Finance sector is second, with criminal attacks and human error playing significant roles in both sectorsThe private health and financial sectors suffered more data breaches than any other sector between April and June, with human error a major source of those breaches.The quarterly notifiable data breaches report published by the Office of the Australia Information […]
Monthly archives for July, 2018
Natural Cycles: ASA investigates mark...
Advertising watchdog launches formal investigation over description of productThe Advertising Standards Authority has launched a formal investigation into marketing for a Swedish app that claims to be an effective method of contraception, after reports that women have become pregnant while using it.An ASA spokesman said it had received three complaints about Natural Cycles and its […]
The robot will see you now: could com...
They already perform remotely controlled operations – now robots look set to be the physicians of the futureLike all everyday miracles of technology, the longer you watch a robot perform surgery on a human being, the more it begins to look like an inevitable natural wonder.Earlier this month I was in an operating theatre at […]
Why spend £1,000 on a smartphone when...
An iPhone X is £999, a Samsung S9 £739, but you can find good mobiles that cost a lot lessHow do you find the best-value smartphone deal? If you are anything like me, you can be easily overwhelmed by the range of deals on offer – Carphone Warehouse alone lists 77 different pay-monthly plans. But […]
The panic over Facebook's stock ...
Despite some critics’ glee at the latest earnings report, the planet’s most powerful business remains unstoppable Imagine running a business that generated $13.2bn in revenue in one quarter – a 42% increase over the same quarter a year before. And imagine that it reported a 31% jump in profits over the same quarter last year. […]
Facebook stocks plummet more than 20%...
Company warns of slowing revenue growth as it invests in security – but it still makes $13.2bnFacebook stock price tumbled more than 20% in after-hours trading, after the company’s chief financial officer said revenue growth would “continue to decelerate in the second half of 2018” as the company increased its investment in security and privacy.In […]