Gov scopes architecture for public health surveillance platform
The federal government is developing a blueprint for a new data analytics platform to track and manage diseases across Australia. The Department of Health is…
Category: ITnews
Apple appealing against UK ‘back door’ order
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has…
Cbus hit by “unusually high spike in log-in attempts”
Cbus has confirmed its members were also targeted in a widespread attack on superannuation funds, with a “spike in log-in attempts” triggering multi-factor authentication prompts…
Alinta Energy replaces Azure services in its data architecture – Cloud – Software
Alinta Energy has gradually replaced most of the Azure-based services that once powered its data architecture with Databricks, an effort it says has substantially cut…
Microsoft, turning 50, dials up Copilot actions to stay in AI game – Software
Thousands of people swooned in a dark conference hall that felt more like a rock concert when a Microsoft product manager demonstrated the company’s latest…
Meta releases new AI model Llama 4 – Software
Meta Platforms released the latest version of its large language model (LLM) Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. Meta said Llama…
Australian Red Cross CIO departs – Training & Development
Australian Red Cross CIO Brett Wilson has left the organisation after four years leading IT, with Abhishek (Abby) Tripathi named as interim replacement. Brett Wilson. An…
Aussie super funds targeted by fraudsters using stolen creds – Financial Services – Security
Australian superannuation funds have been hit by attackers using stolen credentials to access members’ accounts. AustralianSuper said that “up to 600” of its members were…
Logicalis APAC CIO Report: The CIO’s 2025 Mandate – Partner Content
As noted by Lee Chong-Win CEO, Logicalis Asia Pacific, this demonstrates that “technology is no longer just an enabler – it’s a catalyst for growth,…
US plans to develop AI projects on Energy Department lands – Cloud
The administration of President Donald Trump has identified 16 potential sites on US Department of Energy lands where data centres and power plants supporting the…
Oracle tells clients of second recent hack – Security – Cloud
Oracle has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credential, Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar…
ASIC appoints new CISO after function review – Security – Training & Development
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appointed a new CISO after reclassifying the position following a review. Jamie Norton, ASIC The corporate regulator has…