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One thing Apple has never lacked — except for a period in the late 1990s — is money. The green stuff. The American dollar. The company has…
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Friday, 07 October 2022 13:15
When 'experts' speak, it's best to state their affiliations upfront
By Sam Varghese
Whenever there is a network attack in Australia — what some commentators call "cyber attacks" carried out by "hackers" — dozens of well-known and not-so-well-known commercial operatives…
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Monday, 03 October 2022 14:01
Even Barnaby Joyce knows Optus attack was anything but sophisticated!
By Sam Varghese
When even National Party MP Barnaby Joyce, not a politician known for his technological nous, seems to know the Optus attack was not in any…
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Sunday, 02 October 2022 07:30
Did Optus suffer another data breach before the big one?
By Sam Varghese
Did Optus suffer another data breach before the big leak, one that has gone generally unmentioned and unnoticed? At least one security professional who has…
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Thursday, 29 September 2022 11:24
Optus CEO's spin not exactly the best way to handle breach
By Sam Varghese
One wonders what exactly drove Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin to front a media session last Friday, in a bid to spin her way…
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Thursday, 29 September 2022 09:58
On World EV Day, Victoria is proudly taxing owners of EVs
By Sam Varghese
On World Electric Vehicle Day, Victoria can celebrate the fact that it charges people who use EVs a tax. The same Victoria that calls itself…
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Monday, 26 September 2022 09:06
Optus has not covered itself in glory in handling of breach
By Sam Varghese
Optus has informed me that my personal data has been disclosed in its data breach – data which was submitted to the company last year to…
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Monday, 15 August 2022 10:57
Myths spread about news media bargaining code before review lands
By Sam Varghese
Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Rod Sims is continuing to try and spin the myth that the News Media Bargaining Code, which was…
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Friday, 12 August 2022 10:27
Australian media reaction to Chinese envoy's speech baffling
By Sam Varghese
The reaction of the Australian media to an address by the Chinese envoy at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday is quite baffling,…
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We all know what water is – we drink it several times a day, use it to shower and also for other more unmentionable tasks. It…
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