Category: ITnews

New ATO division to de-risk major system transformations
04
Nov
2025

New ATO division to de-risk major system transformations

The tax office has created a new division to manage risk around major ATO technology projects and system transformations, shuffling…

US prosecutors say cyber security pros ran cybercrime operation
04
Nov
2025

US prosecutors say cyber security pros ran cybercrime operation

Prosecutors have accused three American cyber security professionals secretly ran a ransomware operation aimed at shaking down companies across the…

Transforming Australian Insurance Operations, Customer Service and Fraud Detection with AI and ML
03
Nov
2025

Transforming Australian Insurance Operations, Customer Service and Fraud Detection with AI and ML

Australia’s insurance organisations face a perfect storm of tighter regulatory compliance requirements, increasing risk from more frequent and intense weather…

Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected
03
Nov
2025

Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected

More than 150 Australian Cisco routers and switches remain infected with the BADCANDY webshell as of late October 2025, despite…

Westpac Intelligence Layer breaks cover
03
Nov
2025

Westpac Intelligence Layer breaks cover

Westpac has built an “Intelligence Layer” that it will make accessible to the entire bank over the next year. The…

Optus brings GenAI into frontline ops
03
Nov
2025

Optus takes on 450 staff to address triple zero crisis

Optus chief Stephen Rue has introduced drastic changes across the telco’s call centre and network management divisions in a bid…

ACIC launches fingerprint matching into the cloud
03
Nov
2025

ACIC launches fingerprint matching into the cloud

Australia’s lead criminal intelligence agency, ACIC, has completed a $40 million project to move its national fingerprint identification system into the…

Westpac finishes replanning its Unite tech transformation
03
Nov
2025

Westpac finishes replanning its Unite tech transformation

Westpac has replanned its Unite technology simplification program, bringing forward some activity and investment while pushing the expected completion date…

Fair Work Ombudsman quietly shuts critical technologies board
03
Nov
2025

Fair Work Ombudsman quietly shuts critical technologies board

The Fair Work ombudsman has quietly dismantled its Critical Technology Projects Board after fewer than four years in operation. The…

Optus fast-tracks network operations insourcing from Nokia
03
Nov
2025

Optus fast-tracks network operations insourcing from Nokia

Optus has revealed that it will accelerate plans bring network functions currently outsourced to Nokia back in-house in response to…

NSW auditor: 'extra agency-led AI policies needed'
02
Nov
2025

NSW auditor: ‘extra agency-led AI policies needed’

Artificial intelligence is proliferating in NSW government with 357 different tools found to be in use across 21 of 26 of…

Vocus receives government nod for TPG Telecom deal
02
Nov
2025

Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears

Samsung phones with firmware settings that stop them making emergency calls are poised to grow in number with iTnews now…