Technology

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
Police cop the most blame for illegal telco metadata searches

Police cop the most blame for illegal telco metadata searches

Authorisation errors and typos behind many issues.
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2019 6:27PM Telco/ISP
Citrix's 6TB hack made possible by weak passwords

Citrix's 6TB hack made possible by weak passwords

Vendor couldn't combat a brute force password spraying attack.
Brendon Foye Jul 23 2019 2:30PM Security
Equifax's $996m data breach settlement spurs calls for new rules

Equifax's $996m data breach settlement spurs calls for new rules

"It's a parking ticket, not a penalty."
Pete Schroeder Jul 23 2019 2:24PM Security
Hunt on for new auDA board

Hunt on for new auDA board

Governance reboot for troubled .au administrator.
Juha Saarinen Jul 23 2019 11:56AM Telco/ISP
Apple plots buyout of Intel's smartphone-modem chip business

Apple plots buyout of Intel's smartphone-modem chip business

Report claims talks are well advanced.
Staff Writer Jul 23 2019 11:40AM Hardware
Australians lost $16m to ID theft so far this year

Australians lost $16m to ID theft so far this year

Prompts fresh warning to report incidents.
Matt Johnston Jul 23 2019 11:30AM Financial Services
Dropbox restores Linux support in new client beta

Dropbox restores Linux support in new client beta

Support for ZFS, eCryptFS, xfs and BTRFS is back.
Simon Sharwood Jul 23 2019 11:04AM Cloud
Microsoft to shift Australian HQ to North Sydney

Microsoft to shift Australian HQ to North Sydney

To move into tower with other tech vendors.
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2019 10:05AM Strategy
IBM Australia scoops $95.5m Defence ERP deal

IBM Australia scoops $95.5m Defence ERP deal

Named systems integrator for massive transformation project.
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2019 6:59AM Financial Services
Spam Act changes back before parliament

Spam Act changes back before parliament

Adding opt-outs for charity, political spam.
Matt Johnston Jul 23 2019 6:41AM Telco/ISP
Britain delays decision on Huawei's role in 5G networks

Britain delays decision on Huawei's role in 5G networks

Leaves door open for outright ban.
Paul Sandle and Kylie MacLellan Jul 23 2019 5:56AM Networking
Microsoft to invest $1.4 billion in OpenAI

Microsoft to invest $1.4 billion in OpenAI

Develops supercomputing capabilities on Azure.
Stephen Nellis Jul 23 2019 5:56AM Software
Teens scale AWA radio comms tower in Sydney

Teens scale AWA radio comms tower in Sydney

Taken into custody.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2019 10:48PM Telco/ISP
Amazon AU adds AMD-powered instances

Amazon AU adds AMD-powered instances

EPYC 7000-powered processors undercut Intel instances by 10 percent.
Simon Sharwood Jul 22 2019 12:03PM Cloud
'Polarising' Oracle and 'disjointed' IBM remain cloud also-rans

'Polarising' Oracle and 'disjointed' IBM remain cloud also-rans

Gartner's annual Cloud IaaS quadrant reaches a status quo.
Simon Sharwood Jul 22 2019 11:43AM Cloud
Law Council wants data retention loopholes shut

Law Council wants data retention loopholes shut

Put a stop to the growing number of data users and uses.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2019 10:49AM Telco/ISP
Equifax nears US$700m data breach deal - report

Equifax nears US$700m data breach deal - report

US regulators ready to settle over 143m leaked records..
Staff Writer Jul 21 2019 5:35PM Financial Services
Swinburne Uni launches large-scale digital fabrication lab

Swinburne Uni launches large-scale digital fabrication lab

For robotic and additive manufacturing design.
Matt Johnston Jul 19 2019 3:43PM Hardware
EU Commission fines Qualcomm for second time over market abuse

EU Commission fines Qualcomm for second time over market abuse

Second fine this year.
Staff Writer Jul 19 2019 11:37AM Hardware

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