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Huawei, CFO hit with criminal charges in US
The US Department of Justice has charged Huawei, two affiliates and its CFO Meng Wanzhou for allegedly conspiring to violate US trade sanctions on Iran. [ + ]
UK to back R&D for 'designing out' cyber threats
The UK will invest up to $184.8m towards 'designing out' cyber threats facing businesses by baking security into the design of hardware and smart systems. [ + ]
Australia leading WTO talks on e-commerce
Australia will play a leading role in international negotiations between members of the World Economic Forum on new rules governing e-commerce. [ + ]
ACCAN calls for broadband consumer safeguards
Telecommunications consumer advocacy body ACCAN has urged the government to implement new consumer safeguards governing broadband services. [ + ]
Key technology issues in an election year
Technology and its use by government will be key issues upon which ITPA will provide commentary and advice as the year progresses. [ + ]
Industry bodies call for encryption Bill reforms
A range of ICT industry bodies has urged the government to implement reforms to its encryption legislation, including the requirement for judicial oversight. [ + ]
Huge data breach releases 773m records
'Collection #1', a huge new trove of 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million passwords, has been uncovered by security sleuths. [ + ]
Telstra expanding APAC subsea cable capacity
Telstra has made a large capacity purchase on one APAC subsea cable and increased its investment in a second to help meet the region's voracious data demand. [ + ]
Considering the value opportunity of custom mobile apps
Just about every modern business has — or wants to have — its own custom apps, to handle any number of business processes. [ + ]
WBS, UNSW usher in era of talking buildings
WBS Technology is commercialising a technology developed in partnership with UNSW to allow smart buildings to monitor themselves and communicate via smartphones. [ + ]
Optus achieves 5G data call over 3.5 GHz
As part of its preparations towards the launch of 5G fixed wireless broadband services, Optus has completed a 5G data call using 60 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum. [ + ]
Telstra signs 5G device exclusives
Telstra has entered agreements with major handset brands to provide customers with exclusive access to a range of 5G devices in 1H19. [ + ]
66% of firms to deploy 5G by 2020
A new Gartner survey indicates that 66% of organisations plan to deploy 5G by 2020. [ + ]
63% of firms struggle to retain IT talent: Nutanix
Tech skills shortages are holding Australian businesses back, shows new research from Nutanix. [ + ]
Phishing attacks to surge in Australia in 2019
Australia will continue to be inundated with phishing attacks in 2019, while SIM jacking and SIM swapping will be a growing attack vector, Trend Micro predicts. [ + ]
