Category: ITnews

WA shops for device fleet for 2025 elections
01
Oct
2024

WA shops for device fleet for 2025 elections – Hardware

Western Australia’s Electoral Commission is planning to lease 2020 personal computers for the state’s general elections in March. Most of…

Dept of Health and Aged Care is under new cyber leadership
01
Oct
2024

Dept of Health and Aged Care is under new cyber leadership – Security

The Department of Health and Aged Care has appointed Services Australia’s David Lang as its new cyber security leader. Lang…

Harnessing AI in Business: Why Strategy Matters
30
Sep
2024

Harnessing AI in Business: Why Strategy Matters – Partner Content

Yet, the road to successful AI integration is fraught with challenges, evidenced by numerous companies stepping back from their pilot…

NSW Police block encrypted apps on issued devices
30
Sep
2024

NSW Police block encrypted apps on issued devices – Security

The NSW Police Force has implemented “security software” that blocks the use of social media and other personal apps on…

Meta fined millions for plaintext password storage
30
Sep
2024

Meta fined millions for plaintext password storage – Security

The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($147 million) for inadvertently storing some…

CSIRO appoints new CISO
30
Sep
2024

CSIRO appoints new CISO – Security – Software

CSIRO has hired Jamie Rossato to fill its vacant CISO position and spearhead its cyber security uplift program. Rossato joined…

Senate holds hope that large-scale roaming possible during outages
30
Sep
2024

Senate holds hope that large-scale roaming possible during outages – Telco/ISP

A senate inquiry into last year’s Optus outage has expressed hope that the impact of future incidents of a similar…

India to probe fire at Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones
29
Sep
2024

India to probe fire at Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones – Hardware

Indian authorities are set to begin a forensic investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday…

From ‘Hype to Reality’ - Unlocking AI’s Potential: EXL Webinar
27
Sep
2024

From ‘Hype to Reality’ – Unlocking AI’s Potential: EXL Webinar – Partner Content

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, AI is no longer just a buzzword – it’s a critical driver of business…

UK police investigating hack of wi-fi at train stations
27
Sep
2024

UK police investigating hack of wi-fi at train stations – Security – Networking

British police have launched an investigation into a cyberattack after passengers at the country’s major railway stations saw an Islamophobic…

Accenture books US$900m in generative AI business
27
Sep
2024

Accenture books US$900m in generative AI business – Software

IT services firm Accenture unveiled a US$4 billion ($5.8 billion) share buyback and beat quarterly earnings expectations thanks to strong…

UNSW's chief data officer retires
26
Sep
2024

UNSW’s chief data officer retires – Training & Development

UNSW chief data and insights officer Kate Carruthers has announced her retirement after almost a decade in the role. Kate…