Singtel says not considering divesting Optus units – Telco/ISP
Singtel said it was not looking to divest from its Optus unit, Australia’s second-largest wireless operator, refuting a report from the Australian Financial Review. AFR…
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AI drives “digital divide” in Australia’s universities – Strategy
Australia needs to find affordable ways to make generative AI models available to university students, a house of representatives committee has heard. Carlo Iacono, Charles…
Gov hopes for multi-carrier highway boost – Telco/ISP
The government will put $50 million from its ‘better connectivity plan’ into improving mobile coverage on roads and highways. The Regional Roads Australia Mobile Program…
GitLab patches another critical vulnerability – Security
Popular source code management platform GitLab was patched on Friday, Australian time, against five vulnerabilities, including one with a critical severity rating. The patches apply…
TAL Australia in program to source future IAM talent – Finance – Training & Development – Security
Life insurer TAL Australia said its participation in a “cyber associates program” has given it immediate value, as well as a pipeline of future talent…
Sydney educator says GenAI will change what schools assess – Software
Students will become adept at “truth-spotting”, judging what’s important, and ethics, with the growing use of generative AI, an educator has told a parliamentary committee.…
NSW Telco Authority seeks cyber security director – Strategy – Training & Development
The NSW Telco Authority is looking to fill a senior position, to take up the preparation of the authority’s cyber security technology roadmap. The authority…
Russian threat group crafted malicious OAuth apps to breach Microsoft – Security
Microsoft has identified how Russian attackers used rogue OAuth applications to breach its corporate email system, stealing messages and attachments. Last year, the NSA and…
Parliamentary expenses system cost blowout still growing – Strategy – Software
The cost of the troubled parliamentary expenses management system (PEMS) rose to $74.3 million by June 2023, well beyond its original budget of $38.1 million,…
Apple faces ‘strong action’ if App Store changes fall short – Software
Apple faces strong action if changes to its App Store do not meet incoming European Union regulations, the bloc’s industry chief said. In a move…
UtilitiseIT proves nice guys can finish first – Partner Content
Steven Gray is the founder and Managing Director of UtilitiseIT. While working at KPMG, he started thinking about how he could help other organisations That…
US to propose ‘know your customer’ requirements for cloud providers – Cloud
The Biden administration will soon propose requirements for cloud companies aimed at finding out who is accessing US clouds to train AI models, US Commerce…