GenesisCare appoints CIDO – Training & Development
GenesisCare, a cancer care provider, has named former Healthscope CIO Brett Winn as its chief information and digital officer. Image Credit: GenesisCare In an official…
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Australia’s Big 4 banks ‘exit’ thousands of suspected mule accounts – Security – Software – Financial Services
Australia’s ‘Big 4’ banks – CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac – flagged and/or “exited” thousands of bank accounts in the last financial year, aided by…
PsiQuantum transparency bid draws an eleventh-hour blank – Hardware
A senate bid to access key documents relating to PsiQuantum’s $940m funding deal from government has drawn a blank, with some refused release and others…
US judge finds Israel’s NSO Group liable for hacking – Security
A US judge has ruled in favour of Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging…
US charges person tied to Lockbit ransomware group – Security
The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the US Department of Justice said. Rostislav Panev,…
Machine Identity: An Important Defense Against Rising Phishing Threats – Promoted Content
Phishing attacks continue to outpace traditional security measures, posing a significant risk to businesses and their digital infrastructure. These attacks don’t just target consumers—they increasingly…
DTA to closely monitor gifts from ICT vendors to government for a year – Strategy
The Digital Transformation Agency will move ahead with a transparency crackdown on hospitality from ICT suppliers to government personnel, following an investigation involving NDIA and…
eSafety tech leadership reshuffle sees CIO elevated – Training & Development
Australia’s Office of the eSafety Commissioner has unveiled a rejig of its technology leadership that creates a chief information and digital officer (CIDO) role. The…
Vic Gov Services snares Vicinity Centres’ security leader – Training & Development
Victoria’s Department of Government Services (DGS) has secured the services of Vicinity Centres’ general manager for cyber and information security Christie Lim. It’s understood Lim…
NBN Co fibre lead-in costs 27-29 percent higher than forecast – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has revealed the cost of building lead-ins for 285,000 premises that upgraded from copper or fibre-to-the-curb to full fibre in the last financial…
Losses from crypto hacks jump to US$2.2 billion in 2024 – Security
Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21 percent from a year ago to US$2.2 billion (A$3.5 billion) in 2024, a report from blockchain analysis…
NSW Police streamlines data-sharing with ID Support – Security
NSW Police is to improve data-sharing with the state’s identity recovery unit, ID Support NSW, as part of a new agreement, The new memorandum of…