China unleashes fearsome new cyber-weapon: A very provocative meme This one has Australia, America, even the wine-drinking world angry Personal Tech03 Dec 2020 | 63
In 2016 Australia's online census failed. Preparations for the 2021 edition have been rated 'partly effective' Devs can make unauthorised changes, data integrity is a work in progress, security is not there yet ... and there's just nine months to go Security20 Nov 2020 | 9
Australia to track coronavirus encounters with payment card records Plan calls to link government data across jurisdictions, even sharing airline records to track outbreaks and people who may be at risk of infection Security16 Nov 2020 | 33
Google won’t let Australia have shiny new toys unless it picks apart pay-for-news plan Pauses News Showcase rollout while it awaits government capitulation Legal13 Oct 2020 | 18
Diplomats are supposed to be subtle and clever. Australia’s just leaked 1,000 citizens’ email addresses And not just any citizens, but folks stranded overseas and in dire need of assistance Security01 Oct 2020 | 11
Google sees signs of success in its campaign to water down Australian pay-for-news plan Regulators apparently sympathetic to calls for revision of arbitration process to set payments On-Prem30 Sep 2020 | 11
SAP S/4HANA rollout at Queensland Health went so well that hospitals bent over backwards to avoid using it Updated Leading to AU$540m in late invoice payments Software28 Sep 2020 | 18
All those ‘teleworking is the new normal’ predictions? Not so much, say bosses Australian government survey's post-plague adoption prediction finds only tiny future increase in usage Science25 Sep 2020 | 46
Russians charged for $16.8m crypto-coin heist, but traders warned their cash is only as safe as their security is tight In brief Plus: Lazarus Group joins the big league, ex-Aussie PM doxxed, new flaw found in Bluetooth, and more Security21 Sep 2020 | 4
0ops. 1,OOO-plus parking fine refunds ordered after drivers typed 'O' instead of '0' Inspectors tried to let them off the hook, council managers held firm Software16 Sep 2020 | 191
Don't pay the ransom, mate. Don't even fix a price, say Australia's cyber security bods Better yet - do the basics and your systems won't get encrypted in the first place Security12 Sep 2020 | 68
IBM repays millions to staff after messing up its own payroll $9m already coughed up with more to come, plus 'contrition payments’ to Australian government Software11 Sep 2020 | 20
IBM’s Cloud just ruined a perfectly good lunchtime by losing power to a few racks in Australia Reminder: Top-tier clouds promise they’re really good at keeping power on all the time SaaS09 Sep 2020 | 6
Australia starts second fight with Google, this time over whether app stores leak data, gouge devs, steal ideas and warp markets Apple also in sights of inquiry that could spark more new laws Software08 Sep 2020 | 19
Facebook rejects Australia's pay-for-news plan, proposes its own idea: How about no more articles at all, sunshine? +Comment The toys are maintaining a constant horizontal velocity from the pram Personal Tech01 Sep 2020 | 43
A bridge too far: Passengers on Sydney's new ferries would get 'their heads knocked off' on upper deck, say politicos Can we make them higher? Bootnotes24 Aug 2020 | 118
Google says Australian pay-for-news code means it can’t quit the country Pushes back against accusation of misinformation with argument its only option is to stop indexing almost everything Personal Tech24 Aug 2020 | 39
Australian regulator slams Google ‘misinformation’ in pay-for-news-fight Picks out porkie about data leakage as left and right unite to protest ad giant’s objections Legal18 Aug 2020 | 34
Pot, meet kettle: Google claims Australia's pay-for-news plan could see personal data put to nefarious uses YouTubers advised of opportunity to ‘get involved’ in some kind of push-back Personal Tech17 Aug 2020 | 19
Australian government wants power to run cyber-response for businesses under attack Ponders giving 'em immunity too for countermeasures up to hacking back. Security14 Aug 2020 | 14
Australia to force Google and Facebook to pay for news and reveal algorithm changes before they whack web traffic And is willing to fine them hundreds of millions if they don't play nice Legal31 Jul 2020 | 28
Two large flightless birds walk into a bar... The pub's owner was not emused *ba-dum tsh* Carol and Kevin banned from outback establishment for 'bad behaviour' Bootnotes29 Jul 2020 | 47
Australia sues Google over data collection practices that merged DoubleClick data to create single user profiles Alleges opt-in that promised “more control” actually sent more data without informed consent. Google 'strongly disagrees' Legal27 Jul 2020 | 15
Japanese probe to land asteroid rock sample in Australia on December 6th Your order [Ref #RYUGU_REGOLITH | Picked up by probe #HAYABUSA2] has shipped! Science14 Jul 2020 | 19
DDoS and dingoes: Australia to bolster cyber-defences with 500 hackers amid China spat AU$1.35bn fund follows revelations that country was hit by state-run attack Security30 Jun 2020 | 8
Australia's Lion brewery hit by second cyber attack as nation staggers under suspected Chinese digital assault Wait and see before pointing the finger, warns threat intel boffin Security19 Jun 2020 | 76
Australian PM says nation under serious state-run 'cyber attack' – Microsoft, Citrix, Telerik UI bugs 'exploited' Won't say who the attackers are working for – just don't mention 中国 Security19 Jun 2020 | 37
Australia's contact-tracing app still basically borked on iOS, says new bug report – and GAPPLE API version tested On the upside, it's been used to trace contacts about 30 times and downloaded six million times Software16 Jun 2020 | 11
Facebook caves to Australia's call for explanations of News Feed algo changes But The Social Network™ won't pay for news and tells publishers it can get along just fine without them Legal15 Jun 2020 | 15
Microsoft 365 and Azure outage struck Australia and New Zealand just as business rocked up for a new week Updated Microsoft mentioned 'potential token issue that may be preventing users from authenticating' and went away after around three hours SaaS15 Jun 2020 | 12
Mortal wombat: 4 generations of women fight for their lives against murderous marsupial Mauled mum receives the wisdom of Steve Irwin to immobilise frenzied beast Bootnotes08 Jun 2020 | 60
Hey Mister Prime Minister ... Scott! Can you get off my lawn please, mate? Aussie homeowner moves press conference off freshly seeded grass Bootnotes04 Jun 2020 | 53
Australia to refund $720m in 'debts' determined by dodgy algorithm May well have been killer algorithm, too Legal01 Jun 2020 | 26
IBM's sacking spree reaches Australia – and as staff wait to exit, they're offered AU$4k to find new workers Axed employees given chance to write almost-certainly futile letters to defend their jobs after the pink slip arrives SaaS27 May 2020 | 38
Australians can demand visitors to their homes run contact-tracing app As opposition MP criticises slow and incomplete source code release, saying 'Public health messaging shouldn't require citizens to follow GitHub forks' Legal13 May 2020 | 10
DBA locked in police-guarded COVID-19-quarantine hotel for the last week shares his story with The Register Holiday did not go as planned, but he’s working remotely, participating in agile rituals and happy at the half-way mark of a two-week stretch Software11 May 2020 | 159
Data centre reveals it modeled interiors on The Hunt for Red October sets Australia bit barn outfit NEXTDC adds classic film reference to usual mix of resilience, connectivity and security On-Prem07 May 2020 | 42
Google Australia says government pulled pin on content-for-cash talks, hands in its homework anyway And fires back with 'we do for free what meatspace distributors charge for' argument Personal Tech04 May 2020 | 8
Uber trials fixed-price hourly rentals for visits to the butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker Because if you have to go out in a plague, who wants multiple rides? Personal Tech01 May 2020 | 8
Back when the huge shocking thing that felt like the end of the world was Australia on fire, it turns out telcos held up all right Or as well as they could once the power went out - yet report says reliance on electricity isn't a resilience issue Networks01 May 2020 | 5
Google is a 'publisher' says Aussie court as it hands £20k damages to gangland lawyer Chocolate Factory held liable for words on its website Bootnotes30 Apr 2020 | 36
Rabobank security cert expires and gives its Australian Android app a case of internet-blindness Needs bank staff to sort things out, but a certain virus means the contact centre is rather busy right now Applications27 Apr 2020 |
Australia's contact-tracing app regulation avoids 'woolly' principles in comparable cyber-laws, say lawyers COVIDSafe application lands for Android, iOS – sans source code Security27 Apr 2020 | 57
You have one job, Australian PM tells contact-tracing app, and that’s talking to medicos Still no definitive word on open sourcing or how it will solve Singapore's Apple problem Legal23 Apr 2020 | 13
There are always two sides to every story – except this one, which is just a big billboard borked in all directions Bork!Bork!Bork! The apocalypse may have started, but we'll always have artisanal bread... and BSODs Bootnotes21 Apr 2020 | 22
Australia to make Google and Facebook disclose ranking algorithms and pay for local content Months of negotiation on voluntary code of conduct didn’t make progress Personal Tech20 Apr 2020 | 35
Australian state adds AI number plate readers to GPS tracking of corona-quarantine busters Western Australia is enforcing internal borders now AI + ML09 Apr 2020 | 12
Antarctic science put on ice by coronavirus – next summer's expeditions restricted to essentials and robots Australia just wants to get supplies in and keep people moving safely Science07 Apr 2020 | 11
VMware seeks new Australian MD as Alister Dias departs for Asian role Scores new gig promoting software-defined data centres Virtualization02 Apr 2020 |
Lobsters given seats on coronavirus rescue flights... although they're probably not in a rush for a boiling bath Australia starts crustacean migration Bootnotes01 Apr 2020 | 10
Sunday: Australia is shocked UK would consider tracking mobile data to beat pandemic. Monday: Australia to deploy drone intimidation squads Updated Bloody poms are full of great ideas Science31 Mar 2020 | 41
Astroboffin gets magnets stuck up his schnozz trying and failing to invent anti-face-touching coronavirus gizmo Encounters the ridge phenomenon: As in, there is one 'at the bottom of my nose you can't get past' Bootnotes30 Mar 2020 | 83
UK Information Commissioner OKs use of phone data to track coronavirus spread But Australia's PM declares it doesn't align with national values Legal29 Mar 2020 | 104
Cops charge prankster who 'corona-coughed' on aged officer and had it filmed And that's perhaps not the worst of viral idiocy in Australia: One minister made up a cyber-attack to cover for inadequate web provisioning Bootnotes26 Mar 2020 | 73
VMware says cloud 'capacity constraint' in Australia is not a shortage, but it's adding new hosts anyway Orange light has been on in Sydney for over 36 hours SaaS25 Mar 2020 | 1
Crack police squad seeks help to flush out Australian toilet paper thieves What a pair of asswipes – they even pulled a knife at a supermarket Bootnotes24 Mar 2020 | 35
As Australia is gripped by bog roll shortage, tabloid says: Here, fill your dunny with us NT News prints 8-page 'special liftout' amid coronavirus panic Bootnotes04 Mar 2020 | 77
Cisco: We warned months ago our sales would be a bit glum, we did not disappoint, and don't expect changes soon. PS: We axed Cisco Live Oz The aristocrats! The aristocrats! Networks13 Feb 2020 | 1
Two billion years ago, snowball Earth was defrosted in huge asteroid crash – and it's been downhill ever since Pic Space prang raised temperatures, melted glaciers, influenced climate, next thing we know: we're sharing AI-filtered selfies on Insta Science23 Jan 2020 | 82
Come on, you can't be serious: Now Australia mulls face-recog tech for p0rno site age checks A whole new spin on facial recognition AI + ML29 Oct 2019 | 104
Stop us if you've heard this one: Aussies probe Google over misleading location stalking claims The case certainly rings a bell back in Europe Legal29 Oct 2019 | 2
Windows 10 update slips past Aussie border force and borks access to its Integrated Cargo System It's 2019 and government sites still require Internet Explorer Software25 Oct 2019 | 43