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Aussie police back national facial recognition database

Aussie police back national facial recognition database

State, federal law enforcement agree on plan to tackle organised crime.
Paris Cowan May 22 2015 4:44PM Software
Defence awards $77m radio support contract

Defence awards $77m radio support contract

Contractor Harris given additional work following rollout.
Brendon Foye May 22 2015 12:48PM Hardware
Qld Health aims to be off XP in 12 months

Qld Health aims to be off XP in 12 months

New CTO laments "worst piece of kit" in state hospitals.
Paris Cowan May 22 2015 12:22PM Software
Australia spared the worst of rise in web attacks: Akamai

Australia spared the worst of rise in web attacks: Akamai

Report paints bleak picture of increasingly hostile internet.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2015 11:49AM Security
Millions of Android phones don't completely wipe data

Millions of Android phones don't completely wipe data

Flawed factory reset leaves data accessible.
Allie Coyne May 22 2015 9:09AM Security
Nokia map unit starts bidding war

Nokia map unit starts bidding war

German carmakers, Uber and Baidu bid in HERE auction.
Staff Writers May 22 2015 6:18AM Financial Services
Five Eyes spies sought to subvert Google, Samsung app stores

Five Eyes spies sought to subvert Google, Samsung app stores

Attempted to plant malware, spread misinformation.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2015 6:12AM Security
Apple iCloud suffers widespread outages overnight

Apple iCloud suffers widespread outages overnight

Multiple services go down.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2015 5:43AM Storage
Dallas Buyers Club will chase other ISP customers over piracy

Dallas Buyers Club will chase other ISP customers over piracy

Gets two weeks to submit letters to court.
Allie Coyne May 21 2015 4:22PM Telco/ISP
Aussie customers double-billed due to PayPal glitch

Aussie customers double-billed due to PayPal glitch

Users charged twice for one transaction.
Allie Coyne May 21 2015 1:00PM Financial Services
US aims to limit zero-day sales to Five Eyes

US aims to limit zero-day sales to Five Eyes

Would treat unknown software vulnerabilities as weapons.
Staff Writers May 21 2015 12:21PM Security
Communications moves data centre offsite in $18m deal

Communications moves data centre offsite in $18m deal

Signs infrastructure-as-a-service deal with ASG.
Brendon Foye May 21 2015 11:17AM Networking
Square sets up shop in Australia

Square sets up shop in Australia

Jack Dorsey's payments company opens Melbourne HQ.
Allie Coyne May 21 2015 10:45AM Financial Services
NetApp to cut 500 jobs

NetApp to cut 500 jobs

Lower OEM sales hurt bottom line.
Staff Writers May 21 2015 10:02AM Software
LogJam leaves browsers vulnerable to MiTM attack

LogJam leaves browsers vulnerable to MiTM attack

Tens of thousands of web services affected.
Doug Drinkwater May 21 2015 5:53AM Security
Apple, Android app makers not swayed by mobile Windows 10

Apple, Android app makers not swayed by mobile Windows 10

Too much effort for little gain.
Staff Writers May 20 2015 3:58PM Software
Telstra reveals large-scale security breach at Pacnet

Telstra reveals large-scale security breach at Pacnet

Unknown attackers used SQL injection to gain access to corporate network.
Allie Coyne May 20 2015 2:59PM Telco/ISP
Vic Treasurer denies IT funding moratorium

Vic Treasurer denies IT funding moratorium

Places hopes in ‘out-of-the-box’ technology.
Paris Cowan May 20 2015 12:25PM Strategy
Corruption inquiry hears of Ultranet’s chequered beginnings

Corruption inquiry hears of Ultranet’s chequered beginnings

Manager raised concerns about $1m Oracle contribution.
Paris Cowan May 20 2015 11:16AM Software
Tech giants urge Obama to rule out backdoors

Tech giants urge Obama to rule out backdoors

Policy would weaken infosec and undermine human rights.
Allie Coyne May 20 2015 9:16AM Security

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