Government wants a sweeping social media inquiry – Software
The federal government will move to set up a new committee to “put big tech under the microscope”, with a wide-ranging remit to dig into…
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CBA changes its chief security officer – Finance – Training & Development – Security
CBA has elevated its chief information security officer of six months Nicola Nicol to the role of chief security officer following the departure of Brendan…
Aussie Broadband gets clearance to hold more Superloop shares – Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband has received Singaporean regulatory approval to own up to a 19.9 percent stake in rival internet provider Superloop, a month after it was…
Why you should use the cloud to secure your cloud – Partner Content
For all the hype about moving to the cloud, many applications have specific business and performance requirements that will prevent most companies from moving their…
UniSuper’s Google Cloud environment was deleted – Finance – Cloud
Industry superannuation fund UniSuper has revealed that its private cloud infrastructure “subscription” with Google Cloud was deleted due to an error made during provisioning. In…
US eyes curbs on China’s access to AI software behind apps like ChatGPT – Software
The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard US AI from China and Russia with preliminary plans…
Australian Payments Plus creates first CISO role – Security
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has created its first chief information security officer (CISO) role. Image credit: AP+ The company, which was formed by integrating BPAY…
Origin Energy’s migration to Superloop to complete by October – Telco/ISP
Origin Energy’s 130,000 broadband customers are set to be fully migrated from Aussie Broadband to Superloop-based services by October. Phillip Britt, Aussie Broadband The move,…
Visibility and prioritisation are the key to effective network and infrastructure security – Partner Content
Every facet of cybersecurity, from managing identity through to mitigating the risk of data loss has a link to the network and its supporting infrastructure.…
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 government said. Dmitry Khoroshev will…
‘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 said after reports that China…
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 tools such as Slack, Teams…