ACCC to test Optus-TPG agreement – Telco/ISP
A network and spectrum sharing agreement in regional Australia between Optus and TPG will now be tested by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).…
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Australia Post names its next CISO – Training & Development – Security
Australia Post will have a new chief information security officer from next month, following the departure of long-time security chief Glenn Stuttard. iTnews can reveal…
Defence IS technician, partner accused of forwarding sensitive docs to private email – Security
An information systems technician in the Australian Army and her partner have been charged with “an espionage-related offence” after allegedly forwarding sensitive Defence information accessed…
Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year – Telco/ISP
Australia plans to introduce a law by the end of the year forcing internet companies to proactively stop hosting scams or face hefty fines, the…
AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded – Security
AT&T said the company suffered a massive hacking incident as data from about 109 million customer accounts containing records of calls and texts from 2022…
Defence turns to ServiceNow to aid ERP uplift – Cloud – Software
The Department of Defence has engaged ServiceNow to assist with its gargantuan enterprise resource planning (ERP) system uplift, handing over $62 million to the vendor…
Torrens University to work on fresh technology roadmap – Cloud – Security
Torrens University is looking to develop a new roadmap for its security, technology infrastructure and data operations. Torrens University, Sydney campus The higher education institution,…
Germany to phase out Huawei, ZTE components from its 5G core network – Networking
Germany has closed a deal with telecom providers to exclude Chinese companies such as Huawei or ZTE from the nation’s 5G network products from 2029,…
Apple to let rivals use tap-and-go payments – Software
Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulator said, even as its chief Margrethe Vestager said the iPhone maker has…
Catholic Healthcare brings in HoloLens for patient telehealth – Hardware – Networking – Software
Non-profit Catholic Healthcare is using Microsoft’s holographic headset HoloLens to carry out telehealth appointments between residential care nurses and remote doctors. The organisation currently has…
IAG builds tool with Google to check insurance claim photos – Cloud – Software
IAG is working with Google Cloud on a way to detect whether photos submitted as part of an insurance claim are genuine or are the…
AMD to acquire Finnish startup Silo AI for US$665 million – Hardware
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will acquire Finnish artificial intelligence startup Silo AI for about US$665 million ($985 million) in cash as the company tries to…