Category: ITnews

The BoM has finally tamed SSL
05
Nov
2025

The BoM has finally tamed SSL

It was a punchline, a source of memes and, occasionally, even an ensign for those pathologically opposed to big government…

ABC drops Salesforce for Braze
05
Nov
2025

ABC drops Salesforce for Braze

Australia’s public broadcaster has switched its email marketing infrastructure from Salesforce to Braze with the aim of improving audience engagement…

Australia includes Reddit, Kick in teen social media ban
05
Nov
2025

Australia includes Reddit, Kick in teen social media ban

Australia’s internet watchdog has widened its world-first teen social media ban to include Reddit and video live streaming platform Kick,…

State-sponsored threat actors abuse Gemini AI, Google says
05
Nov
2025

State-sponsored threat actors abuse Gemini AI, Google says

State-sponsored threat actors from China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea have all managed to misuse Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence throughout…

Uniting uses GenAI to cut admin burden for frontline care workers
05
Nov
2025

Uniting uses GenAI to cut admin burden for frontline care workers

Uniting NSW.ACT, has developed a new digital front door to provide carers with mobile access to essential enterprise systems on…

NSW DCCEEW makes CDIO its top tech role
05
Nov
2025

NSW DCCEEW makes CDIO its top tech role

The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) will now have chief digital and information officer…

Samsung triple zero handset firmware mystery deepens
04
Nov
2025

Samsung triple zero handset firmware mystery deepens

The mystery over how 71 Samsung mobile phones were delivered to Australian consumers with firmware problems that might leave users…

New ATO division to de-risk major system transformations
04
Nov
2025

New ATO division to de-risk major system transformations

The tax office has created a new division to manage risk around major ATO technology projects and system transformations, shuffling…

US prosecutors say cyber security pros ran cybercrime operation
04
Nov
2025

US prosecutors say cyber security pros ran cybercrime operation

Prosecutors have accused three American cyber security professionals secretly ran a ransomware operation aimed at shaking down companies across the…

Transforming Australian Insurance Operations, Customer Service and Fraud Detection with AI and ML
03
Nov
2025

Transforming Australian Insurance Operations, Customer Service and Fraud Detection with AI and ML

Australia’s insurance organisations face a perfect storm of tighter regulatory compliance requirements, increasing risk from more frequent and intense weather…

Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected
03
Nov
2025

Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected

More than 150 Australian Cisco routers and switches remain infected with the BADCANDY webshell as of late October 2025, despite…

Westpac Intelligence Layer breaks cover
03
Nov
2025

Westpac Intelligence Layer breaks cover

Westpac has built an “Intelligence Layer” that it will make accessible to the entire bank over the next year. The…