Industry News
Telstra breached priority assistance obligations
Telstra is auditing its compliance with the Priority Assistance scheme after two critically ill customers were unable to use their landlines before their deaths. [ + ]
Someone has a sense of humour!
Visitors to a certain NSW Government ServiceNow web page are greeted by a “404 not found” page with a difference. [ + ]
NSW to create 40,000 ICT jobs in 5 years
More than 40,000 ICT jobs will be created in NSW over the next five years, according to a new ACS report. [ + ]
Energy efficiency of Aussie data centres stagnates
The average NABERS star rating of Australian data centres certified during FY18 remained unchanged at 4.1, according to the body's annual report. [ + ]
New guide outlines tech start-up salaries
A new guide has been released that gives an overview of salary packages offered by start-up tech firms. [ + ]
BigInsights Data & AI Innovation Awards announced
The 2018 BigInsights Data & AI Innovation Awards have been presented by Innovation Minister Matt Kean. [ + ]
Telstra customer refunds welcomed by ACCAN
The announcement that Telstra will refund customers misled by its third-party billing charges has been welcomed by ACCAN. [ + ]
Australian office workers putting data at risk
An estimated 65% of Australian office workers have committed an act that could leave their company vulnerable to a data breach, new research indicates. [ + ]
Govt launches identity protection review
Former AGD Secretary Roger Wilkins has been appointed to lead a review into the protection and management of identity information to better fight identity theft. [ + ]
Cybersecurity professor appointed at CDU
A cybersecurity professor will be appointed in the Northern Territory, as part of the government's cybersecurity investment. [ + ]
Cyber attacks financially hit half of US small businesses
Half of US very small businesses have suffered financial losses due to cyber attacks on their web presence, according to GoDaddy. [ + ]
Aussie firms in middle of pack in software development
Australia ranked fourth out of six countries in a report analysing the software development proficiencies of companies. [ + ]
Cybercrooks spoofing Aussie retail domains
Analysis of lookalike domains targeting Australia's top retailers found three times as many such domains with TLS certificates as legitimate retail domains. [ + ]
Ericsson, Telstra successfully test NB-IoT
Long-range Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections have been successfully deployed and tested by Ericsson and Telstra. [ + ]
WA's ICT workforce to grow by 6500 by 2023
Western Australia's ICT workforce is projected to grow by 6500 by 2023 as the state transitions towards a digital economy. [ + ]
