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AustCyber releases latest roadmap
AustCyber has released the 2019 update to its Australia's Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan, detailing plans to promote growth of the security sector. [ + ]
OAIC sues Facebook for major privacy violations
The Federal Court proceedings allege that Facebook wilfully violated the privacy of around 311,000 Facebook users by disclosing their sensitive personal information. [ + ]
ACSC shutters cloud certification program
The ASD will no longer assess cloud providers' capacity to securely hold Protected government data, following the closure of the Cloud Services Certification Program. [ + ]
NDB notifications grew 19% in 2H19
Businesses reported 537 data breaches under the NDB scheme in the second half of 2019, with 64% of these blamed on malicious activity, according to the OAIC. [ + ]
Clearview AI hit with major data breach
Controversial image-scraping facial recognition company Clearview AI has disclosed a data breach involving the theft of its entire client list. [ + ]
Negative media influences casual workers' job choices
Humanforce has revealed that negative media coverage can impact Australian businesses' ability to attract casual workers. [ + ]
Opinion: Oh dear, what can the matter be?
The decision to dump 21st-century fibre and cobble the nbn together using old copper wires and pay TV cables has left too many people humming a sad tune. [ + ]
Block on TPG-VHA merger overturned
The Federal Court has overturned the ACCC's decision to block TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) from merging. [ + ]
Mobile World Congress called off over coronavirus concerns
The GSMA has announced the cancellation of this year's Mobile World Congress due to flow-on effects from the coronavirus outbreak. [ + ]
Telco complaints fall 12% in Q2
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman from residential and small business customers fell during 2Q20 for the fourth straight quarter. [ + ]
Will semiconductors be taking a hit from the coronavirus?
Coronavirus has already had a huge impact on people worldwide. Here, Gartner Senior Director Analyst Bill Ray explores its impact on businesses. [ + ]
Toll Group responding to ransomware attack
Australian transport and logistics giant Toll Group has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that forced the company to take some core IT systems offline. [ + ]
NBN Co agrees not to contract with enterprises
NBN Co has announced a new engagement model for the corporate sector, agreeing to calls from the telecom industry to stop contracting with enterprises directly. [ + ]
Huawei cleared to provide equipment for UK 5G
The UK government will allow Huawei to provide equipment for non-core components of 5G networks under its new critical infrastructure security regime. [ + ]
Australia facing "massive" IT skills gap in 1H20
Hays' latest Job Report shows that Australian employers are grappling with a major IT and digital technology skills gap. [ + ]
