A senior official from the security services company Forcepoint has welcomed the appointment of Dan Tehan as the minister assisting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for cyber security, but says that, given Tehan's numerous roles, the appointment of a "cyber ambassador" will be key to co-ordinating Australia's efforts in this direction.
Open-source file syncing and sharing software company Nextcloud has announced a partnership with Collabora, a company involved in commercialising the LibreOffice suite. Nextcloud announced on Wednesday that the two companies would offer Collabora Online Office in the cloud for both personal and business use.
DDoS attacks are on the increase with an average of 124,000 attacks per week over the last 18 months reported by one security solutions provider who warns that there is a continuing escalation in both the size and frequency of attacks.
A former head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Bill McLennan, says the ABS has no authority to demand that people supply their names in the forthcoming census to be conducted in August.
Pokémon Go is a huge craze sweeping the world attracting millions of players but here in Australia the mobile gaming phenomenon has also attracted the interest of the telecommunications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, with a warning on the risks for Pokémon-playing mobile phone users.
NetComm’s CEO and Managing Director, David Stewart, was named Communications Ambassador 2016 ‘recognised for his significant and valuable contribution to the Australian communications industry’ at the 10th annual Communications Alliance ACOMM Awards Dinner last night.
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