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Telstra to remove silent line fee
Telstra is dropping the charges for users of its silent line service. The service — which currently costs a monthly fee of $2.93 — will be free from 18 February. The telco says removing the monthly...
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Law firms lose millions of dollars to simple email scam: MailGuard
Fraudsters used scam emails to steal millions of dollars from Queensland law firms in December, according to security firm MailGuard. The company says it was noteable that the fraudsters didn’t attack...
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TechnologyOne Foundation sets ambitious goal for 2018
Brisbane-based enterprise software-as-a-service company TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE) has expanded the reach of its charity foundation for 2018 - with a pledge to help 500,000 children and their families in...
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Accenture ‘transforms’ Code of Business Ethics for digital age
Global professional services firm Accenture says it is transforming its Code of Business Ethics for the digital age by applying changes including the use of integrated intelligence technology. The New...
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Chinese forum post indicates Microsoft working on Surface Phone
Microsoft appears to be working on a Surface Phone, if a post to a Chinese forum by an engineer working for the Microsoft Asia Research Institute is any indication. The Chinese tech news website ITHome...
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AT&T backs out of deal with Huawei: report
American telecommunications giant AT&T has reportedly backed out of a deal to offer Huawei smartphones on its plans. The Wall Street Journal cited "people familiar with the matter" in a report...
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Police probe sought after India biometric data leak reported
Indian authorities have asked the police to investigate The Tribune newspaper and one of its reporters after the publication of a report that claimed personal details of Indian citizens, submitted to...
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At CES, Intel chief mum on shares sale after bug disclosure
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich has avoided making any mention of his controversial sale of stock and options in a keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, though he did touch on the...
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Crucial claims new SSD highly energy-efficient
Crucial has released a new SSD at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and claims the new device, dubbed the MX500, is 45 times more energy efficient than a traditional hard drive. The MX500...
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New Wi-Fi protocol WPA3 to increase security
New configuration, authentication, and encryption enhancements will be incorporated into Wi-Fi Protected Access, according to an announcement by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the standards body for wireless...
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Qualcomm admits chips vulnerable, offers no detail
American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company Qualcomm admits some of its processors are vulnerable to the Meltdown and Spectre bugs but has refused to provide any...
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Global mobile money transfers on the rise: Juniper
Global registered mobile domestic money transfer users are expected to reach 2.5 billion this year, up from an estimated 1.7 billion in 2016. In its latest report on the market, Juniper Research says...
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Forcepoint's predictions for the five big security issues in 2018
With tremendous technological advances comes, unfortunately, those seeking to exploit others and the continual battle for business, government and individual to keep ahead. Cyber security software...
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Digital, cloud key to business success in 2018 says Zerto, but don't forget DR
Disaster recovery and business continuity software vendor Zerto says the move to the cloud will only increase in 2018, but security and resilience should not be forgotten. Andrew Martin, vice-president...
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Aussie students challenged on data protection solutions
The SWIFT Institute research group has launched its third annual 2018 Challenge competition focusing on data protection, for Australian students to come up with solutions to current global industry...
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SUSE's key software trends for 2018
Linux vendor SUSE outlined the key trends it sees for software in 2018, with open source and containers leading the way. Speaking to iTWire, Peter Lees, chief technologist, SUSE Asia Pacific, says the...
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Phishing scam hits Netflix
Netflix has been hit by a new zero-day phishing scam using fake Netflix branding, with security firm MailGuard warning that the popular global video streaming service has become a favourite vehicle for...
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Security essential to help healthcare workers focus on patients, not IT, says...
Australia’s healthcare system is rated as one of the best in the world, though not without its flaws. Real-time wire data security analysis vendor ExtraHop says it’s committed to helping healthcare...
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Veritas names enterprise exec Hughes as new CEO
Multi-cloud management firm Veritas has named experienced enterprise software executive Greg Hughes as chief executive in a move that the company says is "a planned succession strategy to lead the next...
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FBI expert lashes Apple 'jerks' over iPhone security
A forensics expert from the FBI has lashed out at Apple, calling the company's security team a bunch of "jerks" and "evil geniuses" for making it more difficult to circumvent the encryption on its...
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