Category: ITnews

Medibank CISO out following restructure
04
Feb
2025

Medibank CISO out following restructure – Security

Medibank’s chief information security officer of three years Alex Loizou has emerged as a high-profile casualty of a restructure of…

Despite Australia's strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
03
Feb
2025

Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks – Software

Australia’s government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16,…

Telstra IT exec bound for Bendigo Bank
03
Feb
2025

Telstra IT exec bound for Bendigo Bank – Training & Development

Telstra’s IT and software engineering lead Kieran O’Meara will move into a newly created chief technology officer role at Bendigo…

OpenAI launches new AI tool to facilitate research tasks
03
Feb
2025

OpenAI launches new AI tool to facilitate research tasks – Software

Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI launched a new AI tool called “deep research”, which it said conducts multi-step research on…

ASIC probes latest ASX CHESS glitch
03
Feb
2025

ASIC probes latest ASX CHESS glitch – Financial Services – Software

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has opened an investigation into a technical issue with the Australian Securities Exchange…

WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users
02
Feb
2025

WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users – Security

An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its…

US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips
02
Feb
2025

US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips – Hardware

The US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech…

EnergyAustralia brings in CISO from Australia Post
02
Feb
2025

EnergyAustralia brings in CISO from Australia Post – Security

EnergyAustralia has named Glenn Stuttard as its new chief information security officer. Stuttard joins the energy company from Australia Post,…

Government renews AWS sourcing deal
01
Feb
2025

Government renews AWS sourcing deal – Cloud

The Digital Transformation Agency has renewed its government-wide cloud sourcing arrangement with Amazon Web Services for another three years. The…

US DOJ sues to block HPE's US$14 billion Juniper deal
31
Jan
2025

US DOJ sues to block HPE’s US$14 billion Juniper deal – Networking

The US Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE’s) US$14 billion ($22.5 billion) deal to acquire…

Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs
31
Jan
2025

Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek’s low costs – Software

Days after Chinese startup DeepSeek’s breakthrough low-cost AI computing shook the US technology industry, CEOs of Microsoft and Meta defended…

Webjet creates tech-driven CMO role
30
Jan
2025

Webjet creates tech-driven CMO role – Marketing

Webjet has created a tech-driven chief marketing role designed to “accelerate growth and drive innovation across marketing” following the company’s…