GitHub sees hours-long outage – iTnews
In summary GitHub is still working to mitigate an overnight incident that at one point failed half of all archive and raw repository content downloads.…
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Komatsu Australia reduces reliance on Telstra-locked SIMs in security push
In summary Komatsu Australia is switching around 1800 pieces of Smart Construction and Smart Quarry equipment from Telstra’s SIMs to Zscaler Cellular for better security…
CBA upgrades its third-party risk management
In summary CBA is five to six weeks from migrating 5000 suppliers onto ServiceNow’s third-party risk management platform, completing a shift that began with non-supplier…
Apple to change app data consent rules
In summary Germany’s federal cartel office has closed a years-long investigation after Apple agreed to change how app developers use personal data for targeted advertising.…
US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China
The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded…
Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban data
Top social media platforms urged the Australian government not to place too much weight on early evidence showing most children still use their products despite…
Anglicare transforms its IT service management
Anglicare has re-platformed its IT service management and added new monitoring and observability capabilities, transforming both the way it manages its systems and how staff…
Westpac at work on a new agentic ecosystem
Westpac is poised to accelerate its adoption of agentic AI across the bank having started a fresh program of work on a new data ecosystem…
University of Sydney finds permanent CIDO
In summary The University of Sydney has appointed Josh Roberts as its new chief information and digital officer, starting September 21. Roberts succeeds interim CIDO…
Vengeful researcher drops ShieldBreak Windows zero-day on Patch Wednesday
In summary Nightmare Eclipse has released a proof of concept called ShieldBreak, a zero-day flaw in Defender that allows privilege escalation to SYSTEM with no…
Woolworths to move workloads to run at the edge
Woolworths Group is relocating some of its core applications to run at the network edge to reduce the impact of system outages, particularly on replenishment.…
The quiet infrastructure behind organisational resilience
As organisations face continual economic, technological and geopolitical disruption, Professor Nicole Gillespie argues that trust is the foundation of genuine resilience. Concepts such as agile leadership and adaptability…