US media shun WikiLeaks exposure of CIA plot to implicate Kaspersky
Explosive allegations by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks that the CIA had devised a means to impersonate exfiltration attempts from computers infected with its malware implants as being from...
View ArticleGovernment should focus on future with NBN and digital economy: report
The Australian Government should support the evolution of the national broadband network to ensure it is a sustainable long-term contributor to the national digital economy, according to a new report...
View ArticleFoxtel bill phishing scam looks indistinguishable from real bill – at first...
An iTWire colleague received a fake bill from Foxtel noting an automatic payment did not work, and it looked so convincing, it almost succeeded – but thankfully, didn't. Take a look at the Foxtel bill,...
View ArticleITPA buoyant on Census report on IT employment
The Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA) is buoyant about the latest employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which it says shows IT industry employment in...
View ArticleGame Review: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wow! Just, Wow! Here is a piece of digital art wrapped up in an action game that tackles big issues in a way that is considerate, but perhaps irreverent. And it has Wolfenstein in its title....
View ArticleHuawei selects its 24 'Seeds for the Future' for 2017
Huawei's flagship global CSR (corporate social responsibility) program is called 'Seeds for the Future,' taking top students to China for a three-week work experience program, and the 2017 list has...
View ArticleVIDEO: Global Broadband Futures keynote presented by NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow presented the opening keynote presentation at the Global Broadband Futures conference in Sydney at the Kirribilli Club this morning. Global Broadband Futures is a new one-day...
View ArticleVIDEO: Deutsche Telekom CTO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn explains why FTTP goal meant...
Next up on the stage at the NBN Global Broadband Futures conference was Deutsche Telekom's CTO, who stated DT's vision in 2012 was fibre for all by 2018, but the reality since that time has meant a lot...
View ArticleVIDEO: Korea Telecom VP, Byungki Oh talks KT's GiGA tech at NBN broadband...
It's been a day of tech talk on how broadband networks around the world are a mix of FTTN, VDSL, DOCSIS, Fibre and more, with Korea Telecom's own GiGA Wire tech very successful in Korea. This...
View ArticleMastercard announces Global Tech Hub and Innovation Centre in Sydney by mid-2018
With AI, machine learning and cyber security to be key focus areas of the new Tech Hub that will be home to Mastercard’s Sydney-based operations, it all opens in one location in 2018. Mastercard has...
View ArticleNBN Co revenue up, but red ink still on balance sheet
NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has pulled in $405 million revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, an increase of 124% over the $181 million generated...
View ArticleNetflix notes '59% of Aussies are watching Netflix in public'
Watching TV shows and movies was once done in the privacy of your lounge room or bedroom, but now people are doing it everywhere – and in public! In a world with 2.4 billion smartphone users, Netflix...
View ArticleSwinburne, DXC join forces on first ‘neurodiversity’ hub for students
Victoria’s Swinburne University of Technology has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with global IT services company DXC Technology to establish the first “neurodiversity” hub for students in...
View ArticleNBN: costs stay about the same for MTM rollout
The costs of installing the various technologies that are part of the national broadband network have stayed more or less static since the last quarter, according to figures released by NBN Co today....
View ArticleIT job seekers positive about employment prospects: survey
Job seekers feel that there are plenty of available jobs in the IT market, with 47% of them indicating that they are likely to actively look for a new role, according to the latest workforce survey...
View ArticleMuleSoft deploys Anypoint for Christchurch Council
Christchurch City Council has deployed IT solutions provider MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform to build a series of system integrations and open data APIs designed to enable government agencies and third...
View ArticleVMware Asia Pacific Japan GM says still much to do, one year in
Duncan Hewett made the move from IBM to VMware a little over 12 months ago. Speaking with iTWire, he says his first year has seen solid digital transformation in the Australia Pacific and Japan region,...
View ArticleIntegrate security into operations and make it easier for everyone, Trend...
Mick McCluney, ANZ Technical Lead for security software vendor, Trend Micro, says better enterprise cybersecurity can be yours, with these simple steps. In today’s real-time enterprise, with a focus on...
View ArticleNBN - it's not all bad news
I've just switched to the NBN, and I'm very happy. The media industry has several rules of thumb, including "'Dog bites man' isn't news, but 'man bites dog' is news" and "if it bleeds, it leads." In...
View ArticleTravelex teams with Qualtrics on customer experience programme
Foreign exchange specialist Travelex is deploying an experience management platform from US software company Qualtrics as part of a drive to enhance its customer experience agenda across retail and...
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