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Citing Australia, US Attorney General demands backdoors

Citing Australia, US Attorney General demands backdoors

'It can and must be done' says William Barr.
Simon Sharwood Jul 25 2019 4:15PM Security
Sydney Airport is continuing its facial recognition trials

Sydney Airport is continuing its facial recognition trials

But says system isn’t capturing images without passengers' consent.
Ry Crozier Jul 25 2019 12:29PM Hardware
Canadian govt invests $92m in satellite company

Canadian govt invests $92m in satellite company

To narrow broadband gap for remote areas.
Staff Writer Jul 25 2019 12:24PM Telco/ISP
Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Long onslaught generated 292,000 requests per second.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2019 12:06PM Security
Russian defence contractor developing smartphone spyware

Russian defence contractor developing smartphone spyware

Malware aimed at Android devices.
Joseph Menn Jul 25 2019 11:22AM Security
Bureau of Meteorology signs $16m hybrid cloud deal

Bureau of Meteorology signs $16m hybrid cloud deal

Unisys brought in to stand up infrastructure, upgrade WAN.
Ry Crozier Jul 25 2019 8:50AM Cloud
Telstra CEO Penn costed, then rejected, call centre repatriation

Telstra CEO Penn costed, then rejected, call centre repatriation

Now adding 4000-plus NBN customers a day.
Simon Sharwood Jul 25 2019 6:58AM Telco/ISP
Easily re-identified 'anonymised' data threatens privacy

Easily re-identified 'anonymised' data threatens privacy

Gaussian copula could trip GDPR trap.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2019 6:38AM Security
BASF, Siemens and others targeted with Winnti malware

BASF, Siemens and others targeted with Winnti malware

Fresh wave of attacks.
Staff Writer Jul 25 2019 6:22AM Security
Big Tech faces broad US antitrust probe

Big Tech faces broad US antitrust probe

Could companies be forcibly broken up?
David Shepardson Jul 25 2019 6:22AM Strategy
Qld govt to open $18m robotic manufacturing hub

Qld govt to open $18m robotic manufacturing hub

With QUT, Urban Art Projects.
Matt Johnston Jul 24 2019 3:51PM Projects
AusPost's Digital iD accredited by government

AusPost's Digital iD accredited by government

Option for citizens wanting to access government services.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2019 12:25PM Security
CIOs talk cloud migration over lunch with iTnews

CIOs talk cloud migration over lunch with iTnews

Who attended the iTnews/Unisys roundtable lunch at Rockpool Bar and Grill?
Simon Sharwood Jul 24 2019 12:21PM Cloud
CommSec follows fintechs into micro-investing

CommSec follows fintechs into micro-investing

Launches 'Pocket' app to trade ETFs.
Ry Crozier Jul 24 2019 11:39AM Financial Services
Swinburne mental health unit deploys self-deleting chat tool

Swinburne mental health unit deploys self-deleting chat tool

Taps Data61-spinout Coviu.
Matt Johnston Jul 24 2019 11:11AM Projects
Freight forwarding scam bankrupting Aussie IT suppliers

Freight forwarding scam bankrupting Aussie IT suppliers

$700,000 of goods fleeced, prompting government warning.
Ry Crozier Jul 24 2019 8:58AM Hardware
ANZ, NAB tap into Google's Kelsey Hightower

ANZ, NAB tap into Google's Kelsey Hightower

Kubernetes heavyweight brought to Australia to examine cloud practices.
Ry Crozier Jul 24 2019 7:07AM Financial Services
Court Services Victoria picks Journal Technologies for $89m project

Court Services Victoria picks Journal Technologies for $89m project

Case management system due online in 2021.
Simon Sharwood Jul 24 2019 7:06AM Projects
Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $7bn to US

Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $7bn to US

Settles allegations around use of 2FA and handling of phone numbers.
David Shepardson Jul 24 2019 6:58AM Security
Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails

Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails

Tackles rise in threats and hoaxes.
Staff Writer Jul 24 2019 6:58AM Software

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