Australian telco Singtel Optus has reported that some of its mobile customers are unable to make voice calls since shortly after 8am on Tuesday.



There is a lack of boardroom awareness of cybersecurity, and a broad assumption from executives that their company will never get attacked, despite rising ransomware incidences, impact, and cost, according to the findings of the third edition of Sophos’ survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan in collaboration with Tech Research Asia.

Global workforce operations company SafetyCulture acquires cloud-based lone worker safety app Sheqsy.

Australian companies that invest in their people and foster a more curious culture experience major benefits including twice employee engagement and up to three times the turnover growth, according to research by SAP SE.

The chief executive of an American company that specialises in the security of industrial control systems is not exactly enthusiastic about governments forcing companies to report incidents that affect such systems, given that sharing of information from the government side is limited.

Tesla owner Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in the social media messaging platform Twitter, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire


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