Date: 20/04/2017
Boards don’t get cyber security (but fear the risks), ASX health check finds
COMPUTERWORLD, 20 April, 2017 – The boards of many Australia’s biggest companies lack sufficient understanding of cyber security, according to the ASX Cyber Health Check Report which was published today. The Australian Securities Exchange – with backing from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission – invited the 100 largest listed companies to participate in a […]
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Date: 20/04/2017
Australia’s bold plan for cybersecurity growth
ZDNET, 20 April, 2017 – The Australian Cyber Security Growth Network (ACSGN) aims to triple the size of the nation’s cybersecurity industry sector, from just over AU$2 billion in revenues today, to AU$6 billion. The goal was announced in Sydney on Thursday at the launch of the ACSGN’s Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan (SCP), their […]
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Date: 12/04/2017
Global IT spending creeps up
CRN, 12 April, 2017 – Worldwide IT spending is set to top US$3.5 trillion in 2017, a 1.4 percent increase from 2016, while Australian IT spending is forecast to grow by 3.5 percent to hit nearly $87 billion. However, the global growth rate is down from a forecast of 2.7 percent, which the analyst firm […]
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Date: 07/04/2017
ISPs to be named and shamed: ACCC to monitor NBN speeds
COMPUTERWORLD, 7 April, 2017 – The federal government will fund a broadband performance monitoring scheme run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield announced today. Some 4000 volunteer households will have hardware installed to monitor the performance of their fixed-lined National Broadband Network services. This year’s budget will earmark $7 […]
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Date: 05/04/2017
nbn: 2 million activations and counting
NBN, 5 April, 2017 – Retailers are signing Australians up for fast internet over the nbn™ network at the quickest rate ever, with two million homes and businesses now connected and more than 4.5 million premises able to order a retail service over the nbn™ network. The rollout of the nbn™ access network sets the […]
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Date: 29/03/2017
NBN data usage continues to soar
COMPUTERWORLD, 29 March, 2017 – The average household connected to the National Broadband Network is churning through 148 gigabytes of data every month, according to NBN. The figure represents a 32 per cent increase compared to 2016, the company said. A key driver for increasing data consumption has been the growth in the popularity of […]
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