The UK Information Commissioners' Office is urging UK businesses to be aware of the potential impact of Brexit on their GDPR obligations. [ + ]

Facebook is still the most popular social media platform amongst Australians, according to new research by Hootsuite and We Are Social. [ + ]

Australian businesses are more confident than their counterparts in other APAC markets in their ability to avoid being left behind in the digital era. [ + ]

A new chief financial officer has just been appointed at NBN Co. [ + ]

Telecommunications complaints have fallen to the lowest level in three years, according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO). [ + ]

Researchers from McAfee have uncovered a new ransomware variant that has the potential to become a major threat due to its sophistication and modular design. [ + ]

Humanforce has just secured AU$22.5 million in growth equity investment from Accel-KKR in order to scale up global operations. [ + ]

Citing the federal government's decision to ban Huawei equipment in 5G rollouts, TPG Telecom will cease the deployment of its mobile network. [ + ]

Small and family businesses can now apply for the Small Business Digital Champions project. [ + ]

The term 'lifetime' will no longer be used in advertising by three GPS navigation manufacturers. [ + ]

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has certified 42 AWS cloud services delivered from the AWS Sydney Region at the government PROTECTED classification level. [ + ]

The focus of a new Consumer Safeguards Review will be on ensuring transparency and better choice for customers. [ + ]

France's data privacy authority has meted out a large fine to Google in a decision that could have major implications for digital service providers. [ + ]

nbn customers who have experienced slow connection speeds are encouraged to seek a refund. [ + ]

IaaS cloud provider Zettagrid has acquired Perth-based dedicated private cloud infrastructure services provider Silverain Technology. [ + ]