Australian IT administrators report being frustrated by network and other issues, and just over a third feel there is a lack of appreciation for what they do. [ + ]

The ACCC has initiated court action against Kogan Australia, accusing the online retailer of violating consumer law with a recent discount promotion. [ + ]

Infratil, half of the consortium seeking to acquire Vodafone NZ, has applied for Commerce Commission approval for the proposed takeover. [ + ]

Cheryl Mack has just been appointed to the position of NSW State Manager at ACS. [ + ]

Australian printer shipments fell 2.2% in 2018 to 1.84m as a result of reduced demand for both inkjet and laser printers. [ + ]

A global expert on social impact start-ups is visiting Sydney to provide advice to aspiring NSW entrepreneurs. [ + ]

An analysis of 97 elections and 31 referenda held since late 2016 found indications of foreign interference in 20 countries. [ + ]

Publicly traded companies suffer the worst data breaches, according to the latest report from Bitglass. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a new architectural flaw in most Intel chips released since 2011 that could allow attackers to steal system-level data. [ + ]

The ACCC has decided not to introduce new rules requiring dark fibre and nbn aggregation service providers to regularly report price and supply information. [ + ]

Key competitive indicators in New Zealand's mobile sector are trending in the right direction, but there is still significant room for improvement. [ + ]

Internet users could be inadvertently loading malicious content from 'trusted websites', according to new research from CSIRO's Data61. [ + ]

A list for the first 50 5G sites to be built by Ericsson has just been released by Optus. [ + ]

The most common way for consumers to access the internet is via mobile handsets, according to a new ACCC data report about internet activity. [ + ]

Mozilla has issued an apology and explanation for an incident that prevented add-ons for its Firefox web browser from working. [ + ]