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Monday May 15, 2017
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  Latest News  

WannaCrypt ransomware: what you need to know

By Allie Coyne

How to keep yourself safe from the rampaging worm.

Govts must report vulnerabilities to vendors: Microsoft

By Juha Saarinen

Top legal officer calls for "Digital Geneva Convention".

UBank launches AI robot for home loan applications

By Allie Coyne

Chatbot underpinned by Watson technology.

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.25m trucks over software error

By David Shepardson and Nick Carey

Linked to fatality and injuries.

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Govt to introduce legislation for broadband tax

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NBN Co replaces more FTTN with FTTC

How does government get away from 'black swan' IT projects?

 

What's on Social Media

 
 

_supernothing

Ben Schmidt

@_supernothing

Blaming the victim is a problem in infosec, but not here. Exposing SMB on unpatched WinXP boxes involved in healthcare is gross negligence.

 

DAlperovitch

Dmitri Alperovitch

@DAlperovitch

Companies should be careful on Monday once employees who got infected at home start coming into work in or connecti… https://t.co/GSYECYb8Ci

 

Geoff_Beggs

Geoff Beggs

@Geoff_Beggs

Good time to review the 'Essential Eight' ways to protect systems. Advice from Aust Cyber Security Centre. https://t.co/NU8FMG2LIi

 

AdamHolthouse

Adam Holthouse

@AdamHolthouse

Turning off all the SMB1 settings like #wannacry https://t.co/2qHyvLR6tK

 

BrigadierSlog

Good Sir Knight

@BrigadierSlog

Yahoo was aware it had been hacked for YEARS, told no-one because it knew it would affect its share price. This lat… https://t.co/eMPf3gMRmP

 

_supernothing

Ben Schmidt

@_supernothing

wanacry tl;dr https://t.co/RZRvowUxq9

 

GossiTheDog

Kevin Beaumont

@GossiTheDog

Russian railway ops centre Wanna Cry. https://t.co/Xc3eibMOf1

 

ALiCE6TY9

คลิตอเรีย เมียด

@ALiCE6TY9

Ransomware กลางเมืองเลยจย้าาาาาาาาา https://t.co/HvMGzkkwLM

 

scottamcintyre

Scott A. McIntyre

@scottamcintyre

Prank idea: If your colleagues leave their computer unlocked & unattended, change their screensaver to the WannaCrypt warning page.

 
 
 
  Events  
 
 

Event Name

Location

Date

 
 

Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Data Center Summit

Hilton Sydney

May 15, 2017

 
 

CeBIT Australia 2017

International Convention Centre Sydney

May 23, 2017

 
 

11th Annual Technology in Government 2017

National Convention Centre

August 01, 2017

 
 

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit

Hilton Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

August 21, 2017

 
 
 

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