Commonwealth Ombudsman finds instances of telco data accessed without authority at all agencies inspectedWhile no agency received a perfect score, Tasmania Police came in for special criticism.February 8, 2021 by Chris Duckett in Security
Facebook and Snap Inc call for a GDPR-aligned Australian Privacy ActThe pair argue a 'globally harmonised framework' should remove the 'splinternet' that occurs when privacy laws are at odds from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.February 8, 2021 by Asha Barbaschow in Security
Suncorp's digital transformation saw it splash out AU$10m on tech during 1H21During the half year, net profit after tax dipped 24% to AU$490 million while cash earnings increased by 40% to AU$509 million.February 8, 2021 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Finance
Your Samsung phone will lose 67% of its value now that the Galaxy S21 is hereIt could be time to trade in your old Samsung phone before it loses too much of its value, according to Decluttr.February 8, 2021 by Eileen Brown in Smartphones
Chegg’s Q4 sales from education materials surge during pandemic, company raises 2021 forecastCompany sees transition to online learning as “inevitable.”February 8, 2021 by Tiernan Ray in Digital Transformation
Hacker modified drinking water chemical levels in a US cityThe intrusion was detected right away and the hacker's modifications have been reversed right away.February 8, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Top open source, tech-smart, board-ready women executivesMany open source organizations and companies are already headed by women, but there are many others who are ready for the boardroom.February 8, 2021 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Thought Leadership
Singapore working to plug gaps in government IT systemsGovernment is in the midst of rolling out new tools and measures to address several "IT weaknesses" highlighted in a report, including weak controls and an inadequate review process for privileged user activities.February 8, 2021 by Eileen Yu in Security
Microsoft to add 'nation-state activity alerts' to Defender for Office 365Microsoft has been alerting users of nation-state attacks since 2016. Alerts will now be added to the Defender for Office 365 dashboard so companies can take quicker action.February 8, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
The Rust programming language just took a huge step forwardsThe Rust programming language now has its own foundation that's independent from Mozilla.February 8, 2021 by Liam Tung in Enterprise Software
Xiaomi's new Mi 11 flagship smartphone arrives with top-end Snapdragon 888 chipsetThe fast-growing Chinese handset maker unveils a cutting-edge but competitively priced smartphone with advanced photo and video features.February 8, 2021 by Charles McLellan in Smartphones
Play VideoApple is facing a massive e-waste problemAdrian Kingsley-Hughes explains that an ecosystem consisting of 1.65 billion devices is a ticking time bomb that will need to be dealt with... somehow.February 8, 2021 by Karen Roby in Hardware
Tesla's $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase points to crytocurrency as tech company reserve currencyTesla is following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy when it comes to acquiring bitcoin for the balance sheet. Others are starting to wade into the cryptocurrency pool.February 8, 2021 by Larry Dignan in E-Commerce
Amazon unveils its largest single renewable energy project everThe company is investing in an offshore wind project in Europe.February 8, 2021 by Daphne Leprince-Ringuet in Innovation
iPhone 12 magnet array can disrupt implantable medical devicesDoctors issue warning about new magnet-based MagSafe technology included with newer-gen iPhones.February 8, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
NCR acquires fintech SaaS company TerafinaTerafina's software aims to provide digital account opening and onboarding services across online, branch and call center channels.February 8, 2021 by Natalie Gagliordi in Finance
Play VideoThe one thing we all need to do to reduce our cyber-riskTonya Hall talks to Dr. Ron Ross, Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, about the cybersecurity talent shortage and other challenges in the field.February 8, 2021 by Tonya Hall in Security
Should Cristiano Ronaldo sell purses in India? Humanz Big Data analysis says yesFootballer Cristiano Ronaldo would be a great candidate for a purse campaign in India due to the influence he carries within the population there and their interests.February 8, 2021 by Eileen Brown in Big Data