Category: ITnews

Swift Networks fined $1.2 million over mining comms work
11
Sep
2023

Swift Networks fined $1.2 million over mining comms work – Networking

Swift Networks was fined $1.2 million by the Federal Court last week over bid rigging of mining communications contracts in…

How to create seamless customer journeys with generative AI
11
Sep
2023

How to create seamless customer journeys with generative AI – Promoted Content

Before the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT, customers had (and still have) high expectations for brands….

Gov writes off Centrelink calculation engine project after $191m spent
11
Sep
2023

Centrelink’s canned $191m engine took minutes to do what existing system did in seconds – Software

A revamped entitlements calculation engine (ECE) for Centrelink was scrapped because it took “minutes” to produce results the existing engine…

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker
11
Sep
2023

Google warns security researchers of North Korean campaign – Security

Google has disclosed details of a long campaign by North Korean threat actors, using zero-day vulnerabilities to attack security researchers….

Court eases curbs on Biden administration's contacts with social media firms
11
Sep
2023

Court eases curbs on Biden administration’s contacts with social media firms – Software

A US federal appeals court has ruled the White House, the FBI and top US health officials may not “coerce…

eSafety approves new AI protections on search engines
10
Sep
2023

eSafety approves new AI protections on search engines – Telco/ISP

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has approved an industry code requiring search engine operators to safeguard against risks arising from generative AI….

Dymocks discloses breach after dark web data leak
10
Sep
2023

Dymocks discloses breach after dark web data leak – Security

Australian book retailer Dymocks is the latest large organisation to disclose a data breach, with information on up to 836,000…

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say
10
Sep
2023

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say – Security – Software

Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered…

Gov sets 2024 target to get more data into My Health Record
10
Sep
2023

Gov sets 2024 target to get more data into My Health Record – Software

The government intends to place “legal obligations” on diagnostic imaging and pathology providers to upload reports to My Health Record…

NBN Co works on its fibre upgrade processes
07
Sep
2023

NBN Co works on its fibre upgrade processes – Telco/ISP

NBN Co has made changes to its field service processes for upgrading customers from copper to fibre, aiming to complete…

Carsales drives real time data
07
Sep
2023

Carsales drives real time data – Software – Cloud

Carsales has rolled out a project designed to raise sales leads in near-real time, by consolidating its incoming data into…

UK has not backed down in tech encryption row, minister says
07
Sep
2023

UK has not backed down in tech encryption row, minister says – Security

Britain will require social media companies to take action to stop child abuse on their platforms, and if necessary work…