FinTech

Alibaba Cloud Offers AI Platform To Support Coronavirus Medical Efforts

Chinese tech giant will provide data insights gleaned from its artificial intelligence-powered applications to help medi... Read more

France Warns Of New Ransomware Gang Targeting Local Governments

CERT France says some local governments have been infected with a new version of the Pysa (Mespinoza) ransomware. Read more

Australian Privacy Commissioner Offers Advice On Staff Privacy Amid COVID-19

Employers given a little reminder that their Privacy Act obligations still apply, even in a global pandemic. Read more

Chunghwa Telecom Goes For Ericsson And Nokia 5G Network Deployment

Ericsson bags radio and core deal, while Nokia will pick up some radio deployment. Read more

Countering Foreign Interference And Social Media Misinformation In Australia

DFAT, the Attorney-General's Department, and the AEC have all highlighted what measures are in place to curb trolls from... Read more

Firefox To Remove Support For The FTP Protocol

Mozilla: "We're doing this for security reasons. FTP is an insecure protocol." Read more

Pepper Money Aims To Future-proof With Microsoft Azure And Office 365 Shift

The company wanted to take back control of its technology environment from a high reliance on third-party providers. Read more

Coronavirus Tech Conference Cancellations List: Apple WWDC, Microsoft Build, E3, NAB, Gartner, Dell World And More

As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads, tech conferences are being canceled, postponed, or turned into virtual events. Read more

Best Smart Speakers In 2020: Bose, Google, Apple, Amazon, Sonos, And More

Want a speaker for your office that pumps out premium sound and offers Bluetooth streaming or voice control? Here are yo... Read more

Facebook To Place New Coronavirus Info Center On The Top Of News Feed

The goal is to put information from authoritative sources in front of Facebook users, the company said. Read more

COVID-19: With Everyone Working From Home, VPN Security Has Now Become Paramount

DHS, SANS, NJCCIC, and Radware warn companies about securing enterprise VPN servers in the midst of the coronavirus outb... Read more

A Spike In Home Workers Raises MFA Resilience Questions

Millions of employees who have been logging in from workstations on corporate networks are now logging in from home or e... Read more

Google Pauses Chrome And Chrome OS Releases Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

Google: "Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases." Read more

Trickbot Malware Adds New Feature To Target Telecoms, Universities And Finance Companies

Researchers uncover a Trickbot campaign with new abilities that looks like it's being used in an effort to steal intelle... Read more

Google Releases Second Developer Preview Of Android 11

The early build includes new APIs related to 5G connectivity and building UIs for foldable phones. Read more