicon steroids. Stung by AMD’s devising of a...
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