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• PwC brought in to investigate "unprecedented" ATO hardware failure

  Answers to lingering questions over how the ATO's systems went down following a hardware ​failure are set to be revealed in March.

• Aussie tech companies take tax report to task

  Dicker Data is among the local technology companies that have moved to clarify their tax stance after the ATO released its latest tax transparency report.

• Woz says Apple's legendary garage beginning is a myth

  One of the most persistent legends surrounding the origins of Apple is that the early employees toiled away in the garage of Steve Jobs' parents house, tirelessly putting in long hours to create what would become the Apple I. Actually, to call this story a "legend" is disingenious as it's essentially considered to be 100% fact.

• New security tools from Tenable, HP, Co3 attempt the impossible

  Automated incident response is one of the fastest growing fields in computer security. Alternatively called threat monitoring, vulnerability management or threat management, it encompasses the seemingly impossible task of defending a network from active threats as they happen, in addition to detecting every possible vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker.

• Internet of Things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds

  A security audit of 10 popular Internet-connected devices - components of the so-called Internet of Things - identified an alarmingly high number of vulnerabilities.

• PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers

  The PC industry's problems continue to worsen, research firm IDC said yesterday as it again lowered shipment forecasts for the year. And the personal computer business's problems are Microsoft's problems.

• HP to limit student labor in Chinese factories with new guidelines

  Hewlett-Packard has issued new guidelines to limit the use of student labor at its supplier factories in China, in what it claimed was the first of its kind for the IT industry.

• LTO-6 tape with up to 6.25TB capacity ships

  Tandberg Data, Imation and Fujifilm have announced separately that they are shipping the new LTO-6 tape drive technology offering up to 1.4TB per hour throughput.

• HP knew of LaserJet defect, lawsuit contends

  A lawsuit filed against Hewlett Packard Co last week over a recently discovered vulnerability in its LaserJet printers alleges that the company knew about the flaw for some time but did nothing about it.

• Lenovo surpasses Dell, becomes No. 2 PC vendor

  Lenovo surpassed Dell to become the world's second largest PC vendor at the end of the third quarter, according to research firms IDC and Gartner.

• HP board reportedly eyes Whitman for CEO job

  HP's board of directors is reportedly looking to replace CEO Leo Apotheker, with former eBay CEO and current HP director Meg Whitman said to be a finalist for the job.

• HP offers TouchPad rebates to attract buyers

  In a bid to draw buyers away from Android and iPad tablets, Hewlett-Packard is offering US$50 off on its TouchPad tablets just under a month after the device went on sale.