SafeWork NSW’s 20-year-old IT system constrains data-based decisions – Strategy
NSW’s health and safety regulator SafeWork NSW is so hamstrung by a 20-year-old IT system, it took eight years to respond to the emerging health…
Month: February 2024
Cybersecurity Training Not Sticking? How to Fix Risky Password Habits
Organizations recognize the cybersecurity risks posed by their end-users, so they invest in security and awareness training programs to help improve security and mitigate risks.…
Enterprises’ progress in digital trust implementation is far from great
A growing divide separates leaders with a firm grasp on digital trust from those at the bottom of the pool, according to DigiCert. While digital…
US pharmacy outage triggered by ‘Blackcat’ ransomware – Security
Hackers working for the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth’s technology unit that has snarled prescription deliveries for six days, two people…
White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages
Image: Midjourney The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged tech companies today to switch to memory-safe programming languages, such as Rust,…
Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI – Software
Microsoft president Brad Smith has announced a set of principles to foster innovation and competition in artificial intelligence in recognition of its role as a…
DOOM comes to Husqvarna smart lawnmowers
Image: Midjourney If you ever wanted to play DOOM on a lawnmower, you will soon have your chance with a new software update coming to…
Department of Health and Aged Care to deploy enterprise data platform – Cloud
The Department of Health and Aged Care is setting up a new enterprise data and analytics platform, with Google Cloud’s BigQuery service forming a “core…
UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum hack linked to BlackCat ransomware
A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform was linked to the BlackCat ransomware group…
LoanDepot Ransomware Attack Leads to Data Breach; 17 Million Impacted
LoanDepot suffered a ransomware attack exposing the sensitive data of nearly 17 million individuals including PII data – Now, the company is offering credit monitoring…
Post Office scandal roundup: Fourth Estate in full throttle
The Post Office scandal has become markedly political, and while Computer Weekly continues to investigate, the journalistic resources of the mainstream media have also gone…
TPG Telecom shuttered 43 systems in tech transformation project – Telco/ISP – Security
TPG Telecom’s ongoing tech transformation project saw 43 systems decommissioned in 2023, as the company looks to simplify both its brands and its infrastructure in…