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The serious business of ransomware
59.3% of businesses in Australia and New Zealand have already been hit with a Ransomware attack. 79.6% businesses have received, and recognised, phishing email attacks. Even with odds like these, many...
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WD ups storage with new 14TB Helium hard disk and 7.68TB SSD
WD has upped the capacity of its proven Ultrastar 12TB He12, a fourth generation, 3.5”, helium filled hard disk drive, to 14TB and a 7.68TB NVMe, PCIe SSD for use in data centres. The 7.68TB SSD comes...
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FaaS, SaaS, Blockchain and a few other buzzwords for 2017
As another year closes iTWire receives lots of “predictions” – most are about security, cloud, and will Trump be good for IT, let alone the world. This is a little different - good, old, mind-numbing,...
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Splunk opens new Melbourne HQ
Splunk today formally opened its new ANZ headquarters in Melbourne. Located in central Melbourne, the new premises house nearly half of Splunk's 75-strong Australian workforce. Splunk, which also has...
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Government proposes broadband levy on telcos to help fund regional NBN rollout
The Government has proposed legislation to establish a Regional Broadband Scheme and the introduction of an industry levy to fund the costs of paying for the provision of the National Broadband Network...
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Majority of Aussies don’t understand the NBN: iSelect
It seems the much-discussed and debated National Broadband Network may not yet have caught the attention of many Australians – with new research released by comparison website iSelect showing that 60%...
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Inmarsat beams in on $7m border protection broadband contract
UK-based global satellite provider Inmasat has been contracted to equip Australia’s new fleet of Cape Class border protection vessels with high-speed mobile satellite broadband connectivity. The $7...
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The past is so yesterday – a millennial's view of Cybersecurity
The world’s first MS-DOS computer virus, “Brain” created in 1986 – 30 years ago - was so primitive compared to the malware of today that it is hard to learn much from the past. That’s fine –...
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Hipages hires Ragone as its first CTO
Find-a-tradie service hipages has appointed Paolo Ragone as its first chief technical officer. “We’re thrilled to have Paolo join the team and his appointment as CTO represents an enormous evolution of...
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Apple fixes a raft of vulnerabilities with iOS 10.2
iOS 10.2 is here, delivering the promised "beautifully designed" emoji. But the vulnerabilities it fixes are far more important. iOS 10.2 - for iPhone 5 and later, iPad fourth generation and later, and...
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2016 – the year of big brother
2016 may go down as the year rivalling George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 – the final coffin nail to a person’s right to Internet privacy was hammered in by masses of global legislation. According to...
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IT, comms executives back in demand after previous declines, says EL Consult
The slide in demand for executives in the IT and communications sector was arrested in November after a period of decline, according to the latest report from EL Consult. The EL Consult executive...
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Telstra addresss IT professionals shortage with new academy to train own experts
Telstra has cast aside the industry-wide shortage of IT talent, particularly the growing need for IT professionals with security and network expertise, by starting a Business Technology Services BTS)...
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Optus hits a six with rights to Women’s Big Bash League
Optus has secured the live broadcast rights for cricket’s Women’s Big Bash League 2016/17 season. The rights agreement will see Optus broadcast live 47 matches of league on Optus Sport 2 via the Optus...
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IA: no levy on telcos, but ‘better marketing, more compelling product’ needed...
Internet Australia chief Laurie Patton has described the Federal Government proposal to levy telcos to compensate the NBN for “increasing losses being posted on its fixed wireless and satellite...
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SpeedCast launches new email solution for maritime industry
Australian-listed global satellite communications and network service provider, Speedcast, has released its SpeedMail Business Unlimited, service for the maritime industry. The Hong Kong headquartered...
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Freelancer expands in Latin Amercian market with new acquisitions
Australia’s global freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, Freelancer.com, continues its international expansion, securing the ownership of Spanish and Portuguese freelancing marketplaces with the...
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NBN: Technical analysis lacking, financial risks exposed, says IA
Internet Australia has raised concerns about the implications of the choice of technology and the long term risks that it creates for the National Broadband Network, in the wake of a report by the...
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Ooyala launches new applications for its Flex media logistics platform
US-based Telstra subsidiary and video platform provider, Ooyala, has launched new versions of its media asset management (MAM) and Reviewer applications for its media logistics platform, Flex. Ooyala...
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IoT connected devices to hit 46 billion in five years
The number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world will triple over the next five years, reaching over 46 billion in 2021. The whopping increase of 200% from 2016 is forecast by...
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