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Social media again proves army's undoing

Social media again proves army's undoing

A failure in social media education on behalf of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has led to yet another public embarrassment for the organisation, after over 1000 soldiers have been implicated in a hate group that engages in regular sexism, homophobia and racism, according to a report.

March 1st, 2012 in Social Networking by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote
Security flaw found in Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Security flaw found in Wi-Fi Protected Setup

The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) warned this week of a security flaw in a popular tool intended to make it easier to add additional devices to a secure Wi-Fi network.

December 29th, 2011 in Security by Marguerite Reardon Comment 2 Votes
Gmail, docs protected from future spies

Gmail, docs protected from future spies

Google is strengthening encryption on Gmail and other services so that messages stored today can't easily be decrypted later by faster computers using brute-force methods.

November 24th, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills 3 Comments Vote
WA govt slammed for sloppy cybersecurity

WA govt slammed for sloppy cybersecurity

The Western Australian auditor general has released a damning report into the security of state government systems, which performed penetration tests that allowed testers to see confidential government documents and credit card transactions.

June 15th, 2011 in Security by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
ADF to run social media review

ADF to run social media review

The Australian Defence Force has finally flagged a review of its social media use policy, triggered by the recent sex scandal within the Australian Defence Force Academy.

May 6th, 2011 in Facebook by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 1 Vote
Defence touts $55m e-health system

Defence touts $55m e-health system

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel has officially kick started work on a new multimillion-dollar, web-based e-health records management platform.

February 9th, 2011 in E-Health by Luke Hopewell Comment 1 Vote
Stalking the enemy? Stop Foursquaring

Stalking the enemy? Stop Foursquaring

In a very 21st-century spin on the old World War II adage "loose lips might sink ships," an Associated Press report Wednesday claims that the US Air Force is concerned about troops' use of geolocation services like Foursquare and Facebook Places and the possibility that it could reveal the location of US forces in war zones.

November 19th, 2010 in Security by Caroline McCarthy Comment Vote
US marines look to buy robots from Aussies

US marines look to buy robots from Aussies

Aussie company Marathon Robotics is angling for a US$57 million contract with the US military to provide autonomous robots for live-fire training exercises.

July 27th, 2010 in Contracts by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 3 Votes

Hacker defaces RAAF site

The Royal Australian Air Force has confirmed that a hacker defaced its website on 13-14 July, in an attack the perpetrator described as a warning message to stop racism against Indian students in Australia.

July 16th, 2009 in Air Force by Chris Duckett Comment Vote

Superwoman flies away with Sites

Financial services group Superwoman is the first Australian company to pilot Salesforce.com's new Sites product released overnight.

June 16th, 2009 in Salesforce by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

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Marathon Robotics, an Aussie firm started by three PhD students in 2007, is angling for a new US$57 million contract with the United States Marine Corps.

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It will be intersting to know what residences will sign up for when the NBN Co stops subsidising it all. 'NBN Co, the public-private par...

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Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

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2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

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DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

3 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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3 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

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Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

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The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

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Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

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Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

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Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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