Category: ITnews

Westpac begins tech consolidation under $2bn Unite program
06
May
2024

Westpac begins tech consolidation under $2bn Unite program – Finance – Software

Westpac has warned of a potential increase in the risk as it begins a $2 billion, multi-year program to simplify…

06
May
2024

Rapid detection and response are the foundation of an effective cloud security strategy – State of Security 2024 – Partner Content

While the cloud offers substantial benefits to organisations, it also presents a new threat surface for malicious attackers to probe…

Telstra to push back 3G switch-off
06
May
2024

Telstra to push back 3G switch-off – Telco/ISP

Telstra will push back the planned closure of its 3G network by two months to the end of August to…

NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue to lead Optus
06
May
2024

NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue to lead Optus – Telco/ISP – Training & Development

NBN Co is losing its CEO of almost six years Stephen Rue to Optus as the telco looks to “reset…

Macquarie backs change initiatives with bigger slice of tech budget
06
May
2024

Macquarie backs change initiatives with bigger slice of tech budget – Software – Finance – Hardware

Macquarie Bank spent roughly $787 million on technology dedicated to ‘changing the organisation’ in the last financial year.  More broadly,…

Gov to set up identity credential misuse app
06
May
2024

Gov to set up identity credential misuse app – Security

A register used to stop breached government identity credentials such as Medicare cards and passports from being misused is set…

Monash Health data caught up in attack on records digitisation provider
03
May
2024

Monash Health data caught up in attack on records digitisation provider – Security

Monash Health has been caught up in an attack on a third-party company it engaged to scan and archive documents…

UniSuper points finger at Google Cloud for lengthy service outage
03
May
2024

UniSuper points finger at Google Cloud for lengthy service outage – Cloud

UniSuper has attributed a three-day long outage of its online account services to an “isolated” issue with Google Cloud Platform….

Commonwealth referrals to identity theft support soar
03
May
2024

Commonwealth referrals to identity theft support soar – Security

Commonwealth credentials are being stolen or breached at an ever-increasing rate, with agencies referring some 25,000 Australians to an identity…

Oracle updates database technology for AI chatbots
03
May
2024

Oracle updates database technology for AI chatbots – Software

Oracle released an update to its database technology intended to make it more useful with artificial intelligence technology. The update,…

US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment
02
May
2024

US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment – Networking

The US Federal Communications Commission is moving to prevent Huawei, ZTE and other foreign companies deemed to pose national security…

Man arrested after NSW, ACT club data leak
02
May
2024

Man arrested after NSW, ACT club data leak – Security

Cybercrime detectives with NSW Police have executed a search on a home in Fairfield West and arrested a 46-year-old man…