Australian online jobs marketplace Airtasker will make its first overseas foray with a launch in the UK market, starting with London. [ + ]

Email is still the most common malware propagation method, and spam volumes are starting to rise again after years of slow but steady decline, a new report indicates. [ + ]

The ACCC will hold off on making a decision whether to accept nbn co's proposed variation to its SAU pricing arrangements until an industry consultation on the nbn's pricing model concludes. [ + ]

The Northern Territory Government is working with Charles Darwin University to minimise cybersecurity threats. [ + ]

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning their attentions to credential theft, and nearly half of all malware is new or zero day, new research from WatchGuard indicates. [ + ]

The community will have an opportunity to have their say with regards to a proposed ban on e-waste from landfill waste. [ + ]

LaunchVic has just received a new chairperson, appointed by the Victorian Government. [ + ]

Launtel has launched a new gigabit nbn service in Hobart five months after introducing the service in Launceston, and aims to transform Tasmania into the nation's first gigabit state. [ + ]

While 83% of firstline manufacturing workers responding to a Microsoft survey agree that technology is key to improving efficiencies, only 4% describe their enterprise as pioneering in their adoption of technology. [ + ]

Market research company IDTechEx estimates that the wearable sensor market is seeing its first billion-dollar year in 2017 despite ongoing commoditisation dragging down revenues. [ + ]

nbn co will cap the maximum spend for wholesale business-grade nbn services as part of a new pricing model developed to help retail service providers better provide for medium to large businesses. [ + ]

Red Hat's new Open Innovation Labs in Singapore will provide customers with hands-on experience and support in developing open source and DevOps based solutions to business problems. [ + ]

More than 560 primary and secondary school students have competed in the RoboCup Junior Australian Open Championships, involving designing robots to play soccer, dance and perform rescues. [ + ]

An average of nearly 1.4 million new phishing sites are created worldwide each month, or 46,000 per day, research from Webroot indicates. [ + ]

Amazon has been asked to ensure that it complies with Australia's unfair contract terms legislation. [ + ]