Fewer than half of all Australians take appropriate security measures to protect their gadgets, according to a new survey. [ + ]

Two intelligent sheet-fed WorkForce document scanners have been released by Epson. [ + ]

For the first time, PDF Day will be held in Australia during November, assisting CIOs, document management experts and electronic content policymakers in understanding ISO-standardised PDF technology. [ + ]

With the initial $29.5bn funding pool for the NBN project running dry, the government has had to provide nbn with a $19.5bn loan to complete the nationwide deployment. [ + ]

Communications services have been restored by Spark on the South Island, following an earthquake in New Zealand that disrupted service. [ + ]

Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman fell 9.6% in FY16, even as NBN-related complaints nearly doubled as the rollout picked up steam. [ + ]

Victoria's Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) and Israel's Tel Aviv University (TAU) have signed two memorandums of understanding related to cybersecurity. [ + ]

The new biometric Face Verification Service will be used to combat identity theft, help solve major crimes and help agencies check individual identities against citizenship images and driver's licence photos. [ + ]

A report about the economic and social impacts of identity crime has been released by the federal government. [ + ]

More than four in 10 Australian corporate treasurers have invested or are exploring opportunities to invest in FinTech, research suggests. [ + ]

Adobe must pay a fine of US$1 million following a 2013 data breach that put 500,000-plus consumers’ card numbers and other information at risk. [ + ]

Telecommunications services have been restored to Kaikoura, while Spark will not charge a fee for those residents forced to move as a result of New Zealand's earthquakes. [ + ]

Some low-cost Chinese Android smartphones using a firmware update tool from Adups have been found submitting private information including the full content of text messages to a third-party server. [ + ]

Trend Micro's new North Sydney premises will incorporate offices, a training suite and a demo lab space which will also give the company space to grow in the future. [ + ]

Australian researchers will receive increased computer capacity, with the CSIRO and National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) set to implement improved systems. [ + ]