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Mandiant, Google Cloud Security’s threat intelligence company, has exposed a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by the China-linked hacking group UNC3886. The group has been found infiltrating outdated Juniper Networks routers with custom malware designed for long-term persistence and stealth.

Australian tech investment group Macquarie Capital has agreed to invest A$80 million into Brazilian fixed broadband operator Brazil TecPar to expand its optical fibre network.

GUEST OPINION:  We can use the internet to buy almost anything and connect to practically anyone, yet such freedoms come at a price. We're talking about privacy, which looks to be on ever-thinner ice. Savvy internet users know they can minimize their footprint by not oversharing on social media and being careful about which services they sign up for. However, did you know that merely browsing can tell those who know what to look for a lot about you?

GUEST OPINION: After the multiple high-profile cyberattacks of late 2022, Australian companies and their customers would be forgiven for thinking they would get through 2023 relatively unscathed. But we were proved very wrong in the lead-up to Summer with three stark reminders that our critical IT and network infrastructure remains vulnerable to both outages and hackers.

Auckland-based internet service provider Devoli is now offering its clients the ability to provision and manage internet and voice services for their customers in ANZ, expanding the reach of its Vumeda unified software platform.

GUEST RESEARCH: ConnectWise, the world’s leading software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers (TSPs), has announced the findings of its annual MSP Threat Report. Now in its fourth year, the report provides an analysis of the major MSP-related security events and trends from the past 12 months, alongside predictions for the year ahead.

Australian fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider, Swoop, has announced the appointment of John Phillips as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ahead of its proposed listing on the ASX in April.

Aussie Broadband is the company that offers "bloody good broadband", so when we looked at its half year results, we thought they were bloody good, too!

Telstra appears to have got its wires crossed by sending emails to non-subscribers asking them to try out its My Telstra app.

Phil Britt is the CEO and MD of Aussie Broadband, which just listed on the ASX, won a major customer service award, gained its first customer on its new Metro Melbourne fibre network, with Britt also winning the ACOMMS Communications Ambassador Award for 2020, and he joined iTWireTV via Zoom for a good all-round chat.

Australia's fifth largest provider of NBN services in Australia has won the Customer Service Organisation of the Year (Large) at the 2020 Australian Service Excellence Awards (ASEAs).

Aussie Broadband, or ABB as it is now designated on the ASX, has a current share price of $1.90 at time of publication, 90c more than its $1 listing, and while it's down from a high of $2.22, ABB's prospects are definitely strong.

MyRepublic chief Nicholas Demos has stepped down from his post, with the long-serving head of the small ISP that operates in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore to finish up this week.

Internet service provider Exetel has been fined $12,600 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for failing to lodge complaints reports on time.

The NBN Co's latest promotional move, offering retail service providers $160 for each customer who signs up for a 100Mbps service, effectively requires these customers not to downgrade or disconnect until January 2021, according to the head of a small ISP.

The NBN Co has issued a blog post warning that congestion on the broadband network may "fluctuate" as it forces providers to choose between the original pricing and the new "bundled" pricing system.

Australian family-owned broadband, voice and mobile service provider, Harbour ISP, has been awarded "Best New Partner" in the 2018 iSelect Partner Awards.

With my 4G smartphone able to offer vastly faster upload and download speeds than all NBN connections in existence today, and while the NBN says it does offer gigabit connections, when NBN Co wants you to ask "how much speed do you need?", it doesn't expect gigabit will be your answer. 

Telstra's customers are voracious downloaders, with the top 10 most data-hungry suburbs revealed, as it revealed July 2018 monthly data usage per state. 

High-speed Internet service provider MyRepublic is celebrating its first year of business in Australia, and celebrating many milestones "including consistently ranking number 1 on Steam for average download rates".