Category: ITnews

UK and allies unmask and sanction leader of LockBit cybercrime gang
08
May
2024

UK and allies unmask and sanction leader of LockBit cybercrime gang – Security

Britain, the US and Australia have sanctioned and unmasked a senior Russian leader of the notorious cybercrime gang LockBit, the British…

'Malign actor' may have compromised UK defence ministry payroll
08
May
2024

‘Malign actor’ may have compromised UK defence ministry payroll – Security

A “malign actor” has probably compromised the payments system used by the British military, the UK’s prime minister Rishi Sunak…

07
May
2024

The rise of collaboration platforms have created a new threat surface organisations must protect – Partner Content

Business communications has changed significantly over recent years. The Covid pandemic accelerated the shift to remote and hybrid work with…

ATO seeks client data from crypto exchanges
07
May
2024

ATO seeks client data from crypto exchanges – Finance

Australia’s tax office has sought from crypto currency exchanges the personal data and transaction details of up to 1.2 million…

UniSuper private cloud, secondary systems taken out by
07
May
2024

UniSuper private cloud, secondary systems taken out by “rare” Google Cloud “issues” – Cloud

UniSuper’s week-long systems outage has been traced to a “combination of rare issues at Google Cloud” that collectively caused a…

Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US
07
May
2024

Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US – Security

Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France…

Germany summons Russian envoy over alleged cyberspying
07
May
2024

Germany summons Russian envoy over alleged cyberspying – Security

Germany has summoned the acting representative of the Russian embassy over a sweeping cyberespionage campaign dating back to 2022 that…

ANZ finds savings and security benefits in technology estate simplification
07
May
2024

ANZ finds savings and security benefits in technology estate simplification – Finance – Strategy – Cloud – Security – Software

ANZ Banking Group’s technology estate simplification saved the bank $62 million in six months, with technology overall helping the bank…

Defence readies a three-year technology roadmap
07
May
2024

Defence readies a three-year technology roadmap – Strategy – Cloud – Software

Defence is set to unveil a three-year digital strategy within months that will provide a roadmap for its technology needs…

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…