Law that protects US tech platforms against lawsuits being challenged; $2.4 billion NBN Co budget allocation should improve service performance, Commpete urges Albanese Government; New study indicates cybersecurity professionals may be burning out at a faster rate than frontline healthcare workers

A law which shields big tech platforms from lawsuits over content provided by users is being challenged in the US Supreme Court, and is likely to be heard next year.

Secure access service edge platform Versa Networks has secured additional funding of US$120 million ($186 million) to finance its market strategies and invest on new technology.
The Albanese Government will expand full-fibre access to 1.5 million premises by 2025 with a $2.4 billion equity investment to NBN Co over four years in the 2022-23 federal budget.
Facebook's parent company Meta has been accused of resorting to "robber-baron" tactics in Canada by threatening to block sharing of news feeds if Ottawa legislates to force it to pay news outlets for their content.
The Federal Government will conduct an audit of mobile coverage in the country with a view to identify blackspots and help guide it in areas of investment from next year onwards.
As October’s Mental Health Month and Cybersecurity Awareness Month both draw to a close, a new study from not-for-profit cyber mental health support initiative, Cybermindz.org is showing early evidence of burnout in cyber professionals.
British security researcher Kevin Beaumont has played down the hype over a recent announcement about a critical flaw in the open-source cryptographic library OpenSSL from Red Hat Linux. The advisory is due on 1 November.
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