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Govt knocks back mandatory IoT guidelines

The federal government has knocked back industry calls for mandatory cybersecurity guidelines for the Internet of Things, unveiling a voluntary code which manufacturers can choose to meet all, some...

Call to regulate the IoT sector

13 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

Australia risks lagging other jurisdictions in the regulation of Internet of Things devices to improve cybersecurity, according to Secure Logic chief executive Santosh Devaraj, and government should be considering...

Security ratings for IoT devices?

23 October 2017 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has asked industry leaders to develop a mandatory cyber security rating system for Internet of Things devices, but experts say such a scheme would be “enormously...

NZ gets real about IoT future

3 April 2017 | by James Riley

While Australia is deliberating over its approach to the Internet of Things (IoT), the Land of the Long White Cloud is pushing ahead, with our Kiwi cousins announcing a...

Data, cities and new civic pride

1 March 2017 | by Kevin Keith

In Victorian England, poverty grew from the shadows of wealth. Slums slumped against symbols of civic pride, cowering next to towering town halls funded through rich merchant princes, whose...

Aust still on IoT training wheels

13 September 2016 | by James Riley

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says Australia is in the grip of “evangelical fervour” regarding the Internet of Things. But analysis shows the nation is still in explorer mode. Speaking...

Hypercat alliance for smart cities

7 September 2016 | by James Riley

Australia looks like throwing its lot in with the UK-originated Hypercat Alliance as a technology standard for the Internet of Things to support the development of smart cities. Hypercat...

The streaming eagle.io has landed

22 February 2016 | by Graeme Philipson

Get ready to hear a lot more about streaming analytics. The term describes the real-time analysis of data from sensors and monitors and RFID chips and all the other...

An Aussie voice at the heart of Intel

18 January 2016 | by James Riley

Genevieve Bell should probably be cast in bronze at some point. She is a genuine hero among the many successful expat Australian executives working big jobs across the world,...