Category: ITnews

Australian Electoral Commission starts moving out of NEXTDC
17
Jul
2024

Australian Electoral Commission starts moving out of NEXTDC – Cloud – Networking

The Australian Electoral Commission is moving out of NEXTDC and into a CDC Data Centres facility, with plans to have…

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces UK criminal probe
16
Jul
2024

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces UK criminal probe – Software

An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin faces a criminal investigation in Britain for alleged perjury after he…

Google parent in talks to buy cyber security startup Wiz
16
Jul
2024

Google parent in talks to buy cyber security startup Wiz – Security

Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire cyber security startup Wiz for roughly US$23 billion ($34 billion), a…

North Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to wallet used by Asian payment firm
16
Jul
2024

North Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to wallet used by Asian payment firm – Security

A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over US$150,000 ($221,883) from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking…

IAG finds a
15
Jul
2024

IAG finds a “middle ground” in its pursuit of data mesh – Cloud – Software

IAG is a year into implementing a data mesh architecture as it continues to elevate the role of data in…

Gov sets 2025-26 timeline for public safety mobile broadband
15
Jul
2024

Gov sets 2025-26 timeline for public safety mobile broadband – Telco/ISP

The federal government expects to be in-market for a national public safety mobile broadband service sometime in the 2025-26 financial…

ACCC to test Optus-TPG agreement
15
Jul
2024

ACCC to test Optus-TPG agreement – Telco/ISP

A network and spectrum sharing agreement in regional Australia between Optus and TPG will now be tested by the Australian…

Australia Post names its next CISO
15
Jul
2024

Australia Post names its next CISO – Training & Development – Security

Australia Post will have a new chief information security officer from next month, following the departure of long-time security chief…

Defence IS technician, partner accused of forwarding sensitive docs to private email
13
Jul
2024

Defence IS technician, partner accused of forwarding sensitive docs to private email – Security

An information systems technician in the Australian Army and her partner have been charged with “an espionage-related offence” after allegedly…

Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year
13
Jul
2024

Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year – Telco/ISP

Australia plans to introduce a law by the end of the year forcing internet companies to proactively stop hosting scams…

AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded
13
Jul
2024

AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded – Security

AT&T said the company suffered a massive hacking incident as data from about 109 million customer accounts containing records of…

Defence turns to ServiceNow to aid ERP uplift
12
Jul
2024

Defence turns to ServiceNow to aid ERP uplift – Cloud – Software

The Department of Defence has engaged ServiceNow to assist with its gargantuan enterprise resource planning (ERP) system uplift, handing over…