SailPoint eyes up to US$11.5 billion valuation – Security
SailPoint is targeting a valuation of up to US$11.5 billion ($18.4 billion) in its New York flotation, as the cyber security firm looks to go…
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Lake Macquarie City Council seeks new CIO – Training & Development
Lake Macquarie City Council is looking to appoint a permanent chief information officer to oversee its new technology strategy. The NSW-based council’s IT delivery is…
Medibank CISO out following restructure – Security
Medibank’s chief information security officer of three years Alex Loizou has emerged as a high-profile casualty of a restructure of the insurer’s technology function at…
Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks – Software
Australia’s government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16, but some mental health and…
Telstra IT exec bound for Bendigo Bank – Training & Development
Telstra’s IT and software engineering lead Kieran O’Meara will move into a newly created chief technology officer role at Bendigo Bank from the start of…
OpenAI launches new AI tool to facilitate research tasks – Software
Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI launched a new AI tool called “deep research”, which it said conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks.…
ASIC probes latest ASX CHESS glitch – Financial Services – Software
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has opened an investigation into a technical issue with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) just before Christmas last…
WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users – Security
An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members…
US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips – Hardware
The US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world – has been using…
EnergyAustralia brings in CISO from Australia Post – Security
EnergyAustralia has named Glenn Stuttard as its new chief information security officer. Stuttard joins the energy company from Australia Post, where he spent four and…
Government renews AWS sourcing deal – Cloud
The Digital Transformation Agency has renewed its government-wide cloud sourcing arrangement with Amazon Web Services for another three years. The agreement was first signed in…
US DOJ sues to block HPE’s US$14 billion Juniper deal – Networking
The US Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE’s) US$14 billion ($22.5 billion) deal to acquire networking gear maker Juniper Networks,…