| Today on iTWire | This Morning Windows, iOS, Android, Samsung, Linux under threat after Vault 7 dump Written by Sam Varghese The release of a huge number of CIA documents by WikiLeaks overnight puts many of the common software and gadgets used around the world at… Read more... WikiLeaks releases Vault 7, biggest dump of CIA secrets Written by Sam Varghese WikiLeaks has released a huge number of CIA documents detailing the hacking tools used by the agency in what it calls the biggest dump of… Read more... Optus, Cisco collaborate on digital transformation and ’workplace of future’ Written by Peter Dinham Optus has announced a collaboration with Cisco which it says is aimed at accelerating digital transformation for Australian businesses and government organisations. Read more... Adelaide Airport automating systems with Amadeus solution Written by Peter Dinham Adelaide Airport is deploying a fully automated airport management system from Amadeus as part of its strategic plans to meet growth demands of its business… Read more... Out with the laptop, in with the mobile for Aussie business women Written by Peter Dinham Laptops are being put aside in favour of mobile phones by Australian self-employed women to run their businesses, according to a new study that reveals… Read more... IBM, Salesforce partner on AI Written by Peter Dinham IBM and Salesforce have formed a global strategic partnership which they say is designed to deliver joint solutions to leverage artificial intelligence and enable companies… Read more... Aussies slow to switch on to connected home solutions Written by Peter Dinham Only about 10% of households in Australia, the UK and the US currently have connected home solutions, according to a newly published online study of… Read more... Empired 'exclusive' role in NEC consortium delivering services to WA Govt Written by Peter Dinham IT services provider Empired says it is playing an exclusive role in a consortium led by NEC to supply GovNext ICT services to the Western… Read more... Morrow unfit to head NBN Co, says senior academic Written by Sam Varghese NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow's attacks on his critics during a Senate Estimates hearing, labelling them as trolls, mischievous and disrespectful, shows clearly why… Read more... Female CIO calls for more women in tech Written by Sam Varghese One of Australia's few female chief information officers is noncommittal about the idea of quotas for women in tech, but says that with current moves… Read more... KPMG partners on food industry research centre initiative Written by Peter Dinham Professional services firm KPMG Australia has been selected as one of the lead partners of the newly formed Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which… Read more... Inabox buys Logic Communications in a $1.5 million deal Written by Peter Dinham Wholesale telecommunications and cloud services provider Inabox is to acquire Perth-based based managed IT and cloud services provider Logic Communications for $1.5 million. Read more... Channel Nine found guilty of TV code breaches Written by Sam Varghese Channel Nine has been found guilty of breaching the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice by broadcasting an inaccurate news item in a manner that… Read more... Tuesday Afternoon Unisys, CSIRO’s Data 61 collaborate on data analytics Written by Peter Dinham Unisys is collaborating with the CSIRO in the development of an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at… Read more... Linux? Not on our hardware, say Microsoft and Lenovo Written by Sam Varghese Both Microsoft and Lenovo appear to be wary of having operating systems other than Windows run on their own hardware: in the former case, the… Read more... Disgruntled AISA members force EGM on critical issues Written by Peter Dinham Member concerns over the performance of the board of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA), the country’s peak body for information and cyber security professionals,… Read more... Google snippets 'can be much worse than fake news' Written by Sam Varghese Google's featured snippets on search results, which appear right at the top, often provide shockingly incorrect information, leading one academic to characterise them as being… Read more... Aussie SMBs lose $6600 for each cyber attack Written by Ray Shaw Australian small to medium businesses — that is 97% of all Australian businesses — lose around $6600 each time they suffer a cyber attack, according… Read more... Nextcloud releases security scanner to test deployments Written by Sam Varghese A survey of private cloud deployments has led the open source cloud provider Nextcloud to issue a security scanner in order that users can find… Read more... Epson: Intellectual property is a base for the future Written by Ray Shaw Epson has been listed among the 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators announced by Clarivate Analytics, for the sixth year running. Read more... Windows 2-in-1 hybrids drive modest tablet sales increase Written by Ray Shaw Sales of tablet devices continued to rebound in the second half of 2016 with 1.64 million units sold, according to the Telsyte Australian Tablet Market… Read more... Australian start-up testing new online voting system Written by Sam Varghese An Australian start-up that is currently testing what it says is the biggest dry run of an electronic voting system is confident that it can… Read more... Google Pixel 2 coming – bite me, says Oreo Written by Ray Shaw Google has confirmed that a Pixel 2 and XL model are in the pipeline for a September/October release and will be the first to run… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Women & Diversity in Data The lack of diversity in data and analytics roles is still a major challenge for most organisations, with a recent study on women in technology… Read more... Gartner again positions Yellowfin in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms For the fourth consecutive year, Business Intelligence vendor Yellowfin places in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. (*1) report. Read more... Carbon Black only vendor to secure perfect prevention score in NSS Labs’ advanced endpoint protection - test stopped all attacks Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security, has announced it achieved 100% block rate and 100% total coverage score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint… Read more... Want to Develop a Cross-platform App? Read This First! Developing a cross-platform application is now one of the preferred options when creating a mobile application. The convenience that it provides – one source code… Read more... Data storage lifespans: how long will media really last? By Marina Brook, Managing Director APAC, StorageCraft The sad truth about data storage is that no medium for data storage will last forever. Most of… Read more... ‘Realising business value’ from IT a key for leading IT executive Sean Elwick, St Vincent's Health group IT Director of Transformation, is a man who, by his own admission, is passionate about realising business value from… Read more... |
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