Industry News
Microsoft fends off appeal in foreign data case
A US appeals court has declined to reconsider an earlier verdict holding that Microsoft does not need to provide US law enforcement agencies with access to emails stored on overseas servers. [ + ]
ATO appoints PwC to review December outage
The ATO has engaged PwC to conduct a thorough review into the cause of its December ICT storage system outage, as well as any steps that can be taken to prevent a recurrence. [ + ]
Android devices at risk of attack
Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities to SMS-based attacks in Android phones. [ + ]
Primary motivators for renewable adoption revealed
A new survey has explored the reasons why consumers invest in solar and battery technology. [ + ]
Samsung details findings of Note7 battery probe
Samsung has announced the findings of its thorough investigation into the causes of the exploding batteries in its now-discontinued Galaxy Note7 smartphone line. [ + ]
Driverless car firm opens Adelaide office
UK-based driverless car company RDM Group will open an office in Adelaide's Tonsley Innovation District that will serve as the company's Asia–Pacific headquarters. [ + ]
First Windows 10 Branch for Business to be retired in March
The first Windows 10 Branch for Business, released in July 2015, will no longer receive updates of any kind after the 26th of March. [ + ]
WA signs IaaS contracts with Atos, Datacom and NEC
The WA government has entered an arrangement with Atos, Datacom and NEC whereby the three providers will compete to provide infrastructure as a service on a whole-of-government basis. [ + ]
Telstra wins legal battle over metadata
The OAIC has failed in its appeal to overturn an earlier verdict overruling its order for Telstra to provide metadata collected about subscribers. [ + ]
Lack of security basics creates vulnerability, says HPE
A new report from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shows that a large percentage of organisations are vulnerable to cyber threats. [ + ]
CompTIA IT releases 2017 projections
CompTIA has released its industry outlook for 2017, which suggests that the future is positive. [ + ]
Ericsson, Telstra demo encrypted 10 Gbps link
Ericsson and Telstra say they have successfully demonstrated an ability to encrypt data securely while in transit between Los Angeles and Melbourne at 10 Gbps. [ + ]
Record data processed by CSIRO's ASKAP telescope
The data now processed by a radio telescope in Western Australia's outback is equivalent to around 15% of the world's internet traffic. [ + ]
Keeping safe on public Wi-Fi
Privacy concerns have been raised with regards to public Wi-Fi, as NSW State Transit introduces the service on all public buses. [ + ]
NBN to be 50% complete by mid-year
The NBN rollout is expected to reach 50% completion by around June this year, and the focus of construction activities is expected to shift more towards metropolitan areas over the next 12 months. [ + ]
