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• Nvidia updates drivers in response to Spectre

  10-01-2018 22:40
  Nvidiais updating the software for its graphics processors in response to the Spectre security threat, but its chief executive says its chips were not subject to the same risks as those from Intel and other companies.
  
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• React JavaScript library on the rise in NPM registry

  10-01-2018 20:55
  Backbone has suffered a steep decline since 2013 for front-end JavaScript frameworks, while Express remains the clear king of back-end frameworks
  
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• How Cisco’s newest security tool can detect malware in encrypted traffic

  10-01-2018 19:24
  Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), a software platform that monitors network packet metadata to detect malicious traffic, even if its encrypted, is now generally available.
  
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• Margot James takes over as digital minister after government reshuffle

  10-01-2018 14:19 via computerweekly.com
  Former minister for business succeeds Matt Hancock after his promotion to secretary of state
  
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• UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security

  10-01-2018 13:19 via computerweekly.com
  As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured
  
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• What is SSL/TLS? (And why it’s time to upgrade to TLS 1.3)

  10-01-2018 12:31
  The TLS protocol encrypts internet traffic of all types, making secure internet communication (and therefore internet commerce) possible. Here are the basics of how it works and what comes next.
  
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• Spectre: How reverse-engineering a microprocessor revealed a fundamental flaw

  10-01-2018 12:11 via computerweekly.com
  Researchers have published their work on Spectre, a flaw that affects every modern CPU. We find out what went wrong from one of the engineers
  
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• TomTom announces mapping technology that will revolutionise how driverless cars operate on our streets - NEWS.com.au

  10-01-2018 10:59 via news.com.au
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  TomTom announces mapping technology that will revolutionise how driverless cars operate on our streets
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  IF YOU thought navigation company TomTom was dead, you're in for a rude shock. They're newest offering could change our cities forever. Matthew Dunn@mattydunn11 · news.com.auJanuary 10, 20188:58pm. Video; Image. Play Video. Play. Mute. 0:00. /. 0:00 ...and more »
  
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• Australia’s business visa system ‘uncompetitive’, Google says

  10-01-2018 04:28
  Google has called on the federal government to “fix skilled migration policy,” revealing that the 2017 changes to the skilled migration visa system compelled the tech company to “revise its Australian recruitment plans.”
  
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• Technology aids flock management - The West Australian

  10-01-2018 03:43 via thewest.com.au
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  Technology aids flock management
  The West Australian
  Wagin sheep producer Clayton South uses his EID stick reader to scan for information regarding his mixed-age Dohne ewe flock. Picture: SIBIPicture: SIBI. The use of electronic identification has made managing a 6500-strong Dohne ewe flock easier for ...
  
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• Microsoft: Patches to guard against Spectre, Meltdown slowing down PCs, servers

  10-01-2018 03:02
  Microsoft says that software patches released to guard against the Spectre and Meltdown microchip security threats slowed down some personal computers and servers, with systems running on older Intel processors seeing a noticeable decrease in performance.
  
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• ‘Major public safety issue’: FBI head calls for access to encrypted data

  10-01-2018 01:36
  The head of the FBI has described its inability to access encrypted data from electronic devices as a “major public safety issue”.
  
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