Even a momentary electrical interruption can spell disaster for your business, so it pays to not overlook the importance of power supply continuity. [ + ]

Apple has patched a major security vulnerability that allowed root access to Macs running the latest High Sierra operating system without the need to enter a password. [ + ]

Australian premises due to be connected to the HFC component of the nbn — expected to be used for nearly 3 million premises — are in for a further delay of six to nine months after nbn co suspended the rollout. [ + ]

A stronger alignment is needed between business goals and IT strategy, says ISACA's Jo Stewart-Rattray. [ + ]

Intel has discovered vulnerabilities in the firmware of a range of processors that could potentially allow attackers to remotely execute code or gain access to sensitive information. [ + ]

A NSW start-up developing a cloud-based platform for analysing the emotional sentiment of large social media datasets has signed up more than 500 companies to date. [ + ]

A new tech hub will be established in Geelong, creating 500 jobs in the area. [ + ]

Malwarebytes has forecast a rise in cryptojacking, PowerShell-based attacks and the use of worms to launch malware in the coming year. [ + ]

Lack of support for women in tech could be costing the global economy trillions of dollars. [ + ]

Australia was equal only to Hong Kong in terms of the percentage of consumers reporting purchasing items online from another country in Pitney Bowes' fourth Global Online Shopping Study. [ + ]

The ACCC has established a new data analytics team to help investigate cases involving colluding robots and other potential competition issues arising from increased use of big data analytics. [ + ]

Following the launch of Re:scam by Netsafe in the first week of November, it has received 72,261 emails. [ + ]

A US Department of Homeland Security Official told a house committee it currently has no credible evidence that Kaspersky Lab antivirus software has been exploited to hack into US Government systems. [ + ]

A $200 face mask made in just five days is capable of defeating Apple's Face ID recognition system, a Vietnamese security company claims. [ + ]

Queensland is searching for faster and cheaper internet options, exploring the use of spare capacity on publicly owned optical fibre networks. [ + ]