Migrating to a co-location data centre can deliver significant benefits, but it can also be a high-risk and challenging project if not planned effectively. [ + ]

Apple ordered to pay Ireland $19bn that it doesn't want, malware strikes ATMs in Asia, and ESET spots malware that's remotely commanded via Twitter. [ + ]

The ninth annual Best Place to Work survey has named Salesforce, Atlassian and Adobe among the top five large companies in Australia for employees and Rackspace Australia as the best smaller company. [ + ]

Victoria has allocated $6.5m to 18 projects designed to stimulate the state's start-up ecosystem, as the first round of funding for the $60m LaunchVic initiative. [ + ]

Online profiling blurs the boundary of our public and private lives. [ + ]

The major ransomware operators have expanded into APAC, developing localised versions of their tools to help better extort payments from the region's internet users. [ + ]

The owners of the Ashley Madison dating site have made enforceable undertakings to take steps to better protect its customers' private information, following an OAIC probe into last year's data breach. [ + ]

Apple has issued a patch to address three critical iOS vulnerabilities used in malware developed for purposes including spying on political dissidents, as reports circulate of iPhone 6 devices facing 'touch disease'. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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