Microsoft to host cyber security summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage – Security
Microsoft will hold a summit in September to discuss steps to improve cyber security systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT…
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Swinburne University appoints first chief data analytics officer – Software
Swinburne University of Technology has appointed Anthony Perera as its first chief data analytics officer (CDAO). Anthony Perera, Swinburne University The Melbourne-based university will increase…
DTA creates ongoing CIO role – Strategy – Training & Development
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has made a move to recruit a permanent chief information officer, after bringing in a CIO on a non-ongoing basis…
Mike Lynch, acquitted in US trial and found dead at sea, was British tech trailblazer – Software
Mike Lynch, the tech tycoon who died when his luxury yacht sank off Sicily, spent more than a decade building Britain’s biggest software company and…
Google to help build cyber protection for Australian infrastructure – Security
Google and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO will join hands to develop digital tools that automatically detect and fix software vulnerabilities for operators of critical…
Super Retail Group spending on automated warehouse and IT reaches up to $63m – Software
Super Retail Group has spent $63 million on the construction of a new automated distribution centre and other technology initiatives. The retailer, home to brands…
BoQ digitisation efforts linked to hundreds of job cuts – Cloud – Software – Finance
Bank of Queensland Group has directly linked plans to cut “up to 400 full-time equivalent roles” to its ongoing digital transformation program. The bank said…
Medibank’s data breach costs anticipated to reach $126m by mid-2025 – Security
Medibank is expecting to have completed “the vast majority” of its cyber security uplift following a 2022 data breach by mid-2025, with the total cost…
Meet ChatIT, CBA’s AI-enabled IT support chatbot built with Azure services – Cloud – Software
Commonwealth Bank has shed light on a generative AI-enabled IT support chatbot that broke cover last week, revealing it is built with Azure services and…
Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyber attack – Security
Top US oilfield services firm Halliburton was hit by a cyber attack, according to a person familiar with the matter. The attack appeared to impact…
IAG migrates 2 million customers to new insurance engine – Cloud – Software – Finance
Insurer IAG has moved more than 2 million customers onto its new core insurance engine. Nick Hawkins, IAG The ASX-listed company plans to migrate a…
Cleanaway hits halfway in $100m IT and digital transformation – Hardware – Software
Cleanaway Waste Management has reached the halfway point in a four-year IT and digital transformation while also putting data analytics to work to optimise its…