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• NBN prepares for Q4 launch of G.fast services on FTTC

  NBN is preparing to offer higher speed services to premises connected using its newest fixed-line technology, fibre to the curb (FTTC).

• Queensland Police fixes ‘working with children’ check data issue

  Queensland Police Service says it has fixed separate problems that affected a system used to check bans from licences venues in the state and another used for background checks, including for the state’s ‘Blue Card’ working with children system.

• Police wait on Amazon data in alleged GoGet ‘hack’ case

  Police are waiting to receive data from Amazon Web Services before they can serve the full brief of evidence in a case relating to the alleged ‘hacking’ of the GoGet car-sharing service.

• Vocus scraps sale of NZ business

  ​Vocus Group has decided against selling its New Zealand business, announcing today that it has “ceased all discussions with interested parties in the sale process”.

• Vic govt prepares for upgrade to emergency services comms

  Motorola Solutions will upgrade Victoria’s Metropolitan Mobile Radio (MMR) network to support a range of new features including enhanced data services and GPS and location services.

• What is cross-site scripting (XSS)? Low-hanging fruit for both attackers and defenders

  With XSS, attackers enter malicious code into a web form or web app URL to trick the application into doing something it's not supposed to do.

• Innovative CIOs make shift to managing IT as a product

  Aping Silicon Valley technology startups, enterprises are revamping their organizations from project-based IT service delivery to product-oriented technology supported by agile development and iterative release cycles.

• Microsoft boosts anti-phishing skills of Chrome, the IE and Edge killer

  The company has released an add-on for Chrome – dubbed 'Windows Defender Browser Protection' – that effectively gives up a major asset in its own Edge browser.

• Reserve Bank promotes from within to fill CIO role

  The Reserve Bank of Australia has promoted Gayan Benedict to the role of chief information officer, replacing Sarv Girn.

• Cybersecurity starts with the weakest link – the user

  When the user is the weakest link, it requires a multi-disciplinary approach to tackle cyber security.

• DHS begins search for Sterrenberg’s replacement

  The Department of Human Services has officially begun the hunt for a new chief information officer to replace Gary Sterrenberg.

• Toshiba eyes cancelling chip unit sale if no China approval by May, reports say

  Japan's Toshiba Corp has decided it will cancel the planned US$18.6 billion sale of its memory chip unit if it does not get approval from China's anti-monopoly regulator by May, the Mainichi newspaper has reported.

• 10 tips to minimize IoT security vulnerabilities

  Online Trust Alliance spells out best practices for testing, purchasing, networking and updating IoT devices to make them and the enterprise more secure.

• How Munich Re built a data lake fit for all its employees

  The German reinsurance giant has built an internal portal giving all employees access to a data lake, with the hope that enterprising employees will create new business models

• Confused about mobile platforms? You’re not alone. Here’s clarity.

  Finally: Here are answers to the questions everyone suddenly has about mobile and IoT platforms.