Cybercriminals are recruiting rogue insiders or seeking to blackmail employees to help them carry out attacks against fixed and mobile telecom service providers, research from Kaspersky Lab shows. [ + ]

Shopping centres to get free Optus Wi-Fi, Powershell released for Linux, and Cisco will slash its workforce. [ + ]

The right combination of customer relationship and marketing automation software can help businesses retain valuable customers. [ + ]

Accenture has agreed to buy Melbourne-based Redcore to expand Accenture Security's capabilities in IAM and security-as-a-service. [ + ]

There's one essential skill that can turn the tables on the angst that comes with continuous integration and delivery of ITaaS. [ + ]

Now that the election is over, it's time for the federal government to get back to business and implement its Cybersecurity Strategy. [ + ]

Gartner's 2016 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies indicates that machine learning is at peak hype, blockchain and the connected home are close behind, and the hype for SDx is starting to fade. [ + ]

Privacy Commissioner satisfied no Census data was stolen, Russian criminals breach hundreds of Oracle systems, and dangerous Linux security weakness found. [ + ]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is providing funding for ITP Renewables' Battery Trial, which will compare the real-time performance of home batteries from eight leading vendors. [ + ]

Hyper-converged appliances bring faster deployment, simpler operation and lower operating costs. What's not to like? But while it's good for some, it's not for everybody. [ + ]

Power chargers based on the new USB Type-C cable standard will be certified for interoperability under a new USB Implementers Forum program. [ + ]

Business intelligence professionals find internal data to be more valuable than external data, and express a preference for data that can be stored in databases and easily searched, research indicates. [ + ]

Nearly 3 million households across Australia are now able to order an NBN service, and the company more than doubled its network reach, active subscriber base and revenue during FY16. [ + ]

Social media is influencing Australians' media consumption and entertainment habits, with millennials leading the charge towards treating the internet as Australians' top entertainment destination. [ + ]

Palo Alto Networks' first Australian cybersecurity summit will bring together a number of local and international experts to discuss how organisations should shape their security strategies. [ + ]