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Can smart cities leverage value from environmental data?
Globally governments and private-sector organisations are investing in the emerging infrastructures that underpin smart cities. Motivated by growing populations and limited resources, they are looking...
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Ransomware: Sophos seems to like getting egg on its face
Security firm Sophos appears to be unaware that when one is in a hole, it is time to stop digging. Nothing else can account for the fact that when the company found itself with egg on its face over the...
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Survey finds quarter of firms more fearful of breach now
A quarter of Australian companies which took part in a survey conducted by IT management company ManageEngine felt they were more at risk of a cyber attack now than they were 12 months ago. The survey...
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Telstra invests in CrowdStrike through US capital raising
Telstra has taken up an investment in client company CrowdStrike, a US-based cybersecurity and cloud endpoint security provider, which has just completed a US100 million capital raising. The telco -...
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Laptop ban on flights from Europe to US put off
Officials from the US and the European Union have decided to put off a ban on carrying any digital device bigger than a smartphone into the cabin of an airplane. But the officials, who met for four...
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Best way to avoid ransomware? Stop using Windows
After a week when people learned that ransomware can take over their lives, the question must needs be asked: why is it that this kind of malware seems to attack only Windows? There are many Microsoft...
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Laurie Patton resumes CEO role at Internet Australia
Laurie Patton has taken up the reins as chief executive of Internet Australia again, he confirmed to iTWire today. Patton said in response to queries, "Yes I’ve have stepped into the role of executive...
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Government consulting with industry on spectrum reform
The Federal Government has embarked on an industry consultation process ahead of bringing in changes aimed at reforming Australia’s spectrum management system, a key part of the country's...
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Northrop Grumman boost Aussie presence with new SA support facility
Defence industry technbology company Northrop Grumman has opened its new repair facility at South Australia’s Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Edinburgh base. The official opening of the new facility...
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Ericsson, Landmark deal leverages IoT
Ericsson has been selected by US real estate and infrastructure firm Landmark Dividend to provide its Zero Site communications platform and communications infrastructure at sites across North America....
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eBay has changed momentously in its 18 years in Australia
As little as five years ago eBay’s product mix was 50/50 new and second hand, mobile access was minimal, and it had about 6 million visits a month. Fast forward and today the product mix is 90% new,...
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Sweden drops rape probe against Assange, revokes warrant
Sweden has dropped its rape investigation against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and will revoke the arrest warrant it has against the Australian national. In a statement, the Swedish Prosecution...
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Report: No Surface Pro 5 but a spec-bumped ‘Surface Pro’
A report suggests the next Surface Pro is just an update of the Surface Pro 4, with the latest Kaby Lake Intel processor, new keyboard and stylus colours, but no USB-C. If you were expecting...
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Microsoft criticised for holding back on Wannacry patch to XP users
Some of Microsoft’s customers have been charged $1000 per year per device for XP patches, with charges escalating so much the NHS abandoned support after just one year. Update: "WannaKey" and WanaKiwi"...
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'WannaKey' and 'WanaKiwi' can decrypt Wannacry – in very specific circumstances
A Comae Technologies blog post by Matt Suiche, who describes himself as a “Hacker, Microsoft MVP and Founder of @comaeio” has arrived, entitled “WannaCry - Decrypting files with WanaKiwi + Demos.”...
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Linius inks integration deal with IBM
Linius Technologies’ subsidiary and video technbology developer Linius Solutions has sealed a partnership with IBM to integrate its video virtualisation engine into IBM’s Bluemix platform. Under the...
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Facebook censors journalist over govt exposé
A Maltese journalist, who was part of the group that broke the Panama Papers story, had four posts relating to alleged corruption by his country's prime minister and his associates deleted by Facebook...
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Lajoie moves to new role at Megaport
Interconnection services provider Megaport has appointed former executive vice-president Belle Lajoie as chief commercial officer for the company. Lajoie, a founding member of Megaport and previously...
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CA, Swinburne and Melbourne University combine on new research project
CA Technologies has been awarded an Australian Research Council grant in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne for a new project focused on service...
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Software glitch causes delays at Australia, NZ airports
Airline passengers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane faced check-in delays for about three hours this morning due to a software glitch. The passport control system failure led to long queues at the...
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