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China Is Hacking The US Again

Just three months after hacks by China’s People’s Liberation Army came to an abrupt halt, the country is once again attacking US targets, according to the New York Times. Hacks on organisations like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times ceased three months back when it came to light that the perpetrators had stolen data from American companies and government agencies.


US Finally Blames China’s Government And Military Of Cyberespionage

While fingers have long been pointed from US shores towards China when it comes to online attacks, the Pentagon has now directly accused the Chinese government and military of cyberespionage. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Pentagon issued a report just yesterday outlining for the first time how it believes digital attacks have been directly performed by the Chinese government and its military.


How Fast Is The NBN Vs. Coalition Broadband? This Site Might Help

This coming election is going to focus heavily on telecommunications policy and who has the best national high-speed broadband strategy, but how do we decide which one is going to be best if we haven’t used them? Meet James Brotchie. He’s built something that might be of use for those looking to make a comparison: a website that gives you a visual representation of the differences between the Coalition and Labor Party strategies.


Form(s) Vs Function: Making Official Docs Look Better — And Work Harder

A crop of newly reimagined government forms beautify and clarify the documents that define us (as far as the government is concerned, at least). But should we be thinking harder about how these forms function, alongside how they look?


The White House Picks The Perfect Stars For Its First Vine

Breaking: The White House has Vined. The White House has Vined! It’s a predetermined fact that all political entities will eventually seize to every form social media in an effort to “speak to kids”. And the communications people over there totally killed it in selecting the subjects of its first Vine.


Huawei: ‘We’re Not Interested In The NBN Anymore’

You can only push them so far, I guess. Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer has had enough of the Federal Government’s shenanigans, and now it’s no longer interested in tendering for any work associated with the National Broadband Network according to a report out today.


Monster Machines: How The US Postal Service Sniffs Out Anthrax

The Amerithrax case of 2001, in which letters harbouring Anthrax spores were delivered to media outlets and US Senators’ offices, killed five people and sickened another 17. In the wake of these attacks, the US Postal Service (USPS) installed a system of electronic noses in mail-processing facilities designed to sniff out the deadly bacteria before someone else does.


Why This Simple Government Website Was Named Best Design Of The Year

When was the last time you tried to find a government form on the internet? The labyrinth of independent sites you have to visit before finding what you’re looking for is amazing. Bringing the web presence of an entire government under one roof is a Sisyphean task, and the UK has done it with with Gov.uk, a one-stop web shop that launched earlier this year.


Pentagon Defence Lawyers Banned From Computers Over Data Loss

Pre-trial hearings for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been brought to a halt. This is due to sensitive legal documents going missing from Pentagon computers, prompting an IT ban for the defence lawyers in question.


WikiLeaks Spills Its Biggest Ever Stash Of Secret US Records

WikiLeaks has just released its biggest ever stash of formerly confidential information. Referred to as the “Kissinger Cables”, they include 1.7 million diplomatic records from between 1973 and 1976.