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Targeted attack behind iCloud nude photo leak: Apple
The hackers behind the theft of nude photos of various celebrities used a targeted phishing attack to compromise Apple accounts, the company said. The incident should serve as a wake-up call on cloud security and privacy. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 4 September
Meat pies in the IT age; Coding error missed for six years; Navigation satellites lost in space; 'Beam me up' healthcare; The apps that Apple reject. [ + ]
Irish trade mission brings tech firms to Australia
A group of 32 Irish technology companies and the nation's minister for enterprise and innovation are in Australia this week to promote the wares of Ireland's ICT industry. [ + ]
Security and privacy of wearable technology
Wearables will infiltrate the enterprise whether an organisation is in favour of the trend or against it, and sooner than most companies realise. [ + ]
Telco sector open to site blocking, "three strikes" scheme
Telco industry body Communications Alliance is willing to negotiate with rights holders and the government over proposed efforts to crack down on piracy, including blocking sites and penalising infringers. [ + ]
Coalition's NBN beats Labor's says analysis; Oracle sued for US$200 million
A cost benefit analysis says Australia would be $16 billion better off under the Coalition's NBN; and the US state of Oregon sues Oracle for more than US$200 million. [ + ]
Converged communications pros to meet in Melbourne
The Comms Connect conference and exhibition at the end of September will see 1200 industry professionals gather to discuss business- and mission-critical converged communications needs and challenges for the 21st century. [ + ]
Mandatory data breach reporting may soon be here
If legislation for mandatory data breach reporting currently before the Senate passes, Australian businesses will be required to publicly disclose any data breaches they suffer. [ + ]
Telstra forms Indonesian joint venture
Telstra has arranged to form a network applications and services joint venture with Indonesia's PT Telkom as part of the company's Asian expansion strategy. [ + ]
HP, Avaya sign cloud communications alliance
HP Enterprise Services and Avaya have teamed up to provide cloud-based unified communications and contact centre services for enterprises. [ + ]
Cloud solutions require a consultative approach
Those who wish to implement cloud services are best served by employing vendors who are focused on consultative solutions over those who simply deal in components. [ + ]
Field Service Business magazine launches
Specialist business-to-business magazine and digital publisher Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) - publisher of Technology Decisions - has launched Field Service Business, Australia's first dedicated media channel for the field service sector. [ + ]
One-day websites providing cover for cybercrooks
A 90-day web traffic analysis shows that 71% of the host names requested by web users worldwide were sites appearing for only one day, and as many as 22% of these were malicious. [ + ]
Optus's 10th satellite to launch next month
Arianespace will launch Optus's 10th satellite - and sixth in operation - from its centre in French Guiana early next month. [ + ]
Moving from government to e-government
The move to e-government offers many rewards and eliminates many risks arising from uncontrolled, unconsolidated, unstructured information. But it can also open up new sources of risk that need to be recognised and confronted. [ + ]