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NBN Co Calls On US For Help With New Fibre-To-Curb Rollout

Computer Daily News July 20, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s NBN Co has called in an American outfit to help untangle looming problems with its planned fibre-to-the curb (FttC) rollout, which it was hoping to deploy to around one…

Mesh Networking Comes To Bluetooth

Fergus Halliday July 19, 2017 No Comments

Bluetooth is set to become more viable as a networking standard for both crowded smart home setups and large-scale enterprise with the introduction of mesh-networking. “By adding support for mesh networking,…

Review: Netgear’s RBK30 Orbi Is Slimmer, Cheaper And A Better Buy

Fergus Halliday July 18, 2017 No Comments

Following on from its most-recent attempt at selling customers on ‘lifestyle router’ earlier this year, Netgear have returned the Orbi brand to the market once again with the slimmer, albeit less comprehensive,…

Bupa Global Data Breach Affects Almost 20,000 Australians

Jon Bragg July 17, 2017 No Comments

The personal data of almost 20,000 Australians has been “inappropriately copied and removed” by an employee of Bupa’s international health insurance division. Last Friday, Bupa Global said it had dismissed the UK-based…

Dark Web Site Shut, Founder Dead

Computer Daily News July 17, 2017 No Comments

Dark Web Internet site AlphaBay has been raided and shut down in an international operation that has had its leader jailed. The shutdown was coordinated by US, Canadian and Thai…

Aus Gov Unveil Encryption Legislation

Fergus Halliday July 14, 2017 No Comments

The Australian federal government plans to take on tech companies with new legislation that will compel them to break into the encrypted messages of users and hand the contents over…

Virgin Oz Plans More Wi-Fi

Computer Daily News July 14, 2017 No Comments

Virgin Australia aims to expand its currently free in-flight Internet service to cover the USA and Asia while also building up its domestic fleet of Wi-Fi equipped jets, according to…

Trump Dumps Kaspersky

Computer Daily News July 13, 2017 No Comments

The Trump administration has removed Russian-based security specialist Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors for US government agencies. Washington agencies can no longer purchase technology from Kaspersky, due…

Symantec Mulls Web Security Sale

Computer Daily News July 13, 2017 No Comments

Cybersecurity market leader Symantec is considering selling its Web site certification business in a deal that could fetch more than US$1 billion. Selling the unit would extricate Symantec from a…

Staffer Reveals How To Tap Mobiles ATO-Style: Wrist Slapped

Computer Daily News July 13, 2017 No Comments

An Australian Tax Office staff member has been disciplined – though apparently not sacked or suspended – after publishing online a step-by-step guide, apparently ATO-based, on how to hack mobile…