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The Federal Parliament has suffered a cyber breach and various media outlets are reporting that security agencies are investigating if China is the possible source. Sources have told the ABC the attack was detected in its early stages but authorities are yet to determine if data had been stolen during

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has accused the National Enquirer of blackmail and extortion, alleging the publication threatened to publish private pictures of him unless he backed away from an investigation into its coverage. The billionaire published a Medium post today which includes the correspondence between his lawyers and

Nine months on from the introduction of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the first major fine has been handed down to Google for not being transparent and clear enough with consumers about how their data is being used. While Google says it plans to appeal the €50m fine,

Australia is the country that trusts social media the least, according to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. The annual report found Australia, alongside France, is the least trusting country globally in social media — 26 per cent compared to the global average of 43 per cent. Sign up to Which-50’s

Integration-platform-as-a-service provider Dell Boomi has announced two local customers and is reporting strong demand for its services which aid digital transformation projects. Australian fleet management company Orix, has tapped Boomi to connect the data and platforms it uses to power its fleet of more than 34,000 cars and small trucks.

The Australian Government suffered more than 1,000 cybersecurity attacks over the last three financial years which achieved “any degree of success,” according to federal intelligence agencies. It is likely a conservative estimate because it only reflects incidents where a response from The Australian Signals Directorate was deemed necessary and does

Business faces an onslaught of transformational technologies in the coming years, everything from connective devices to decentralised solutions like blockchain; to new ways of delivering broadband from 5G. These will all have tremendous impacts on the evolution of digital transformation, says Dell Boomi’s Chief Technology Officer, Michael Morton. Digital transformation is

Australian fintech platform, SocietyOne, has appointed Melissa Cicero as its head of digital acquisition and chief marketing officer to spearhead growth in 2019. Sign up to Which-50’s Digital Marketing Newsletter Cicero spent the past six years in senior marketing and business strategy roles within the finance industry, most recently leading

After a busy year of acquisitions Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is overhauling Adobe’s Digital Experience business to make room for Marketo and Magento. As part of the reorganisation, executive vice president and GM of its Digital Experience business Brad Rencher will be leaving the company. Rencher joined Adobe in 2009

Retail data shows sales fell in December after a strong performance in November, driven by online shopping events. Online sales dropped 1.4 per cent from November to December, according to NAB’s Online Retail Sales Index, while ABS figures showed overall retail spending declined 0.4 per cent in December. This is