‘Crypto-ransomware’ scam email brings down ABC News 24
[1] The Australian broadcaster ABC News 24’s Sydney is the latest victim of online scam. [2] The situation was brought by a “crypto-ransomware attack” via phishing email that is clai...
Review recommends measures to reduce ‘Australia Tax’
[1] Australian government has reviewed the competition policy and would like to remove the ‘Australia Tax’ on software, digital music downloads and hardware. [2] A draft made by Harper Com...
Seagate data recovery services make their way to Australia
[1] Storage firm Seagate has announced that its rescue service is headed to Australia. [2] The Seagate Rescue services, used with its video surveillance products, will be made available for its Survei...
Australian Flying Doctors using the cloud
[1] The Australian branch of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), based out of Adelaide, has come up with smart IT ways of overcoming challenges keeping temperature sensitive medical supplies safe....
Telstra Health picks up cloud medicine
[1] A new addition has been made on the eHealth front by Telstra with the acquisition of Cloud9, Australian eHealth cloud software developer, and an Indian health software developer, IdeaObject. [2] ...
GST exemption on overseas sale ‘not fair’: Frydenberg
[1] New Australian assistant treasurer Josh Frydenberg has termed the application of GST to online overseas sales of less than $1000 is unfair to taxpayers. [2] He said that the 10 percent exception o...
Netflix looks to shutout geo-dodgers: report
[1] Netflix is set to launch in Australia in 2015 and it is already reported that the streaming service company is blocking ‘geo-pirates’, but the company is denying the allegations. [2] N...
Australia‘s cloud needs a back-up plan
[1] According to software company Mimecast, Australians need to back up their cloud, taking into account the major global outages experienced in 2014 such as Microsoft Azure’s outage. [2] The compan...
Guilt by association: Linux Australia members slam others over Williams’ nomination
[1]Two members of Linux Australia have criticized members who have raised questions about an iTWire staff member who attempted to contest the organization’s elections. [2] Noel Butler and Rus...
iiNet and Telstra clash over access charges
[1 Telstra’s push to increase the price it charges its rivals for access to the copper network has been met with opposition from iiNet. [2] iiNet has called for the reduction in wholesale access cha...