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• Cisco marries wireless, wired worlds with new Catalyst 9000 switches

  Key to this next step in operational efficiency is a new Catalyst 9000 switch, the 802.11ax-ready 9800 Wireless LAN Controller family which is available in an on-premise chassis or as a software addition that can be run on select Catalyst 9000 switches, or a private or public cloud, Cisco said.

• Kaspersky Lab invests millions, officially launches transparency initiative

  Kaspersky Lab has started to officially process data in Switzerland alongside opening its first Transparency Centre in Zurich.

• Cylance researchers discover powerful new nation-state threat

  A new APT, dubbed White Company, is flexing its muscle on the world stage, and it has security researchers worried.

• The Linux desktop: With great success comes great failure

  Linux is both the most popular operating system and a niche end-user OS. How can that be? Follow along, my friends, and I’ll tell you.

• Data retention: Centrelink, councils, Australia Post among organisations accessing ‘metadata’

  Telecommunications industry group Communications Alliance has revealed details of dozens of state and federal departments and agencies that are accessing so-called communications ‘metadata’.

• NextDC strikes INDIGO cable deal with Superloop

  Connection to the INDIGO subsea cable system will be offered from NextDC’s P1 and P2 data centres in Perth as well as its Sydney S1 and S2 facilities.

• ACCC figures reveal telcos buying more NBN capacity

  Figures released today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reveal that the average NBN bandwidth per household increased in the three months to 30 September — from 1.66 megabits per second at the end of June, to 1.71Mbps.

• Fear and hacking on the bug bounty trail

  It could be a scene from almost any city start-up office on a Friday afternoon, except the workers here have been flown in from five continents, and will eat tonight at Sydney’s most expensive restaurants before wandering back to their beds at the five star Westin hotel over the road.

• HTC Vive unveils standalone VR headset, collaboration app for the enterprise

  The company's Vive Focus head-mounted display is now available in the U.S.; its Vive Sync app will arrive after beta testing gets under way in December.

• Making the right hyper-convergence choice: HCI hardware or software?

  Enterprises planning to adopt hyper-converged infrastructure can select from two main approaches: hardware or software.

• Learn to play defence by hacking these broken web apps

  OWASP's Broken Web Applications Project makes it easy to learn how to hack web applications--a critical skill for web application developers playing defense, junior penetration testers, and security-curious management.

• Critical authentication flaw in DJI drone web app fixed

  Check Point researcher finds vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to spy on drone fleets in real time.

• Sydney hosts new Mastercard tech hub

  The Sydney suburb of St Leonards is the home to the Australian Mastercard Global Tech Hub, which was formally opened today by NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.

• Experience an RDP attack? It’s your fault, not Microsoft’s

  Follow Microsoft's basic security guidelines for Remote Desktop Protocol and you'll shut down hackers who try to exploit it.

• NextDC signs more customers for second Sydney data centre

  Data centre operator NextDC says it will increase the initial planned capacity for its second Sydney facility, dubbed S2.