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The CEO of TPG Telecom, Iñaki Berroeta, has given a keynote speech at a major comms conference where he spoke about 5G's evolution and phases, 5G and IoT, massive boosts in video traffic, convergence, dark fibre, infrastructure, the NBN, renewable energy, the VHA and TPG merger and plenty more. 

Cyber attacks on Internet-connected devices continue to rise at an alarming rate due to poor security protections and cybercriminals use of automated tools to exploit the vulnerabilities, according to a new report from Nokia.

Nearly 9 in 10 organisations (88%) in Australia surveyed by local technology analyst outfit Telsyte for LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions provider Cradlepoint are either using or thinking of using LTE or 5G as the sole WAN link in branch locations.

In what appears to be a bid to try and pretend that it is making no big contribution to the abysmal security environment in the tech sector, Microsoft has put out one of those reports, titled Microsoft Digital Defence Report, that aims to quell criticism of its role, at the same time trying to insinuate that security is in a bad state because of every single player.

Another security vendor has added its voice to warnings about the security risks posed by smart devices.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS VIN, for most people it is either the French word for wine, or the number on a car engine. For the tech savvy, it stands for Virtual Invisible Network, an evolutionary step in virtual networking that can be used over any type of established public or private network, including the Internet.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS VIN, for most people it is either the French word for wine, or the number on a car engine. For the tech savvy, it stands for Virtual Invisible Network, an evolutionary step in virtual networking that can be used over any type of established public or private network, including the Internet.

Smart home devices and their apps represent a major weak link in the corporate cyber security chain as the lines between work and home life increasingly blur, according to one security firm that conducted a survey revealing 36% of Australian workers use personal devices to access corporate data – often via services and applications hosted in the cloud.

New Zealand telco Spark has partnered with tertiary education provider Tech Futures Lab to launch the country's first post-graduate certificate in connected environments.

Governance and compliance issues are the major reasons for organisations seeking to bring their data back onshore, Pure Storage APJ CTO Matt Oostveen told iTWire.

Australian tech company Divvy is deploying its Internet of Things (IoT) I/O Controller to help building managers automate car parking and property functions using smart building technology.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION:  Cyber threats against OT and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020, with OT-reliant organisations increasingly embracing IoT devices, and COVID-19 forcing a global shift to remote work, according to a new global report.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION: Cyber threats against OT and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020, with OT-reliant organisations increasingly embracing IoT devices, and COVID-19 forcing a global shift to remote work, according to a new global report.

Sharp Australia, the local arm of the Japanese electronics firm, has released the first Windows Collaboration Display, a 4K 70" display that is certified for Skype for Business, is smart-building ready and also explores the potential of IoT devices to make meetings more productive.

The idea that network security can be 'crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside' has been around for at least three decades. Some experts – including then Microsoft senior security strategist Steve Riley – were arguing against it more than ten years ago, but the idea still persists.

Germany-based, global enterprise software company Software AG is partnering with Victoria's Swinburne University of Technology to provide its IoT platform to the university for research and education purposes.

The latest version of Palo Alto Networks' Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) applies machine learning to various aspects of security.

South African IoT device company G8Way Technologies has announced a deal with global satellite IoT connectivity solutions provider eSAT to use eSAT satellites for tracking endangered species.

RMIT University will offer two courses in 5G technology in association with IBM, the university says, adding that both would be fully credentialled by the university. The university did not specify when the courses would be offered.

Germany-based, global enterprise software company Software AG has signed a deal with Victorian transport refrigeration services firm Quality Transport Refrigeration Services to make available its Cumulocity IoT platform for QTRS to provide Australian farmers different refrigeration offerings to transport perishable cargo.