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Aussie Tech Exec Charged Over Million-Dollar Scam

Computer Daily News July 12, 2017 No Comments

A Queensland man who set up allegedly fraudulent IT companies has been charged by police after an investigation into a multinational ransomware scam. Police detectives from the Mackay Criminal Investigation…

FANG Throw Support Behind Net Neutrality

Fergus Halliday July 11, 2017 No Comments

Netflix, Amazon, Google, Facebook and other major online companies have thrown their support behind net neutrality once again, ahead of a “Day of Action” set for July 12th. The move…

NBN Rollout Reaches Halfway Point

Jon Bragg July 10, 2017 No Comments

NBN have announced that half of the Australian population is now able to connect to the National Broadband Network. After reaching the milestone halfway point of the network rollout, NBN…

Symantec To Buy Fireglass

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

With ransomware attacks dominating the headlines, it seems there’s no better time to consolidate the cyber-security industry. Symantec is continuing to do just that by acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Fireglass.…

WannaCry Not To Blame For Melbourne Red Light Problems

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

Whatever’s wrong with Melbourne’s red light camera system, it isn’t an infection caused by the WannaCry ransomware, an official investigation has reported. The interim report by Victoria’s road safety camera…

200K Homes Told To Wait For NBN

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

Some 200,000 homes across the country are said to be facing major delays in being hooked up to the NBN, largely due to connection difficulties. The problems include long driveways,…

AEC Plans ‘Penetration Test’

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

The Australian Electoral Commission is reportedly preparing to test the security of its core electoral systems ahead of the next federal election by bombarding it, following worries that foreign cyber…

Hackers Demand New Petya Ransom

Computer Daily News July 7, 2017 No Comments

A hacking group linked to last week’s Petya ransomware attack is demanding US$250,000 for a private encryption key used in the attack. Petya locked up millions of computers around the…

Australia Drops Seven Places In UN Cyber Security Top Ten

Computer Daily News July 7, 2017 No Comments

Australia has slipped from 11th to seventh spot in the world’s ranking of committed cyber security countries for 2017. The United Nations International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) global cyber security index…

NBN Responds To Criticism About FTTP Rollout Costs

Jon Bragg July 6, 2017 No Comments

NBN has responded to reports claiming the cost of the FTTP rollout in Australia is much higher than most other countries. Following Professor Rod Tucker claims to a senate committee that the NBN…