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An Australian inventor just killed privacy

Instant AI face recognition threatens the end of anonymity.

Are you worse off on the NBN?

Customers forced to pay more for internet.
The IT skills with the biggest shortages

Spoiler alert: neither AI nor blockchain made the cut.

Amazon CEO’s phone hacked by Saudi Prince

Spyware sent to Jeff Bezos through WhatsApp.
Microsoft slow to patch IE zero-day vulnerability

You’ll have to wait until Update Tuesday.
Apple ditched encryption plan to appease FBI

Law enforcement wanted access to iCloud backups.
Do you want to know when you’re going to die?

There’s an app for that.
Richard Magalad wins ACS President’s Award

How Pacman spurred a career in IT.
The smart contact lens that could change everything

Weather and traffic delivered straight to your eyeball.
Worldwide internet with just four satellites?

It would cost much less than the NBN.
You should know how much your colleagues get paid

Employees prefer incomes to be more transparent.
$4b laundered through crypto exchanges in 2019

Criminals have found a way around lax laws.
Trivago promoted advertisers, misled customers

Website failed to offer impartial price comparison.
ACS 2019 year in review

Last year was a big year for ACS.
Neobanks target rivals with higher interest

The new breed of banks are doing things differently.
ACS’ approach to positively influencing the national agenda

When the technology sector grows, we all benefit.
Computer designs world’s first living robots

Programmable organisms unlike any other living being.
Trump slams Apple

President wants tech giant to unlock killler’s phone.
LinkedIn's surprise most in-demand skill of 2020

Not everyone is convinced.
Microsoft urges critical Windows 10 patch

Sysadmins must update immediately.
Android trojan writes fake user reviews

Hackers use Google Accessibility Service to gain device control.
Supporting those affected by bushfires

Your donations make a difference.
Microsoft tool targets sexual predators

Monitors online chats and flags suspicious interactions.
Popular dating apps sharing data illegally

Intimate details sold to advertisers.
Ensuring a sustainable ACS and financial stewardship

How ACS is securing its next fifty years.
Advertisers hit by YouTube changes

Will no longer be able to target children.
Travelex still down as hackers demand ransom

The outage is being felt around the world.
Amazon sacks staff for watching Ring videos

Denies employees have unrestricted access to smart home recordings.
RBA: No demand for Libra in Australia

Says ‘stablecoins' need to be carefully regulated.
Rolling robot rounds out CES 2020

Let's not forget the toilet paper-fetching robot.
Windows 7 no longer supported by Microsoft

Outdated systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Google legal head departs amid controversy

David Drummond had sexual relationships with staff.
Foxtel complains about new satellites

Says sharing bands could interfere with its business.
EB Games to close stores

Twenty outlets around Australia will shut shop.
Hyundai and Uber to build flying taxi fleet

Expect an aerial ridesharing network by 2023.
Is Iran the next big cyber threat?

Tensions in the middle east extend to cyberspace.
Toyota to build its own smart city

Robots, AI, IoT will be fully integrated with the city.
Facebook to ban deepfakes

But there are plenty of loopholes.
Government reviews content classification scheme

Could increased industry self-rating be the answer?
Accenture to buy Symantec Cyber Security Services

Adds to growing list of security purchases.
History of ACS Professional Membership

The introduction of open membership and certification.
IT executive steals US$6m from his boss

Fake invoices went unnoticed for four years.
Chinese hackers bypass two-factor authentication

One cyber firm believes it knows how it was done.
Tesla Autopilot feature involved in two fatal crashes

Three people killed in a single day.
Travelex cyber attack hits travellers

Systems have been down for more than a week.
Telcos scramble to fix networks during bushfires

Offer alternative ways to get online.
Apple offers US$1m bounty to find bugs

Cash up for grabs if you can bypass its security.
Australian piracy is on the decline

Blocked websites appear to make a difference.
Snap Send Solve fined by ACCC

Allegedly mislead consumers.
Killer drones just became a thing

They fly and sport a machine gun with 200 rounds.
Jobs slump for ICT sector

But salaries crept upwards in November.
Your top 10 stories of 2019

One topic dominated this year’s list.
Is lying on your CV a crime?

Let's ask those who've been fired or sent to jail.
The Aussie spies who hacked ISIS

Targeted attack left Islamic State media network in ruins.
LogMeIn goes private in $6.3b buyout

Remote-access giant looks to AI as next phase of growth.