Hi John, The Federal Court has ordered enterprise software company TechnologyOne to pay a record $5.2 million to a former employee in an unfair dismissal case.
A survey of cyber security professionals in NSW has found that 96.5% were working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic and the income of only 12.6% had been affected due to the outbreak. Online ticket reseller Viagogo has been fined $7 million by the Federal Court for misleading Australian consumers with Google advertisements, added fees and claims about the scarcity of tickets. In what appears to be a bid to try and pretend that it is making no big contribution to the abysmal security environment in the tech sector, Microsoft has put out one of those reports, titled Microsoft Digital Defence Report, that aims to quell criticism of its role, at the same time trying to insinuate that security is in a bad state because of every single player. Australian startup SunDrive has boosted its coffers with $3 million in new funding to advance the commercial development of its low cost, high efficiency solar cells manufacturing process. Scientists and engineers at the University of Adelaide have found a new means that could be used to screen cereal crops for frost damage. Several companies, including IQVIA, the firm managing AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine trial, and Bristol Myers Squibb, which is leading a group of companies in developing a quick coronavirus test, have been affected by a ransomware attack on Windows systems at Philadelphia firm eResearchTechnology. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire PROMOTE YOUR WEBINAR on iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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