An infection of Windows systems by the Emotet malware was the precursor to the recent ransomware attack on Victorian hospitals, the Australian Cyber Security Centre says, as part of a warning that Emotet, which has been around since 2014, is being spread in Australia by malicious emails.

Russian security outfit Kaspersky, formerly known as Kaspersky Lab, has opened its threat intelligence portal to a bigger audience from Thursday onwards. The service was previously available to business customers and as a premium service only.

IT solutions and services provider NEC Australia has secured a $39 million deal for transforming the WAN, LAN and IP telephony environments for the WA Police Force.

The City of Newcastle has become the first local government in NSW to switch to 100% renewable electricity.

Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has launched the nova 5T smartphone in Australia, claiming it offers flagship performance at a price of $699.

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