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• CSO Group to help NSW Department of Communities and Justice in AU$7m cyber deal

  08-07-2021 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Over four years, CSO Group will help the NSW Department of Communities and Justice lift its cybersecurity capabilities and provide real-time visibility and intelligence.
  
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• Exbibyte frenzy: How mining for Chia crypto turned me into a storage junkie

  08-07-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Chia is often called “green” crypto because it uses storage space instead of power-hungry GPUs, but its rise has caused a storage shortage.
  
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• Brazilians fear for the security of their data

  08-07-2021 22:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The majority of users of digital platforms has suffered some kind of digital threat, according to a new survey.
  
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• Morgan Stanley announces breach of customer SSNs through Accellion FTA vulnerability

  08-07-2021 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The company sent a letter to New Hampshire’s Attorney General about the incident.
  
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• Google’s Supermodel: DeepMind Perceiver is a step on the road to an AI machine that could process anything and everything

  08-07-2021 19:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The Perceiver is kind-of a way-station on the way to what Google AI lead Jeff Dean has described as one model that could handle any task, and “learn” faster, with less data.
  
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• Google’s Supermodel: DeepMind Perceiver is a step on the road to an AI machine that could process anything and everythin

  08-07-2021 19:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The Perceiver is kind-of a way-station on the way to what Google AI lead Jeff Dean has described as one model that could handle any task, and “learn” faster, with less data.
  
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• Microsoft updates Windows 11 with a bunch of fixes for Dev Channel testers

  08-07-2021 19:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 11 test build 22000.65, available to those in the Dev Channel, includes a number of fixes to Microsoft's first official Windows 11 preview.
  
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• Best VPN 2021: Top VPN services compared and reviewed

  08-07-2021 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Virtual private networks are essential to staying safe online, especially for remote workers and businesses. Here are your top choices in VPN service providers and how to get set up fast.
  
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• Cognizant partners with Philips to build custom apps for health organizations

  08-07-2021 18:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Health technology company Philips is tapping IT services provider Cognizant to help organizations build customized applications
  
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• Google responds to antitrust lawsuit over Android app store

  08-07-2021 18:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Google says lawsuit that ignores app choice on Android and Google Play.
  
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• Windows 11 reminds the PC ecosystem of the value of major releases

  08-07-2021 18:24 via zdnet.com
  
  After years of anonymous Windows tweaks, Microsoft's big reveal celebrates the PC at a time when new Mac features have become largely about tying it more tightly into the rest of Apple's products and services.
  
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• Euro 2020: ITV sorry for Apple TV streaming issue

  08-07-2021 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One viewer said on social media they had missed 14 minutes of Wednesday's England v Denmark game.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: Now you can bring in your data from Salesforce too

  08-07-2021 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Salesforce app is now generally available on Microsoft Teams as the two software giants team up on collaboration software.
  
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• How I took control of my iPhone's Photos app and freed up gigabytes of space

  08-07-2021 17:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The time had come to tackle my mountain of photos, screenshots, memes, and other junk.
  
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• Ransomware as a service: Negotiators are now in high demand

  08-07-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  RaaS groups are hiring negotiators whose primary role is to force victims to pay up.
  
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• Three drone mistakes everyone makes (and how to avoid them)

  08-07-2021 15:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Here are some tips for becoming a better drone pilot.
  
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• Coursera API vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers

  08-07-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Coursera took “prompt ownership” of the bugs, once reported.
  
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• He owns 150 Macs. Now he's created the one thing Apple fans desperately need

  08-07-2021 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  There are those with a deep devotion to Apple. There are also those with an unreasonable devotion to Apple. This new, brilliant idea is clearly for them.
  
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• Apple founder Steve Wozniak backs right-to-repair movement

  08-07-2021 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "We wouldn't have had an Apple had I not grown up in a very open technology world," Mr Wozniak said.
  
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• Datometry to Teradata and Oracle customers: Move to cloud without changing code

  08-07-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Datometry introduces a runtime that enables customers to move off Teradata to cloud data warehouses without changing their applications, and is now extending that to Oracle.
  
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• Brave browser: The bad and the ugly

  08-07-2021 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The Brave browser is super-fast, and privacy-focused, but there are a few things that I, along with quite a few readers just don't like.
  
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• Google faces new anti-trust lawsuit over app store

  08-07-2021 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant faces legal action from 37 US states over its app store practices.
  
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• Future of sports: Can AI do a better job than professional coaches?

  08-07-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new study put the question to the test and asked superfans to evaluate the results.
  
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• How to bypass Windows 11 limits and install on almost any old PC

  08-07-2021 12:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Kids, don't try this at home!
  
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• 170 Android cryptocurrency mining scam apps steal $350 000 from users

  08-07-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Users are paying up in the belief they are mining cryptocurrency. In reality, they are getting nothing.
  
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• 170 Android cryptocurrency mining scam apps have stolen $350,000 from users

  08-07-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Users are paying up in the belief they are mining cryptocurrency. In reality, they get nothing.
  
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• Get updating: Microsoft delivers PrintNightmare patch for more Windows versions

  08-07-2021 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  But Microsoft's patch for the critical PrintNightmare bug might not solve all the problems the flaw has created, say security researchers.
  
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• Trump takes aim at Section 230 with lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google

  08-07-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Legal experts said the lawsuit was unlikely to get far.
  
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• Trump takes aim against Facebook, Twitter and Google

  08-07-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Legal experts said the lawsuit was unlikely to get far.
  
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• Singapore sees spikes in ransomware, botnet attacks

  08-07-2021 09:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Number of reported ransomware attacks climbed 154% last year, while malicious C&C servers and botnet drones increased 94% in the city-state, where cybercrime cases account for almost half of total crimes.
  
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• Kaseya ransomware attack: Your questions answered

  08-07-2021 08:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: The latest major software supply chain hack has impacted more than 1,500 companies. Here is everything we know so far.
  
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• NSW Department of Education struck by cyber attack

  08-07-2021 08:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The state department has taken its systems offline as a precaution as it readies for the start of Term 3 next week.
  
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• Logistics and utilities providers agree to help from ASD in the event of a cyber incident

  08-07-2021 08:21 via zdnet.com
  
  After being hit twice by ransomware last year, Toll has said it welcomes the installation of software from the Australian government to help with thwarting cyber criminals, admitting it already let the ASD into its systems. Qantas, AGL, and Water Services Association of Australia are all happy with the looming mandate, too, providing it is done proportionately.
  
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• China divided as WeChat deletes LGBT accounts from platform

  08-07-2021 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of LGBT social media accounts run by university students,were deleted without explanation.
  
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• The net is closing on child sexual abuse images

  08-07-2021 07:00
  
  There are 150 child sexual abuse laws around the world. Metadata is being used to bring them closer together
  
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• Supermarkets have a rubbish problem

  08-07-2021 07:00
  
  They thrived during the pandemic. Now supermarkets want to tackle their mountain of waste
  
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• Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi sued in US as shares slide

  08-07-2021 06:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lawsuits come after a crackdown by Beijing triggered a slump in its share price of more than 20%.
  
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• RMIT University researchers train AI to detect early-stage prostate cancer

  08-07-2021 04:50 via zdnet.com
  
  An AI model has been trained using CT scans of asymptomatic patients, with and without prostate cancer, to spot the smallest irregularities.
  
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• Tech giants say government cyber assistance would simply cause more problems

  08-07-2021 04:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Google, Microsoft, AWS, and Atlassian all believe they are best placed to respond to cyber incidents and that installing software from the Australian government would only increase the risk in their respective platforms and systems.
  
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• SoftBank to pay ¥178.5 billion for licensing rights of Yahoo in Japan

  08-07-2021 02:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Yahoo Japan will no longer have to pay royalties to Verizon Media for using Yahoo's branding and licensed technologies.
  
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• Huawei gets paid by Volkswagen supplier for 4G patent licences

  08-07-2021 01:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese technology giant lauds its largest patent deal from the automotive industry.
  
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• States bring antitrust suit against Google over Play Store

  08-07-2021 01:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Attorneys general from 36 states and Washington, DC are suing Google over its management of the popular app store.
  
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• How de-cluttering grew Facebook Marketplace to 1bn users

  08-07-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Covid shut charity shops thrifty second-hand traders shifted online to bag a bargain, in droves.
  
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• Not like TV: Unisys on convincing the masses biometrics isn't about surveillance

  08-07-2021 00:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The police aren't conducting mass surveillance on you and biometrics is just a useful tool in the identity management lifecycle, Unisys' director of identity and biometrics would argue.
  
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