Category: ITnews

GIO deploys 'Postie Pat' to streamline offshore claims routing
25
Sep
2025

GIO deploys ‘Postie Pat’ to streamline offshore claims routing

GIO is using a digital assistant to help its Australia-based claims teams correctly route work to an offshore centre for…

Home Affairs taps ex-Microsoft exec to lead AI development
24
Sep
2025

Home Affairs taps ex-Microsoft exec to lead AI development

Home Affairs has hired former Microsoft executive Rishi Nicolai to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence across its operations.  Nicolai spent…

UK police arrest man over hack that affected European airports
24
Sep
2025

UK police arrest man over hack that affected European airports

British police said a man had been arrested as part of an investigation into a ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace,…

Optus says traffic not diverted away from firewall before upgrade
24
Sep
2025

Optus says traffic not diverted away from firewall before upgrade

A firewall upgrade at Optus that caused Triple Zero calls to fail for 13 hours did not follow internal traffic…

Researchers uncover polished ShadowV2 DDoS-as-a-service cloud botnet
24
Sep
2025

Researchers uncover polished ShadowV2 DDoS-as-a-service cloud botnet

Cyber security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) operation that they say blurs the line between traditional malware…

US Secret Service seizes New York City SIM farm near UN
24
Sep
2025

US Secret Service seizes New York City SIM farm near UN

The political protection agency of the United States, the Secret Service, said it has dismantled a network of electronic devices…

NAB wants more customers onboard with AI
24
Sep
2025

NAB wants more customers onboard with AI

NAB’s retail banking executive says there is still work to do to convince customers of the merits of incorporating more…

DFAT targets cloud migration under 'discrete' $106m uplift program
23
Sep
2025

DFAT targets cloud migration under ‘discrete’ $106m uplift program

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has kicked off the first steps of a multi-year cloud transition as…

Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks
23
Sep
2025

Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks

Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a cyberattack in…

Google's revised AI safety framework adds manipulation protection
23
Sep
2025

Google’s revised AI safety framework adds manipulation protection

Google’s DeepMind division has revised its artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework, introducing new protections against manipulative AI systems, and expanding…

ACMA proposes digital ID for prepaid mobile SIM verification
23
Sep
2025

ACMA proposes digital ID for prepaid mobile SIM verification

Australian telcos could soon accept Digital ID to verify the identity of prepaid mobile phone users under a proposal floated by the…

Alleged Scattered Spider hacker surrenders to US police
23
Sep
2025

Alleged Scattered Spider hacker surrenders to US police

Another alleged affiliate of the high-profile Scattered Spider network of cybercriminals has surrendered himself to police in Las Vegas. The…