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Symbio reaches into New Zealand
Symbio Networks' wholesale voice network now extends to New Zealand. "Others in the market who claim to have a trans-Tasman network have done so with a patchwork solution, using acquisitions or...
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Capital One denies internal data exposed as claimed by UpGuard
A cloud-based data storage repository used by business analytics software provider Birst was left unsecured resulting in data about financial services firm Capital One, among others, being exposed, it...
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Telstra speeding up connections for NBN broadband users
Telstra is boosting Internet speeds for almost a million of its home and small business customers with a National Broadband Network speed upgrade to the standard plus NBN 50 speed tier. The big telco...
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It’s game on in NZ as industry booms
The video and interactive games industry in New Zealand is booming as it edged towards half a billion dollars in revenue in 2017, a 7% increase on the previous year. The latest report from the...
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Stay abreast of the latest threats: Cyberthreat Intelligence Summit Sydney,...
Today’s cyber criminals are able to achieve their aims using increasingly advanced tools and techniques designed to get around most network defences, go undetected during the intrusion, and then remain...
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Single touch payroll to take effect from 1 July
Single touch payroll (STP), the next move by the Australian Taxation Office to streamline payroll reporting, is scheduled to take effect from 1 July. The ATO says it will write to employers this month...
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Questions about DNC hack still hang over CrowdStrike
Security firm CrowdStrike appears to be trying to adopt a "business as usual" mode as it tries to make the world at large forget its role in one of the most publicised hacks of modern times: the breach...
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How to build and future-proof data management platforms
Interview with Kshira Saagar, Head of Analytics & Data Science, The Iconic “From a data and analytics point of view, the challenges facing all the sectors are all about the same – they only differ...
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EU gives Facebook, Google an hour to remove terrorist content
The European Union has tightened the screw on online companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, giving them an hour from notification to remove terrorist content which is posted on their...
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Medical firms in deal for integrated provider directory
Medical software and information provider MedicalDirector has cut a deal with digital health company Healthshare to list integrated providers in its cloud-based solution, Helix, by June this year. The...
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Collecting data with a purpose to avoid the 'Big Data Trap'
In the age of Big Data, the rule seems to be “Collect everything now, figure out what to do with it later”. Unfortunately, this is often a costly mistake. Cloud storage is getting cheaper by the day –...
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UpGuard silent on why it pulled Capital One breach claims
Security firm UpGuard is remaining silent about the removal of a blog post from its website wherein it was claimed that a cloud-based data storage repository, used by business analytics software...
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GitHub hit by biggest ever DDoS at 1.35Tbps
The software hosting repository GitHub was totally inaccessible for five minutes on Wednesday evening US time, following what is claimed to be the biggest distributed denial of service attack ever...
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Nutanix claims record for new customers, ramps up software business
Enterprise cloud computing company Nutanix is claiming a record number of new customers on the back of second quarter fiscal year 2018 results showing a 44% increase in revenue to US$286.7 million. The...
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Tech21's suite of Samsung S9 and S9+ safety cases proffer proper protection
With new smartphones always arriving, the need to protect them against the catastrophically bad damage that a disastrous drop can deliver is paramount, with the case for a protective case clearly...
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Changing demands drive investment in technology, staff for professional services
Spending on innovation by professional services firms, including in the IT services sector, is increasing significantly, according to a new report that reveals Australia’s return on investment in...
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YouTube sued over alleged discrimination in hiring
YouTube has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it stopped employing males of white and Asian descent in 2017 because they did not help the company reach its desired diversity quotas. The civil suit...
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Shadow Brokers the reason why Kaspersky Lab is in the US doghouse
At times, it does not pay to be the brightest kid on the block. But Kaspersky Lab would have got away even with this, had it not been for a catastrophic leak of Windows vulnerabilities crafted by the...
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OVO Mobile acquires Silicon Valley’s Incoming Media
Mobile telecommunications company OVO Mobile has acquired mobile engagement technology company Incoming Media, a tech start-up which emerged out of NICTA, now Data 61. The acquisition by My Mobile Data...
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Activ8me hit with $12,600 penalty for misleading ACCC claims
Telecommunications retail service provider Australian Private Networks — trading as Activ8me — has paid a penalty of $12,600 after the competition watchdog, the ACCC issued an infringement notice for...
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