Russell Brown

Russell Brown is a New Zealand-based journalist, broadcaster and blogger. He publishes the award-winning Public Address group blog site, hosts the TV show Media Take and writes and comments on media and policy-related topics.

Russell was the computer columnist for the New Zealand Listener for more than a decade and won national media awards for news, features and column writing as a staff reporter and news editor with IDG New Zealand. His personal blog, Hard News, was the first blog to win a national media award.

Recent articles by Russell Brown

Google puts Cloud Dataflow into public beta

Google puts Cloud Dataflow into public beta

Big Query SQL tool also gets an upgrade.
Russell Brown Apr 17 2015 9:40AM Software
Microsoft hooks up with Android developer Cyanogen

Microsoft hooks up with Android developer Cyanogen

Want a Google-less OS.
Russell Brown Apr 17 2015 6:34AM Software
NCR opts for Android in new cloud-based ATMs

NCR opts for Android in new cloud-based ATMs

Promises 40 percent reduction in operating costs.
Russell Brown Apr 16 2015 10:14AM Software
In-flight wi-fi could be used to hack planes, US watchdog warns

In-flight wi-fi could be used to hack planes, US watchdog warns

Not easy, but possible.
Russell Brown Apr 16 2015 6:35AM Security
Microsoft begins rollout of Skype for Business

Microsoft begins rollout of Skype for Business

Lync to be retired.
Russell Brown Apr 15 2015 9:26AM Software
Microsoft buys mobile BI company Datazen

Microsoft buys mobile BI company Datazen

Plans to integrate into Power BI.
Russell Brown Apr 15 2015 6:31AM Software
Interpol, tech companies take down Simda botnet

Interpol, tech companies take down Simda botnet

"Hide and seek" nature of pay-per-install bot made it a hard catch.
Russell Brown Apr 14 2015 6:33AM Security
Apple closes critical system backdoor with OS X update

Apple closes critical system backdoor with OS X update

Older versions left vulnerable.
Russell Brown Apr 13 2015 6:24AM Security
AWS launches machine learning service

AWS launches machine learning service

Takes on IBM's Watson and Microsoft.
Russell Brown Apr 10 2015 6:45AM Networking
Hack takes down French TV network

Hack takes down French TV network

Broadcast, email and social media systems all struck.
Russell Brown Apr 10 2015 6:30AM Security
US Drug Enforcement's global surveillance outed

US Drug Enforcement's global surveillance outed

Phone spying predated NSA's by nearly a decade.
Russell Brown Apr 9 2015 6:35AM Security
Heartbleed remediation "most behind" in Australia: report

Heartbleed remediation "most behind" in Australia: report

84 percent have still not addressed the flaw.
Russell Brown Apr 8 2015 6:15AM Security
Linux Australia suffers server breach

Linux Australia suffers server breach

Applauded for response and notification.
Russell Brown Apr 7 2015 7:32AM Security
Microsoft mulls an open source Windows

Microsoft mulls an open source Windows

Senior engineer spills the beans at ChefCon.
Russell Brown Apr 7 2015 6:32AM Strategy

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