The Lottery Corporation names new CISO – Security
The Lottery Corporation has named Celeste Lowe as its new chief information security officer, leading – among other things – a three-year cyber security uplift…
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Telstra and Optus delay 3G network shutdowns – Telco/ISP
Telstra and Optus will push back the closure of their respective 3G networks until the end of October, after being urged to do so by…
ASX hit with court action over core replacement status updates – Finance – Strategy
ASX’s ill-fated attempt to re-platform its core trading system on distributed ledger technology has landed it in trouble with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission…
TPG Telecom also had a search deal with Google – Software – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom has agreed not to renew an arrangement with Google that set its search as the default on Android devices that the telco sold.…
Dispossessor ransomware group shut down – Security
The globally active criminal ransomware group Radar/Dispossessor, which targeted at least dozens of companies in sectors including healthcare and transport, has been taken down, authorities…
Government likens myGov to a garaged Ferrari – Security
The government is hoping to increase usage of myGov by expanding it beyond its current role as a gateway to digital government services and setting…
South East Water brings TPG into digital meter rollout – Networking – Telco/ISP
South East Water will use connectivity and device management services from TPG Telecom for the digital water meters it is rolling out across parts of…
ANZ to put 3000 leaders through an AI “immersion centre” – Finance – Software
ANZ Banking Group will put 3000 leaders through a new AI “immersion centre” at its Melbourne headquarters over the next 12 months. The role of…
NBN Co says it upgraded 10,000 customers to fibre in a single week – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has now shifted “around 375,000” users to full fibre connections courtesy of its fibre-to-the-node and fibre-to-the-curb overbuild programs, with claims it managed to…
Telstra claims Australia’s largest Copilot for M365 deployment – Cloud – Networking – Telco/ISP
Telstra is laying claim to having Australia’s largest deployment of Copilot for Microsoft 365, with the AI assistant to be made available to 21,000 staff.…
Aged Care hands Accenture $289m in digital overhaul – Software
The Department of Health and Aged Care has contracted Accenture to supply contractors into a large-scale digital transformation program underway in aged care. The department…
Utilities poised to ride data centre demand wave in second half – Cloud
US electric utilities sounded bullish on demand from data centres powering the artificial intelligence boom after striking several supply deals during the second quarter, reinforcing…