Category: ITnews

China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel
06
Nov
2024

China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel – Telco/ISP – Security

A China state-sponsored hacking group had breached Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) in June as a part of a global campaign targeting…

Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky'
05
Nov
2024

Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could ‘shoot it out of sky’ – Telco/ISP

Australia’s defence minister said a satellite program was scrapped because of the threat of new technology that can “shoot satellites…

Defence cancels GEO satellite comms project
04
Nov
2024

Defence cancels GEO satellite comms project – Telco/ISP

Defence has cancelled a multi-billion dollar project for a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite communications system that Lockheed Martin was…

Gov agencies to bring $49m tech delivery back in-house
04
Nov
2024

Gov agencies to bring $49m tech delivery back in-house – Strategy – Training & Development

Federal government agencies are set to bring $49 million worth of technology services in-house as part of a push to…

Westpac ramps up its Unite technology simplification
04
Nov
2024

Westpac ramps up its Unite technology simplification – Financial Services – Software

Westpac has consolidated the number of initiatives in its Unite “technology simplification” program from 85 to 61, with 39 now…

AMP hires leader for small business digital unit
04
Nov
2024

AMP hires leader for small business digital unit – Software – Financial Services – Training & Development

AMP has turned to Woolworths to hire a leader for its new small business digital banking division. The new business…

Endeavour Group to switch exec running tech split from Woolworths
04
Nov
2024

Endeavour Group to switch exec running tech split from Woolworths – Strategy

Endeavour Group has named Harinder Saluja as its new chief transformation officer, overseeing the program to separate from Woolworths systems and…

Regulators raise questions about siting data centres at power plants
04
Nov
2024

Regulators raise questions about siting data centres at power plants – Hardware

Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centres next to US power plants were…

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces contempt of court case
04
Nov
2024

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces contempt of court case – Software

An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin was accused of contempt of court after he filed a 911…

ATO seeks new CIO amid technology delivery shake-up
03
Nov
2024

ATO seeks new CIO amid technology delivery shake-up – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software – Storage

The Australian Tax Office has broadened its hunt for a new chief information officer to fill the role vacated by…

Country Road Group uplifts store planning project focus
03
Nov
2024

Country Road Group uplifts store planning project focus – Governance

Country Road Group has set up a central hub based on monday.com to manage and coordinate store and department store…

RedLine and META infostealers disrupted by global operation
31
Oct
2024

RedLine and META infostealers disrupted by global operation – Security

A combined effort by international authorities, including the Australian Federal Police, has disrupted the operations of two prolific infostealers used…