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CANBERRA: It’s a bit over 14 months away, but the Australian Bureau of Statistics is spreading the word ahead of Australia’s next census. The census, which will be held on August 10, 2021 – a Tuesday, incidentally – will be the first since August 2016. It will measure the number of people in Australia and … Read more
LONDON: The UK Government is planning new measures to restrict foreign takeovers of high-tech industries on national security grounds. Security experts have cautioned the UK Government that it has been late to address the issue. This comes amid growing concern about the risk of China buying high-tech companies, especially in the economic turmoil resulting from … Read more
SYDNEY: The NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node (NSWCSIN) and TAFE NSW have launched an online cyber security training program comprising nine industry-aligned online training modules designed to meet current and emerging industry needs. Officials say it will provide new and existing workers with the specialist skills they need to succeed in the growing cyber security … Read more
SYDNEY: The CSIRO and Microsoft Australia have formed a partnership to jointly use AI and machine learning to counter illegal fishing and plastic waste and to boost Australian farming. They will analyse information gathered from high-resolution cameras and underwater microphones to assist with fishing management in Australian marine reserves like the Great Barrier Reef, and … Read more
SYDNEY: Cisco Australia and Optus have joined forces with Latrobe and Curtin Universities to set up something called the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) to work on innovation projects. They say the network will act as a clearing house for industry ideas and as a driver for digital transformation. According to Optus business MD Chris … Read more
CANBERRA: Three public servants working at the federal Department of Finance have been hauled into court, following a year-long investigation into an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Australian Government by directing IT contracts through preferred suppliers. The Australian Federal Police arrested and charged the three men and they appeared in the Magistrates Court yesterday. They … Read more
LONDON/WASHINGTON: A little-known Indian IT company has offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 e-mail accounts over seven years. According to Reuters, New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the US. BellTroX’s hacks in the US currently under … Read more
SYDNEY: Australian business software specialist Barhead is launching a workforce management application aimed at helping companies ensure the safe and efficient return of employees to the workplace as Covid-19 restrictions begin to lift. The package is built on Microsoft’s Power Platform and integrates other workplace systems, including Microsoft Teams. Barhead’s Return to Office app provides … Read more
CANBERRA: Australia’s spies have expressed frustration at technology companies that encrypt their messaging and communications systems, calling on them to stop the practice. The head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, pictured, says it’s a matter of fact that intelligence agencies bug homes and cars, so why not cyberspace? Fair question, except those technology companies, like Facebook, … Read more
CANBERRA: The Australian Electoral Commission – a Canberra-based outfit charged with conducting and supervising federal elections, by-elections and referendums – is on the hunt for extra staff as it preps for major changes to the way Aussies vote. It is looking to hire 20 new developers, engineers, analysts and other IT specialists who will help … Read more