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 its technology environment and decommission…
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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 and exploit. Traditional detection and…
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 give customers more time to…
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 strategy and rebuild customer trust”.…
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, Macquarie Group spent a total…
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 to be augmented with a…
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 from family violence and sexual…
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. The industry superannuation fund said…
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 support service last financial year.…
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, which is called Oracle Database…
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 concerns from certifying wireless equipment,…
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 in connection with an alleged…