As we hunker down to work or study from home, many will struggle with inadequate telecommunications, especially those with FTTN delivered over old copper wires. [ + ]

The COVID-19 pandemic could prompt a wave of innovation in VR- and AR-based remote collaboration technologies, UniSA Professor Bruce Thomas predicts. [ + ]

Appian has created a free COVID-19 Response Management application for enterprises and government agencies that can be configured and adopted within two hours. [ + ]

Multiple ransomware threat actors are creating sites to leak data stolen during their infiltration of a target network to help further extort their victims. [ + ]

Evasive malware designed to conceal its presence from signature-based antivirus scans is now being used in 68% of malware attacks, according to WatchGuard. [ + ]

The AIIA has launched a new portal combining free services and resources available to Australian businesses to help them navigate the COVID-19 crisis. [ + ]

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has called on telcos to make sure nobody is left offline during the COVID-19 crisis. [ + ]

NBN Co will waive coverage charges for its RSP customers for up to 40% of the anticipated spike in network usage among consumers driven by the COVID-19 crisis. [ + ]

Queensland University of Technology's digital transformation with Appian's low-code cloud platform has facilitated multiple benefits across many departments. [ + ]

AustCyber has released the 2019 update to its Australia's Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan, detailing plans to promote growth of the security sector. [ + ]

The Federal Court proceedings allege that Facebook wilfully violated the privacy of around 311,000 Facebook users by disclosing their sensitive personal information. [ + ]

The ASD will no longer assess cloud providers' capacity to securely hold Protected government data, following the closure of the Cloud Services Certification Program. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Controversial image-scraping facial recognition company Clearview AI has disclosed a data breach involving the theft of its entire client list. [ + ]

Humanforce has revealed that negative media coverage can impact Australian businesses' ability to attract casual workers. [ + ]