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• Three critical metrics you should expect from a vulnerability risk management solution

  01-10-2019 21:57 via zdnet.com
  Three metrics for tracking your VRM program.
  
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• Academics find eight vulnerabilities in Android's VoIP components

  01-10-2019 21:08 via zdnet.com
  The vulnerabilities can be exploited to make unauthorized VoIP calls, spoof caller IDs, deny voice calls, and even execute malicious code on users' devices.
  
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• UPS' drone business achieves FAA air carrier certification

  01-10-2019 21:00 via zdnet.com
  UPS is setting itself up to run one of the few commercial drone delivery programs in the US.
  
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• The iPhone 11's Deep Fusion camera feature arrives today in developer beta

  01-10-2019 19:43 via zdnet.com
  The pictures you take with the iPhone 11 are about to get a whole lot better.
  
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• Skydio's latest AI powered drone is smarter, faster, and even more affordable

  01-10-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Alongside the Skydio 2, the company announced two dedicated controllers for the autonomous drone.
  
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• Microsoft to make Windows 7 Extended Security Updates available to all business users

  01-10-2019 18:46 via zdnet.com
  In a strategy shift, Microsoft will make Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 available to smaller business customers, too, starting on December 1.
  
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• Zuckerberg is frustrated because people don't realize how much he cares

  01-10-2019 18:35 via zdnet.com
  Leaked audio shows Facebook's CEO explaining how doubters should be persuaded to trust him. It's all about realizing that Facebook knows people best.
  
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• Leaked Zuckerberg audio: 'You go to the mat and you fight'

  01-10-2019 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Leaked recordings reveal Mark Zuckerberg's views on a potential break-up of Facebook.
  
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• Where do the tech giants send your data?

  01-10-2019 18:06 via zdnet.com
  Although we find our digital lives convenient with notifications, streamed music, messages, and emails, remember the tech companies are ruling our lives.
  
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• iOS 13: New features you might have missed

  01-10-2019 17:46 via zdnet.com
  A lot has changed in iOS 13. New features have been added, and old features have been moved or radically changed. Here are some tips to help you get the most from your iPhone. (Updated for iOS 13.1.2)
  
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• The Big Nine, book review: Visions of an AI-dominated future

  01-10-2019 17:12 via zdnet.com
  Futurist Amy Webb speculates on the development and implementation of artificial intelligence in the coming decades. Will the outcome be benign, chaotic or disastrous?
  
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• Over 500 US schools were hit by ransomware in 2019

  01-10-2019 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Fifteen US school districts, accounting for 100 schools, were hit in the past two weeks alone.
  
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• iOS 13 battery life bad? Top tips to fix battery drain issues

  01-10-2019 16:10 via zdnet.com
  Are you experiencing bad battery like after installing iOS 13? Here's how to diagnose and fix the problem. (Updated for iOS 13.1.2)
  
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• UQ's new supercomputer is pushing the limits in analysing human skull models

  01-10-2019 16:01 via zdnet.com
  The university is using its new Weiner supercomputer to push the limits of research, resulting in breakthroughs in areas such as Alzheimer's Disease.
  
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• BMC Software taps CA Technologies exec for permanent CEO position

  01-10-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  BMC said Tuesday that Ayman Sayed has been named chief executive officer, effective immediately.
  
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• Email signature ruling 'cost seller £25,000'

  01-10-2019 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A High Court judge rules an auto-signature at the end of an email makes it legally binding.
  
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• LogMeIn revamps GoToMeeting platform

  01-10-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The communications and collaboration platform was redesigned to provide an optimal experience for both end users and IT teams, LogMeIn says.
  
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• GoPro Hero 8 Black targets vloggers with add-on modules

  01-10-2019 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The new camera supports bolt-on modules, but might struggle to convince existing users to upgrade.
  
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• Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro review: An affordable flagship-class, large-screen handset

  01-10-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  The Mi 9T Pro has a great 6.39-inch Super AMOLED screen, a long-lasting 4,000mAh battery, a very capable triple rear camera system and a pop-up selfie camera.
  
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• The iOS Checkm8 jailbreak is hugely significant, but not for you

  01-10-2019 14:50
  
  A hacker has revealed an iOS exploit that's unpatchable and could impact millions of iOS devices. But, it's 2019. A jailbreak is only really useful for security researchers
  
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• iOS 13: Security and privacy settings you need to tweak and check

  01-10-2019 14:35 via zdnet.com
  Concerned about the security of the data you store on your iPhone and iPad? Here are the steps you should take to lock down an iPhone running iOS 13. (Updated for iOS 13.1.2)
  
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• Tesla's new Smart Summon: Here's why it has no place in public parking lots

  01-10-2019 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Drivers are using Smart Summon in public parking lots, but Tesla warns it's only for private lots and driveways.
  
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• German police storm bulletproof data center in former NATO bunker

  01-10-2019 14:09 via zdnet.com
  The military bunker was allegedly used to host servers catering for Dark Web markets and child pornography websites.
  
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• Volatile compounds? 3D printing has a serious safety problem

  01-10-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Dangerous emissions are the dirty little secret of the ballooning 3D printing industry.
  
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• HP's new Windows 10 Spectre x360 13: Ice Lake chip, 4K screen option, 22-hr battery

  01-10-2019 13:55 via zdnet.com
  HP overhauls and shrinks the Spectre x360 13 2-in-1 and promises 22 hours of battery life.
  
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• The state of open source databases in 2019: Multiple Databases, Clouds, and Licenses

  01-10-2019 13:45 via zdnet.com
  An extensive survey shows the attitude of the market towards open source databases, drivers and inhibitors to adoption
  
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• Microneedle sensor aims to cut hospital superbugs

  01-10-2019 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Seriously sick patients could get help to recover via sensors that keep an eye on antibiotics in their blood.
  
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• Best Microsoft Surface device deals: Top sales on Surface hardware and accessories

  01-10-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  The very best deals on Surface Laptop 2, Surface Pro 6, Surface Go, Surface Book 2, and more.
  
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• Ex-Yahoo engineer hacked accounts seeking pornography

  01-10-2019 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The engineer could face five years in jail for stealing sexual images and videos from user accounts.
  
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• Microsoft's new Surface devices: Arm-based 2-in-1 among big leak of images

  01-10-2019 12:50 via zdnet.com
  Photos of Microsoft's new Surface laptops leak ahead of Wednesday's big Surface event in New York City.
  
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• Vengeful IT admin thrown behind bars for destroying Army systems on exit

  01-10-2019 12:20 via zdnet.com
  His efforts have earned him two years in prison.
  
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• Golf tees-up a tech revolution on the fairway

  01-10-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Cloud computing, real-time sensor data and innovation competitions are putting digital transformation on the agenda for golf.
  
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• Amazon device event: Evolutionary, not revolutionary, and there's nothing wrong with that

  01-10-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  While Amazon's various devices inspired a range of reactions -- from "awesome" to "nonsense" -- the event overshadowed a potentially even bigger announcement that the company made a day earlier.
  
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• Former Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking user emails in search for porn

  01-10-2019 11:07 via zdnet.com
  Former Yahoo engineer accessed about 6,000 email accounts, primarily belonging to young women.
  
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• ACCC sticks to its guns that TPG will build a fourth mobile network

  01-10-2019 10:09 via zdnet.com
  The case is adjourned until the decision is handed down later this year or in February 2020.
  
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• The dark web's latest offering: Disinformation as a service

  01-10-2019 10:01 via zdnet.com
  Disinformation has mostly been a weapon of nation states. But cyber criminals have now started touting similar capabilities more broadly.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: WeWork has withdrawn its IPO

  01-10-2019 08:51
  
  The SoftBank-backed co-working space rental firm has postponed its stock market launch to recuperate, the EU has introduced a limited right to repair for household appliances
  
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• Paperwork for Southern Cross Next cable build signed off

  01-10-2019 08:49 via zdnet.com
  Cable set to be completed in 2022 and provide 72Tbps of capacity.
  
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• Atlassian touts that it is 'baking' trust into its technology

  01-10-2019 08:18 via zdnet.com
  It comes as more customers move into the cloud and leave on-premise behind.
  
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• Most Singapore firms experienced data breaches, worried over 5G deployments

  01-10-2019 07:33 via zdnet.com
  Some 96% of companies in the city-state admitted to experiencing a data breach over the past year, with 98% expressing security concerns involving digital transformation initiatives and 5G network deployments.
  
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• Most Singapore firms experienced data breach, worried over 5G deployments

  01-10-2019 07:33 via zdnet.com
  Some 96% of companies in the country admit to experiencing a data breach over the past year, with 98% expressing security concerns involving digital transformation initiatives and 5G network deployments.
  
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• KT and Hyundai to deploy 5G networks into construction sites

  01-10-2019 07:10 via zdnet.com
  KT and Hyundai Engineering & Construction will collaborate to use 5G networks for automation in construction.
  
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• The creepy world of personalised ads is coming to your TV

  01-10-2019 07:00
  
  Channel 4 and Virgin Media are adopting Sky's AdSmart advertising system. Sky says it can put viewers into groups of 5,000 or more based on age, location, lifestyle, and "even if they have a cat"
  
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• Is Boris Johnson really trying to game Google search results?

  01-10-2019 07:00
  
  Could admissions around buses, kissing kippers and saying he’s the “model of restraint” really downplay negative search results? It's unlikely to be a longterm tactic
  
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• Block.one pays $24m to settle SEC ICO dispute

  01-10-2019 06:58 via zdnet.com
  The SEC finds that Block.one violated the registration provisions of the federal securities laws, resulting in a $24 million civil monetary penalty.
  
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• ACCC flags shifting NBN rebates for late connections and faults to daily penalty

  01-10-2019 05:42 via zdnet.com
  Consumer watchdog says NBN's existing service standard arrangements are not sufficiently robust.
  
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• Flinders University taps into Microsoft Azure, 365, and Dynamics 365

  01-10-2019 04:48 via zdnet.com
  The cloud-based transformation is part of the university's 2025 strategy to become a top 10 university in Australia.
  
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• Some Victorian hospitals are offline after ransomware hit

  01-10-2019 03:13 via zdnet.com
  The incident uncovered on Monday has hit Gippsland Health Alliance and South West Alliance of Rural Health.
  
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• StarHub completes 10 month shift from cable to fibre

  01-10-2019 02:51 via zdnet.com
  Hundreds of thousands of customers move to better technology in island state.
  
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• Oracle reveals major stake in startup challenging Intel data center processors

  01-10-2019 01:36 via zdnet.com
  Oracle already owns much of the data center software and hardware markets and now it is eyeing processors -- Intel's most lucrative business.
  
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