Cloud services Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure both recorded strong growth in the final quarter of 2018, as the adoption of cloud infrastructure showed no sign of slackening, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.

Security intelligence firm Recorded Future claims to have discovered the most likely source of a collection of data from breaches stretching back years; given the moniker Collection #1, it was disclosed recently by security professional Troy Hunt and said to contain 773 million email addresses and corresponding passwords.

Mobile payment service Alipay and Tourism Australia have launched a interactive mobile map to promote Sydney to Chinese tourists ahead of the Chinese New Year festive period which falls this month.

Telecommunications operator Orange has acquired SecureData, the biggest independent cyber-security provider in the UK, for an undisclosed sum.

Construction cloud-based applications provider Procore Technologies has selected one of Australia’s largest construction companies, Probuild, as its technology partner for health, safety and environment (HSE) and quality management.

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