The NSA is in the news a lot lately about its cybersecurity procedures and claims. We have two stories in today concerning alleged Russian hacking and the spook agency’s stance on two data encryption algorithms that it wanted to set as global industry standards.

Czech cyber security company Avast has substantiated the findings by Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group that malware hidden in CCleaner, a popular application that allows Windows users to perform routine maintenance on their systems, was aimed at big technology companies in the US, Europe and Asia.

Australian jobseekers have been caught lying on their CVs when applying for a job, according to a new recruitment survey which reveals that more than two in three (68%) hiring managers have eliminated a job candidate from consideration after discovering dishonest or exaggerated information on their CV.

As expected, the lines for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were clearly shorter this year than for all the previous iPhones before it, with Apple’s true 2017 flagship the iPhone X still to arrive on November 3.

Telstra has landed a $90 million network transformation deal to upgrade more than 850 McDonald’s restaurants around the country to a fibre network.

Red Hat, the world's biggest open source company, has expanded its commitment on patents, which had originally been not to enforce its patents against free and open source software.

Most Australians expect batteries which store renewable electricity to help them overcome the rising cost of their power bills in the future, according to a new report.

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