China may exact revenge if European countries follow the UK's lead in dumping Huawei 5G gear, with the Middle Kingdom indicating that it may hit back at the Chinese operations of Nokia and Ericsson.

There have been many discussions centred around the possibility that China may try to retake Taiwan and speculation as to the likely American reaction, but hardly any consideration has been given to the fact that even a failed bid by Beijing would have a massive effect on the American reliance on Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturers.

Technology research firm Gartner says a survey of 131 senior business executives indicates that their top concern is a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, even as many regions are still struggling with the first wave.

Tech analyst firm Canalys has predicted that global spending on cyber security this year would grow by 5.6% in a best-case scenario - where investment continued to outpace the economy – with the value of endpoint security, network security, Web and email security, data security, and vulnerability and security analytics expected to reach US$43.1 billion (A$$61.4 billion).

The US State Department selectively leaked parts of two diplomatic cables about the infectious disease research lab in China's Wuhan Province to the Washington Post, resulting in a badly skewed op-ed about security at the lab being written by columnist Josh Rogin.

Global process management and automation vendor Nintex and Sydney-based partner company Synergy say they have successfully delivered a fully-automated, student roll call solution in 48 hours to support remote learning and student safety programs at Sydney’s Trinity Grammar School.

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