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• Why the notifiable data breach scheme should be the ‘notification of archaic systems and processes’

  07-06-2018 16:00
  There has been a lot of talk in recent months about the government's new notifiable data breach (NDB) legislation. The legislation requires organisations that suffer a data breach that may cause serious harm to individuals to alert the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). They must also let each and every one of their affected customers know that their confidential data was breached.
  
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• Luna promises to make JavaScript testing easier

  07-06-2018 12:00
  Inspired by Google Go, Luna avoids the effort of other frameworks that require the writing of boilerplate code and have multiple configuration options
  
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• Telco industry calls for regulatory restraint over new NBN complaints rules

  07-06-2018 07:48
  Telecommunications industry group Communications Alliance has welcomed the introduction new complaints-handling rules but called for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to “exercise some understanding” while service providers push to become compliant.
  
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• Origin Energy CIO makes move to Telstra

  07-06-2018 07:30
  Kelly Ferguson has left her role as chief information officer at Origin Energy to join Telstra as director of IT, technology and infrastructure.
  
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• Digital bank Revolut to offer customers fee-free share trading

  07-06-2018 07:06
  LONDON (Reuters) - British digital-only bank Revolut said on Thursday it is building a commission-free trading platform on its app, its latest bid to use technology to undercut traditional financial services.
  
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• Rinnai seeks efficiencies through automating CPQ

  07-06-2018 05:52
  Rinnai Australia says it expects its reps to cut the CPQ — configure, price, quote — process from days to hours by using Salesforce Quote-to-Cash for sales of commercial hot water systems.
  
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• Legal chatbot builder Josef making justice more accessible

  07-06-2018 04:50
  Every Australian has the right to seek justice under the law. But this principle counts for nothing when you can’t afford lawyers’​ fees, are unable to deal with the complex legal system alone and are unable to access any assistance.
  
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• U.S. agency loses appeal over alleged LabMD data security lapses

  07-06-2018 04:11
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer protection agency on Wednesday lost an appeals court fight with now-defunct cancer testing company LabMD over accusations that the firm's data security was inadequate and allowed the exposure of sensitive patient information.
  
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• 25Mbps does not qualify as ‘very fast broadband’: WA govt

  07-06-2018 04:02
  The Western Australian government has called for changes to the statement of expectations that governs the rollout of the National Broadband Network.
  
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• Twitter to offer $1 billion convertible note as shares rally

  07-06-2018 02:22
  (Reuters) - Twitter Incis preparing a $1 billion convertible note offering, the social media hub said on Wednesday, one day after news that it would be included in the S&P 500 index sent its shares up 5 percent to a more than three-year high.
  
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• Facebook quizzed over Chinese smartphone makers' data access

  07-06-2018 00:59
  Facebook Inc faced criticism on Wednesday from Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms.
  
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• Atlanta officials reveal worsening effects of cyber attack

  07-06-2018 00:53
  (Reuters) - The Atlanta cyber attack has had a more serious impact on the city's ability to deliver basic services than previously understood, a city official said at a public meeting on Wednesday, as she proposed an additional $9.5 million to help pay for recovery costs.
  
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• Aruba's Keerti Melkote on 'networking as a service' and life with HPE

  07-06-2018 00:51
  If there was one message Aruba seemed to stress at the Atmosphere 2018 conference in Sibenik, Croatia, this week, it was that the HPE subsidiary and mobile enterprise networking company wants to be indispensable for companies trying to deliver ‘experiences’ through ‘digital transformation’.
  
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• Hasso Plattner on the cultural shift behind SAP's 'intelligent enterprise’

  07-06-2018 00:44
  A typically meditative keynote from SAP founder Dr Hasso Plattner at Sapphire in Orlando today saw the industry veteran look back at the history of the company and where it is headed under its new internal slogan of 'the intelligent enterprise'.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing

  07-06-2018 00:38
  WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc faced criticism on Wednesday from Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms.
  
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• Brisbane-developed software powers new PCCW Global SD-WAN service

  07-06-2018 00:30
  PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT (Hong Kong Telecom), has launched a global software-defined wide area network service (SD-WAN) using technology from recently acquired Console Connect, a US startup that conducted most of its R&D and software development in Brisbane.
  
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• Congress has few options to stop Trump from saving China's ZTE

  07-06-2018 00:04
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is little Congress can do to stop President Donald Trump if he wants to relax penalties on ZTE Corp , despite strong bipartisan opposition to easing restrictions on China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker.
  
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