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Google, Facebook asked to give insider access to algorithmic changes

Google, Facebook asked to give insider access to algorithmic changes

Under Australia's new mandatory media bargaining code.
Justin Hendry Jul 31 2020 11:31AM Strategy
Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable

Did not rate limit low-complexity password guesses.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:44AM Security
Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Morgan Stanley customer data left on decommissioned servers

Offers two years' worth of credit reporting and fraud detection.
Juha Saarinen Jul 31 2020 9:35AM Financial Services
Cenitex poaches V/Line IT security chief

Cenitex poaches V/Line IT security chief

CISO moves to Victoria's peak IT agency.
Justin Hendry Jul 31 2020 7:00AM Training & Development
University of Queensland rolls out MFA to staff and research students

University of Queensland rolls out MFA to staff and research students

Part of layered zero trust approach
Matt Johnston Jul 31 2020 6:55AM Projects
REA Group repatriates 500TB of data to Google's Sydney cloud region

REA Group repatriates 500TB of data to Google's Sydney cloud region

Having originally hosted it in Europe.
Ry Crozier Jul 31 2020 6:55AM Projects
Google's US$2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe

Google's US$2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe

Data pledge not enough.
Foo Yun Chee Jul 31 2020 6:52AM Hardware
US regulator approves Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband plan

US regulator approves Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband plan

But satellites still in the design phase.
David Shepardson Jul 31 2020 6:43AM Telco/ISP
Xinja deploys Kong to better control its APIs, microservices

Xinja deploys Kong to better control its APIs, microservices

Ahead of lending push.
Justin Hendry Jul 30 2020 12:52PM Financial Services
German lawmakers grill finance minister over Wirecard scandal

German lawmakers grill finance minister over Wirecard scandal

Accounting scandal one of the biggest in post-war history.
Staff Writer Jul 30 2020 12:49PM Financial Services
US lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits

US lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits

Google and Facebook take sharpest jabs.
Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz Jul 30 2020 12:49PM Strategy
ANU finds health crisis improves trust in govt, business to handle data

ANU finds health crisis improves trust in govt, business to handle data

Telcos and banks see biggest lift.
Matt Johnston Jul 30 2020 12:47PM Strategy
Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Boothole GRUB2 bug breaks Secure Boot on Linux and Windows

Fixes will have to be carefully tested and deployed to avoid bricking.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2020 12:39PM Security
TPG wins again in $20 prepayment stoush with ACCC

TPG wins again in $20 prepayment stoush with ACCC

Commission 'carefully considering' fresh ruling.
Ry Crozier Jul 30 2020 12:39PM Telco/ISP
Toll Group unveils year-long 'accelerated' cyber resilience program

Toll Group unveils year-long 'accelerated' cyber resilience program

Run by a rebuilt security team split between Australia and India.
Ry Crozier Jul 30 2020 6:55AM Security
Samsung weighs dropping Bixby as Google dangles new mobile apps deal

Samsung weighs dropping Bixby as Google dangles new mobile apps deal

New global revenue-sharing deal on the table.
Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin Jul 30 2020 5:28AM Software
US prosecutors seek 27 months imprisonment for former Uber self-driving head

US prosecutors seek 27 months imprisonment for former Uber self-driving head

Over the taking of sensitive documents from Google.
Staff Writer Jul 30 2020 5:28AM Software
Telstra positions over-provisioned NBN downlink as a speed boost 'freebie'

Telstra positions over-provisioned NBN downlink as a speed boost 'freebie'

As NBN Co wraps up work on its side.
Ry Crozier Jul 29 2020 5:48PM Telco/ISP
Epic wins $114m ACT digital health records platform deal

Epic wins $114m ACT digital health records platform deal

System expected to come online in 2022.
Justin Hendry Jul 29 2020 1:29PM Strategy
Unfair dismissal docs lost in Fair Work IT outages

Unfair dismissal docs lost in Fair Work IT outages

Payment taken, but no application recorded.
Justin Hendry Jul 29 2020 11:57AM Software

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