Globally, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of accounts specified in data requests for government surveillance increased from 0.9 million to 1.3 million - with Australia ranked eighth in government surveillance, according to the latest study by cybersecurity company Surfshark.



The Alogic Clarity is a stunningly brilliant, bright, and beautiful monitor that provides a studio-quality display to your Mac (or PC) but at a way lower cost than Apple’s own studio display.

Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.

Ensuring that consumers have reliable access to broadband, mobile and landline services, no matter where they live in Australia, is the focus for the upcoming 2022 Australian Communications Consumer Action Network conference under the theme Better Basics.

Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson has been hit with a lawsuit by Americans who claim its alleged payment of bribes to Al Qaeda and Islamic State in Iraq also helped the two groups to stage terrorist attacks.

Security awareness specialist KnowBe4 has formed KnowBe4 Ventures to co-invest in security startups to strengthen and support cybersecurity initiatives.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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