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: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 16 July 2018; Hits: 1099

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have revealed there are currently seven cloud providers undertaking certification that would allow them to provide cloud services to federal government entities.

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ACCC on keeping the data 'genie' in check for Australian consumers

Online tradesman marketplace Service Seeking Pty Ltd has been hit with a fine for spamming people via SMS without consent.

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The AU$50,400 infringement notice is for sending unsolicited text messages, for failing to clearly identify

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has likened piracy website blocking to "cutting off your hand to deal with a papercut" in response to the Japanese government's request for feedback on introducing such laws.

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An EFF blog post

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 15 July 2018; Hits: 621

Politics and tech companies have a strained relationship at best. When they need a few cheap headlines, politicians will cheerfully bash tech companies ^[1] for doing things like offering encrypted communications services -- while their colleagues...

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Are virtual machines (VM) more secure than containers? You may think you know the answer, but IBM Research ^[1] has found containers can be as secure, or more secure, than VMs.

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James Bottomley,

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Microsoft's desire to beat the iPad won't be solved by Go

I've wanted to do this ever since I bought a 12.9-inch iPad Pro last year.

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You see, I wanted to believe all the ads ^[1] that tell me an iPad Pro is actually a computer

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 14 July 2018; Hits: 545

When you use the Share option with a file or photo, PCs that are available for sharing appear in the center of the Share pane. Click to enlarge Unless you've dug deeply into the...

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After four months of relative quiet from the special counsel's office, Robert Mueller Friday indicted a dozen Russians ^[1] for their role in hacking the DNC, DCCC, and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. It's...

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Kubernetes ^[1] already has a good reputation as an orchestration platform for containers and microservices, but one developer advocate is taking things a step further, observing that it make take the place of many application...

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Seven cloud vendors lining up for government security clearance

Spammers put on notice by the ACMA after SMS pests fined AU$50k

EFF blasts Japan over piracy website blocking proposal

Blockchain and bluster: Why politicians always get tech wrong

Containers or virtual machines: Which is more secure? The answer will surprise you

I tried to write this article on an iPad Pro. It didn’t go well

Windows 10 tip: Use Nearby Sharing to transfer files, photos, and more

Ukraine Blocks a Russian Hack, a Silk Road Arrest, and More Security News This Week

Kubernetes as the new application server, and more