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Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 19 July 2018

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The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has criticised telcos for losing customers' phone numbers during the migration to National Broadband Network (NBN) services, publishing four recommendations to industry on preventing this.

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Read more: TIO recommends NBN retailers stop losing phone numbers

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 19 July 2018

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It's long been possible to run Linux on a Chromebook. That's no surprise. After all, Chrome OS is a Linux variant^[1]. But, doing it by using either Crouton^[2] in a chroot...

Read more: ​How to add Linux to your Chromebook

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump appeared to downplay Russia’s efforts to interfere^[1] with US democracy for a third time this week.

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The first had come during a joint press conference^[2]

Read more: Trump’s Russia Denials Have Real Consequences

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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Read more: eBay satisfies Q2 earnings targets

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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Amazon Web Services is the world's biggest cloud provider. As a result, its security directly influences that of countless websites and online services. And those concerns aren't just theoretical; dangerous lapses happen all the time^[1]...

Read more: Amazon Web Services Tests Out Two Tools to Help Keep the Cloud Secure

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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Identity management company Okta announced on Wednesday that it's acquired ScaleFT^[1], a zero trust security company that takes a device-centric approach to security. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 2015,...

Read more: Okta acquires zero trust security firm ScaleFT

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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Amazon's hyped up Prime Day shopping extravaganza started out with a whimper^[1]. Right out of the gate the site was glitchy and slow, trapping shoppers in an endless loop of links on the home page.

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Read more: Amazon pulls off record Prime Day despite site glitches

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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A cyber espionage campaign is targeting the Ukrainian government with custom-built malware which creates a backdoor into systems for stealing data - including login credentials and audio recordings of surroundings.

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The remote access trojan is called Vermin

Read more: Password-stealing, eavesdropping malware targets Ukrainian government

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 July 2018

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News briefs for July 18, 2018.

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Google is being fined $5 billion USD for Android antitrust violations, The Verge reports^[1]. The EU Commission claims Google has abused Android dominance in three ways: "Google

Read more: Google Fined by EU for Antitrust Violations, Qt Creator 4.7.0 Now Available, New ownCloud Version...