The NSW government has set aside $10 million from its Jobs for NSW agency to increase the network of start-ups and incubators, and also earmarked $3 million for direct grants to start-ups.

An attacker who hit the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency with a ransomware attack last week appears to have been dealt a dose of his own medicine.

The radio industry has joined forces to launch a new mobile app — RadioApp — which live streams programmes from 250 radio stations in Australia to smartphones.

A new coalition to fight for better communications services for Australians living in regional, rural and remote areas of the country has been formed by advocacy groups including the communications industry peak body, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.

ANZ, just like many other Australian banks, is suffering from a new socially engineered phishing attack aimed at its users. Phishing has become the most effective threat vector to obtain banking credentials.

The non-profit Internet Archive, that has been archiving the Web for the last two decades, has started seeking donations to create another mirror in Canada.

The ink is barely dry on the new Wi-Fi 802.11 AD standard, but Netgear has released its Nighthawk X10 to take advantage of the AD devices coming soon.

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