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• End of an era as Defence moves off Windows XP

  More than 100,000 Department of Defence users have migrated from Windows XP to Windows 10 as part of the End User Computing project, the government announced today.

• Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft back call for changes to Australia’s ‘encryption’ law

  A coalition of groups that brings together civil liberty and privacy advocates with major technology firms has called for a major rework of controversial Australian legislation that they argue could weaken the cyber security of popular online services.

• Google pushes back against Australian algorithm cop

  Google Australia’s managing director, Mel Silva, says that the search company is concerned by a preliminary Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommendation to create what she describes as an “algorithm regulator”.

• 5G will be ‘killer’ and foldable phones are ‘over-hyped’: IDC

  ​5G will be the biggest game-changer to affect a softening hardware market this year - but vendor adoption will be slow, according to a senior analyst.

• Trump calls for US telcos to boost 5G efforts

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on U.S. telecommunications companies to boost their work to build faster 5G wireless communications networks, saying they were lagging and at risk of being left behind other countries' efforts.

• Casa Systems to acquire NBN supplier NetComm

  Massachusetts-headquartered Casa Systems is seeking to acquire ASX-listed NetComm Wireless.

• Law firm investigates telco technical services provider

  Shine Lawyers has launched an investigation of a possible class action on behalf of telecommunication technicians against technical services contracting company BSA Limited.

• Australia and the 2019 league of faster payments

  Faster payment schemes adapted to the needs of the modern consumer are burgeoning.

• Cisco warns on Hyperflex security vulnerabilities

  Cisco has identified two “High” security vulnerabilities in its HyperFlex data centre package that could let attackers gain control of the system.

• Optus tests augmented reality video calling over 5G

  Optus and its parent company Singtel have released details of a successful international augmented reality (AR) video call on their 5G mobile networks in Australian and Singapore.

• Ericsson claims it is ‘5G-ready’ with newly expanded network platform

  Global networking and hardware services supplier, Ericsson announced that it will be expanding its 5G platform, as it looks to support service providers evolving their networks.

• Toyota victim of ‘attempted cyber attack’

  Toyota Australia says it has “been the victim of an attempted cyber attack.”

• Google takes cloud fight to data centres

  Google Cloud has launched a beta of its Cloud Services Platform, which will extend the provider’s managed Kubernetes service to enterprises’ data centres.

• NTT Security re-builds Sydney SOC as demand grows

  NTT Security has re-launched its security operations centre in Sydney, which was designed and built to meet the non-protected national security classification.

• Google fails to disclose microphone in Nest Secure

  Google has said it had made an "error" in not disclosing that its Nest Secure home security system had a built-in microphone in its devices.