Delta Air Lines sues CrowdStrike over software update – Security
Delta Air Lines has sued cyber security firm CrowdStrike in a Georgia state court after a global outage in July caused mass flight cancellations, disrupted…
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McDonald’s Australia flips its project management fortunes – Marketing – Software
McDonald’s Australia has transitioned to using monday.com for project management, initially to aid the delivery of a ‘fry-thru’ pop-up restaurant in Sydney for last year’s FIFA…
Flexible Technology Usage Models: Transforming Business Efficiency and Sustainability – Partner Content
Balancing demands for cutting-edge technology, operational flexibility, cost management, and sustainability is challenging businesses today. Traditional ownership-based models based on purchasing technology outright often fall…
Hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit impacted 100 million people – Security
The February hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit Change affected the personal information of 100 million people, the US health department’s website showed, making it the…
Optus compensated users $1.2m for “lost income” from 2023 outage – Telco/ISP
Optus customers managed to extract $1.2 million in cash and service credits from the telco to compensate for lost income from its 12-hour outage on…
Case Study: Western Sydney University uplifts the digital student experience – HR
Western Sydney University (WSU) has undergone a customer experience transformation project with emphasis on personalisation and a digital first student experience. Chief information and digital…
Global Switch Australia to come back under local ownership in $1.94bn deal – Cloud – Hardware
Global Switch Australia is set to be sold to Australian asset manager HMC Capital for almost $1.94 billion. The twin data centres, located adjacent to…
Gov Copilot trial unsettled by usage metrics and unmet expectations – Cloud – Software
Two-thirds of participants in a six-month trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot across the federal government used the tool “a few times a week” or less,…
Chinese influence operation targets US down-ballot races – Security
An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating US Senator Marco Rubio of Florida,…
Wesfarmers Health brings in TCS consultants ahead of IT outsourcing push – Strategy
Wesfarmers Health is to outsource a number of its Australia-based back-office roles, including IT, to India-based Tata Consultancy Services. The Priceline and InstantScript owner has…
Bendigo and Adelaide bank finds its next CISO – Security – Financial Services
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has appointed ANZ’s Gajan Ananthapavan as its new chief information security officer. Ananthapavan spent the past four years as ANZ’s technology…
Telstra to host IoT State of the Nation event on November 14 – Partner Content
Industry experts and thought leaders will gather to discuss the state of Australia’s Internet of Things (IoT) industry at the Telstra-hosted and Digital Twinning Australia-sponsored IoT…