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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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		<title> Analysis of the Global IT Breakdown Caused by Microsoft-CrowdStrike (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20240721-analysis-of-the-global-it-breakdown-caused-by-microsoft-crowdstrike</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Optus outage in Australia from last year was immediately on my mind when on Friday afternoon a similar event swept, this time, across the world. Also, in this case it was a software update that caused the problem. This time from global security software provider CrowdStrike. The culprit appears to be an update to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, a security monitoring tool widely deployed by businesses and organisations on Microsoft desktop computers and notebooks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20240721-analysis-of-the-global-it-breakdown-caused-by-microsoft-crowdstrike">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Australian Government Issues New Guidelines to Address 5G Security Concerns in Smart Cities (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20230506-australian-government-issues-new-guidelines-to-address-5g-security-concerns-in-smart-cities</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a new set of guidelines warning about the security risks posed by the use of 5G technology in so-called Smart Cities. The ASD's concerns align with those of the Five Eyes security alliance, which has warned that the interconnected nature of a fully connected city makes it vulnerable to cyberattacks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20230506-australian-government-issues-new-guidelines-to-address-5g-security-concerns-in-smart-cities">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Humans' Best Defense Against Cybersecurity (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20230422-humans-best-defense-against-cybersecurity</link>
		<description><![CDATA[At regular intervals, I have discussed the cybersecurity situation in Australia. In those assessments, I wrote about my frustration that the previous government policies more or less resembled a fire brigade approach. Trying to address individual incidents with regulations and legislation rather than coming up with a holistic strategy. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20230422-humans-best-defense-against-cybersecurity">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Starlink Now Covers All of Australia (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20221125-starlink-now-covers-all-of-australia</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My colleague, Robert Smallwood in Geraldton, WA at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA Government), has been testing Starlink now since March 2022 and he reports on his experience and in general, provides updates about Starlink and its mother company, SpaceX. He allowed me to use his report to write this article. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20221125-starlink-now-covers-all-of-australia">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The Hack Will Be a Costly Affair for Optus (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20221017-the-hack-will-be-a-costly-affair-for-optus</link>
		<description><![CDATA[More and more information is becoming available about the breach of Optus (Australia's second-largest telco). It looks like the hacker is more of an amateur than a professional criminal or a "state actor." This makes the hack even more worrisome. It looks as though Optus didn't have its security house in order. This makes the issue all the more painful for the company. It will dent its reputation, and customers could become somewhat wary about dealing with the company. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20221017-the-hack-will-be-a-costly-affair-for-optus">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Cyberhygiene Requires Critical Thinking (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220910-cyberhygiene-requires-critical-thinking</link>
		<description><![CDATA[At his farewell speech in August outgoing, Telstra CEO Andy Penn mentioned that the cyber threat has never been as serious as the present. He mentioned the deteriorating geopolitical situation and the big shift in how criminals operate in the cyber domain. One thing is for sure is that in order to enjoy all the positives resulting from the digital economy, we need to be far more vigilant about the barrage of information that we are receiving and/or have access to. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220910-cyberhygiene-requires-critical-thinking">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> LunaNet – Developing the Internet for the Moon (Featured Blog)</title>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts20220903-lunanet-developing-the-internet-for-the-moon</guid>
		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220903-lunanet-developing-the-internet-for-the-moon</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The NASA-sponsored Artemis program is the first step in the next era of human exploration. Together with a large number of international government and academic partners as well as businesses -- and based on international standards -- NASA will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220903-lunanet-developing-the-internet-for-the-moon">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Telecoms Development Booming in the French Pacific Territories (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220826-telecoms-development-booming-in-the-french-pacific-territories</link>
		<description><![CDATA[After the nuclear submarine debacle with France, political ties have been restored, and both France and Australia have agreed on further cooperation in the South Pacific, where France has several overseas territories. Also, here telecoms is a key issue. Such cooperation has become more urgent with the increased political interest of China in the region. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220826-telecoms-development-booming-in-the-french-pacific-territories">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Telstra's OneWeb Deal Caught Up in the Russian War (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220311-telstras-oneweb-deal-caught-up-in-the-russian-war</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Telstra might regret having signed a commercial deal with London-based OneWeb as this company has now become a pawn in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Telstra agreed to host two OneWeb gateway Earth stations in Australia, one in the west and one in the north, which would also cover the APAC region, with a third Earth station currently under discussion for the east coast. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220311-telstras-oneweb-deal-caught-up-in-the-russian-war">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The Battles in the Online Video Game Streaming Market Are Heating Up (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220305-the-battles-in-the-online-video-game-streaming-market-are-heating-up</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article, I reported on the problems that Facebook (Meta) is facing – currently betting the house on its Meta service, based on a software platform that will create a virtual reality (VR) networked environment. I mentioned that I was critical about this business model and that I don’t see, at least for the foreseeable future, a platform (based on VR) that would turn the internet or mobile networks into VR environments. I also mention that I do see interesting markets for VR in certain sectors. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220305-the-battles-in-the-online-video-game-streaming-market-are-heating-up">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Is Technology the Problem? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220201-is-technology-the-problem</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We do live in turbulent times. There is such a lot happening, with many people feeling overwhelmed and lost. One of the reasons given why we do have these problems is technology. I would argue against that. In all reality, technology is a tool that we can use, and yes, we all know that we can use it for the wrong reasons (cars kill people, atom bombs, killer robots, chemical and biological warfare and so on). However, we have learned to live with it, and in general, the outcome from science, innovation and technology has been positive. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220201-is-technology-the-problem">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> The Year 2038 Computer Problem – a Repeat of Y2K? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220121-the-year-2038-computer-problem-a-repeat-of-y2k</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Year 2038 Problem relates to representing time in many digital systems as the number of seconds passed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 and storing it as a signed 32-bit integer. Such implementations cannot encode times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038. At that time, systems might crash and be unable to restart when the time is changed to that date. It is like the Y2K problem caused by the widespread use of two decimal digits to store the year. While that problem was overhyped... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220121-the-year-2038-computer-problem-a-repeat-of-y2k">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Australian Farms Get Connected to the Starlink Satellites (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220114-australian-farms-get-connected-to-the-starlink-satellites</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I reported on the possibility that LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite-based systems might be a gamechanger for the delivery of high-speed data services, including internet access, to people in regional and remote Australia. What has become clear with the rollout of the NBN is that the quality of data connections in metropolitan cities in many cases has improved, but that the rest of Australia doesn't have a similar experience. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220114-australian-farms-get-connected-to-the-starlink-satellites">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> China Using Cybertechnologies to Expand Their Political Cloud (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20211202-china-using-cybertechnologies-to-expand-their-political-cloud</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I mentioned that China’s social code would also be expanded to companies who want to deal with China. I have come across information that shows that China is indeed serious about this. China’s cyberspace regulator has proposed requiring companies pursuing share listings in Hong Kong to apply for cybersecurity inspections if they handle data that concerns national security. Large internet platforms planning to set up headquarters, operating or research centers abroad will have to submit a report to regulators. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20211202-china-using-cybertechnologies-to-expand-their-political-cloud">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Interplanetary Internet (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20211105-interplanetary-internet</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a very interesting presentation and discussion regarding the topic of interplanetary internet with my international colleagues, of which Vint Cerf – one of the “fathers of the internet” – is also a member. As a partner of the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG), he took us on a journey that he has been involved with over the last 20 years regarding communication networks in space. A true mind-broadening experience. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20211105-interplanetary-internet">More...</a>]]></description>
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