Industry News
NetComm gets $161m buyout offer
The board of Australian telecoms equipment company NetComm is unanimously recommending a buyout offer from US-based Casa Systems. [ + ]
AIIA calls for national digital skills policy
The government's review of the VET system represents a chance to develop a national approach to improving digital skills education and training, the AIIA said. [ + ]
Software guidance for businesses claiming tax incentive
A new software guidance has just been published which will help businesses obtain access to the research and development tax incentive (R&DTI). [ + ]
Japan to test for vulnerable IoT devices
Japan's National Institute of ICT has commenced a five-year project involving rooting out IoT devices protected by easily guessed or default passwords. [ + ]
CEBIT 2019 unveils first keynote speaker
Virgin Galactic's Stephen Attenborough will be one of eight keynote speakers at the event, to be held in Sydney from 29–31 October. [ + ]
No more landline phones in NZ by 2040, say experts
Landline phones are expected to be defunct in New Zealand by 2040, according to utilities experts. [ + ]
Misconfigured cloud storage a goldmine for attackers
Cybercriminals are stealing millions of records from poorly configured cloud workloads or storage instances each year, according to Symantec. [ + ]
Russian state actors fastest at infiltrating networks
Russian state-sponsored actors are on average able to infiltrate a target's network in under 19 minutes after compromising the first system, CrowdStrike said. [ + ]
Smartwatch market share to drop to 47%: Juniper
The biggest four smartwatch vendors are predicted to see their market share decrease to 47% by 2023, according to a new study by Juniper Research. [ + ]
Use of video services on the rise: ACMA
Australians are increasingly relying on video services that use large amounts of data, according to a new report from ACMA. [ + ]
SA Blockchain Innovation Challenge finalists revealed
The finalists have just been announced for South Australia's $100,000 Blockchain Innovation Challenge. [ + ]
New leader for WA AustCyber Node
A new head of the WA AustCyber Node has just been appointed by Edith Cowan University. [ + ]
AIIA slams inaction on encryption bill reforms
The AIIA has warned that without the passage of reforms to the encryption bill, it poses a danger to the international reputation of Australian tech companies. [ + ]
DHS adopting secure cloud requirements
The DHS is introducing new accreditation and compliance requirements for third-party software providers under the DTA-developed Secure Cloud Strategy. [ + ]
LoRa Alliance hits LoRaWAN coverage in 100 countries
The 100 LoRaWAN network operator's milestone has just been surpassed by the LoRa Alliance. [ + ]
