Queensland gov tables $50 million in quantum grants – Digital & Disruption
The Queensland government is offering up to $50 million in grants as part of a “comprehensive quantum strategy”. The funding comes from an $83.7 million…
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WA man faces charges for alleged evil twin attack – Networking – Security – Telco/ISP
A Western Australian man is facing cybercrime charges for allegedly creating fake wifi networks that mimicked legitimate ones at airports, on flights, and at other…
TeamViewer accuses Russia-linked hackers of cyberattack – Security
German software company TeamViewer said it was the victim of a cyberattack earlier this week and accused the Russian hacker group APT29 of being behind…
HubSpot investigating customer account hacks – Security
Software firm HubSpot is investigating a cyber security incident that targeted its customers. “On June 22, we identified a security incident that involved bad actors…
Nokia makes US$2.3 billion Infinera bid – Networking
Nokia’s bid to buy US optical networking gear maker Infinera in a US$2.3 billion ($3.44 billion) deal puts the Finnish company on track to gain…
Meta says it may block news from Facebook in Australia – Software
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told…
Microsoft informs customers that hackers spied on emails – Security
Russian hackers who broke into Microsoft’s systems and spied on staff inboxes earlier this year also stole emails from its customers, the tech giant said,…
AFL and Okta Team Up for a Game-Changing Play in Digital Security and Identity Management – Partner Content
The Australian Football League (AFL) has made significant progress in protecting its digital identities and safeguarding sensitive information by leveraging Okta’s innovative solutions to score…
Queensland Rail finds its next digital and IT group executive – Training & Development
Queensland Rail has recruited Darren Cavanagh from Transport for NSW as its group executive of digital and information. Queensland Rail CIDO Darren Cavanagh. Source: LinkedIn.…
CSIRO unveils its Virga HPC – Hardware
CSIRO has taken the wraps off a new Dell-built high-performance computer (HPC) cluster called Virga. Image credit: CSIRO Virga has been in the works since…
ATO to ingest daily Medicare data to check levy exemption claims – Finance – Storage
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will next month move from biannual to daily ingestion of data from Services Australia to speed up processing of returns…
Services Australia brings veteran functions into myGov app – Software
Services Australia has opened the myGov application to veteran services following a major funding boost in the federal budget. Through an integration with the Department…