Category: ITnews

24
Jan
2023

Scytl asks NSW to ‘study’ Swiss e-voting intrusion test – Security – Software

Scytl, the vendor behind NSW’s suspended iVote system, has asked state election authorities to “study” a Swiss-run “public intrusion test”…

24
Jan
2023

Sydney man jailed for SMS phishing scam – Security

A man charged with scamming customers of Telstra, CBA and NAB has been jailed for two years and eight months….

23
Jan
2023

Amazon, Microsoft results to highlight softening cloud business – Strategy – Cloud

Slower cloud spending by inflation-hit businesses is expected to stall the sales momentum at Amazon and Microsoft and add to…

International ransomware-fighting group gets to work
23
Jan
2023

International ransomware-fighting group gets to work – Strategy – Security

Cyber security minister Clare O’Neil An international effort to counter ransomware formally commenced operations yesterday. The International Counter Ransomware Task…

23
Jan
2023

Jim’s Group branches out with services app – Strategy – Telco/ISP

National home services franchise Jim’s Group has embarked on a significant  IT infrastructure transformation to upgrade job bookings and management…

23
Jan
2023

Western Digital, Kioxia in advanced talks for merger – Hardware

Memory chip makers Western Digital and Japan’s Kioxia are in advanced talks for a possible merger which will involve a…

23
Jan
2023

Australia Post experiences online services outage – Software

Australia Post customers spent several hours on Monday unable to access MyPost Business and MyPost Consumer online services or track…

23
Jan
2023

Defence seeks quantum comms research – Networking

The Department of Defence is looking for researchers to work on quantum communication technologies. In a tender published earlier this…

Suncorp Group rolling out 13,600 Surface devices
23
Jan
2023

Suncorp Group rolling out 13,600 Surface devices – Cloud – Hardware

Suncorp general manager of IT infrastructure Charles Pizzato. Suncorp Group has signed a new three-year agreement with Microsoft covering its…

Clarence City Council looks for new CIO
23
Jan
2023

Clarence City Council looks for new CIO – Strategy – Training & Development

Vivien Patterson. LinkedIn Tasmania’s Clarence City Council is searching for a new chief information officer as  incumbent Vivien Patterson prepares…

22
Jan
2023

SA Police asks for easier emergency access to geolocation data – Security – Telco/ISP

South Australia Police is pressing for more permissive access to cellular location data in emergencies, arguing proposed law changes don’t…

22
Jan
2023

QUT alerts staff, students to data breach – Security

Queensland University of Technology has alerted 2500 staff and 67 students that their personal information was breached in a late…