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The recovery continues from the faulty software update applied to Microsoft operating systems.
Enterprises across Australia and the world are struggling to cope with a huge software outage – but your home computer is probably safe.
The iPhone already has an accelerometer, gyroscope, light meter, microphone, camera and GPS. Why does Apple now want you to tell it how you’re feeling?
The latest system updates are not written to make your device slower. But because they’re written for new hardware, there’s a good chance they will end up running slower on an older device.
We are in a world where so-called smart devices can expire after just a few years so you have to upgrade to the latest model.
The news that malware can invade iPhones and other Apple devices via the Safari web browser has damaged Apple’s reputation for security. But you can fix the problem by updating your phone’s software.
More connected devices means more vulnerability to cyberattacks. Is there a cheap, easy and secure way to protect the internet and the world?
There are technical reasons companies can be slow to update software, but as seen in the Equifax hack, a key problem is management.
People don’t want to endure the interruptions and inconveniences of keeping their computer software up to date. Research tells us why, and how we might fix the problem – and protect ourselves.
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Faculty member & Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Chair of Information Management, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer and Military Families Researcher, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer, Monash University
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PhD Student, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago