Computer Daily News – Page 31

Visa Moves To Allow Use Of Cryptocurrency

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

Global credit card giant Visa will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network. The finance company has launched a pilot program with…

Trade Regulator Won’t Appeal Qualcomm Case

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

The US Federal Trade Commission says it won’t take its case against Qualcomm to the Supreme Court, even though the agency claims the chip giant broke antitrust law by selling…

WA Self-Charging Battery Being Built On Flexible Cloth

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

WA-based Strategic Elements says it is developing a self-charging battery technology that can be fabricated onto a flexible textile cloth. Normal battery technologies like alkaline, lithium and coin are rigid…

Huge Battery To Be Built At Former Holden Plant

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

The former Holden manufacturing plant in South Australia is being given a new life ,with the power of V8 engines replaced by gigawatts from a giant battery. CEP.Energy, a company…

ACMA Warns Community Of Covid-19 Vaccine Scams

Computer Daily News March 30, 2021 No Comments

ACMA has warned Australians to be vigilant about scammers using calls, SMS and e-mails to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout. “Do not provide your personal details over the…

More Oz Companies Hit By Ransomware: New Report

Computer Daily News March 30, 2021 No Comments

New research shows Australia’s shift to remote work has intensified data protection challenges that are struggling to protect the explosion of Office 365 data. A report by cloud enabled security…

DTA In Firing Line As ASD Investigates Parlt. Security Breach

Computer Daily News March 30, 2021 No Comments

IT security arrangements at Parliament House, as well as government contractors, are under scrutiny from the Australian Signals Directorate after a cyber-attack yesterday was blamed on a “state-backed actor”. The…

Governments Pour Billions Into Building Chip Arsenals

Computer Daily News March 29, 2021 No Comments

Governments around the world are subsidising the construction of semiconductor factories, as chip shortages jam auto production and the electronics industry. The global dependence on Taiwan and China for vital…

ACCC To Keep Watch On 7-Eleven

Computer Daily News March 29, 2021 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the 7-Eleven group interim authorisation to enter arrangements with its franchisees to either temporarily close or reduce the trading hours of…

ACSC Warns MS Exchange Patches No Longer Enough

Computer Daily News March 29, 2021 No Comments

The Australian Cyber Security Centre is warning businesses and organisation that deploying security patches to Microsoft Exchange systems is no longer deemed sufficient to mitigate malicious activity related to the…