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CANBERRA: Cyber experts from the spooky Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) are cracking down on offshore cybercrims who have been targeting Australian households and businesses, according to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. In a media statement yesterday, Reynolds also said that ASD has also been engaging the telecoms companies to block and take down malicious Web sites. … Read more
SYDNEY: The NSW Government has backed away – at least for the time being – on what appears to have been a planned shutdown of the Airbnb home-sharing business, due to the coronavirus. In a number of media reports on Monday, the NSW Minister for Innovation Kevin Anderson was quoted as saying short-term accommodation had … Read more
LANGLEY, USA: Working from home via telework could give scammers increased access via the software use to run it, the FBI has warned. After receiving 1200 coronavirus-related scam complaints in a single week in the USA, the FBI says businesses across the nation are facing high cyber-risks in the use of online telecoms platforms. Jamie … Read more
SYDNEY: Schools, colleges and universities currently looking to make the shift to remote home-based “classrooms” due to the Covid19 pandemic – not to mention the families involved – are being offered help via a rejigged LogMeIn product. LogMeIn’s Emergency Remote Work Kit now includes GoToConnect, described as a cloud phone and unified communications and collaboration … Read more
SYDNEY: Western Sydney University says it’s deploying “ground-breaking” camera technology to the International Space Station for a new research and development project. The project is reportedly checking on recently discovered atmospheric phenomena that impact the Earth’s atmosphere and could disrupt critical global communications systems and high-altitude aircraft. As part of this deal, the uni’s International … Read more
CANBERRA: Scammers are currently trying new tricks to exploit Australians who have been impacted financially by the covid-19 crisis, according to an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report. According to ACCC chairperson Delia Rickard, the scammers are seeking to take advantage of the Government’s recent announcement that people suffering financial hardship will later this month … Read more
SYDNEY: About 110 human rights and civil libertarian organisations around the world have jointly called on governments to make sure they maintain human rights laws when using digital surveillance technologies to track and monitor individuals and populations in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Signatories include Amnesty International, Algorithm Watch, Australian Privacy Foundation, … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia’s retail turnover rose by 0.5 percent in February 2020, but online sales hit 6.6pc, according new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This followed a fall of 0.3pc in January, and a decline of 0.6pc in December 2019. “Retailers reported a range of impacts from COVID-19 in February, with increases in food retailing … Read more
MELBOURNE: NBN Co has revealed its network data performance figures for the first time since self-isolation and work-from-home restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus outbreak. The figures show that peak data during business hours has 25 percent. The figures are the first of what will be increased 20 percent, while the 9pm peak period … Read more
The professional audiovisual products market reportedly boomed to $3.8 billion last year, with projected growth in video conference technology, following a 50% increase in product shipments. Research by Futuresource Consulting revealed that “the market is in a significant phase,” with the total number of video-equipped meeting rooms exceeding four million worldwide, though Chris Mcintyre-Brown, associate … Read more