On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, gamblers have been warned by Scamwatch that “confidence tricksters” are on the hunt for more victims. The warning comes in a year when Australians have already lost more than one million dollars to “con artists” pushing sports investment.

The Melbourne Cup generates millions of transactions and billions in revenue for small businesses on the morning of the race, but according to a survey from accounting software provider Xero it can be costly in terms of loss of productivity for SMBs.

Researchers at cyber-security firm enSilo have discovered a method of code injection in all versions of Windows that cannot be eliminated as it is part of the operating system design.

The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) system which rates electronic products against a range of environmental performance criteria has awarded Konica Minolta gold status.

AT&T says its "advanced LTE-M network will bring the Internet of Things to more devices and markets than ever before".

Clicking on a Bitly link sent by a Russian hacker known as "Fancy Bear" leading to a fake Google password reset page is information in one email leaked by WikiLeaks.

Customer-led, digital-centric global markets are posing new challenges for businesses with analyst firm Forrester warning that some companies may be doing “too little or going too slowly” to deal with the changes sweeping markets all over the world.

Halloween is about trick or treat. If you don’t treat you get tricked. It is a US tradition but its spreading to Australia too – it will be celebrated on 31 October. And Donald Trump is a US presidential contender – even scarier.

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