APT28 is recruiting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters into botnets – Security
Security agencies led by the FBI, the National Security Agency, and the US Cyber Command are warning that state-sponsored Russian actors are leading coordinated attacks…
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Optus shedding another 200 staff – Strategy – Telco/ISP
Optus is laying off nearly 200 staff following the outcome of an internal review. The telco said in a statement that it “continually evaluates our…
University study warns of AI risks – Software
AI is seen as a business “panacea of efficiency and effectiveness”, but a group of academics from University of the Sunshine Coast is warning adopters…
Progress patches authentication bug in OpenEdge – Security
Progress Software’s OpenEdge authentication gateway and AdminServer need to be patched against a critical authentication bypass bug present in all supported releases of OpenEdge. According…
WA Education software rollout starts soon – Cloud – Software
Western Australia’s Department of Education is finally rolling out its $189 million “Kaartdijin” software upgrade. Tenders for the cloud-based Kaartdijin, which handles schools’ budgeting, asset…
Multi-cloud in fashion at Forever New – Cloud
Melbourne fashion brand Forever New has refreshed its cloud strategy to cut energy consumption while giving it global real-time inventory management and faster access to…
Digital sales up strongly for Coles – Strategy
Coles has reported strong digital growth in the 2024 first half-year, with ecommerce sales up 29.2 percent in the period, reaching 9.1 percent of supermarket sales.…
OpenAI says NYT ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit – Software
OpenAI has asked a US federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its…
European data centres grapple with AI-driven demand for space – Cloud
A shortage of space in European data centres is worsening, industry participants said, as booming demand for AI collides with limited expansion possibilities. “There is…
Tyro growing its security leadership team – Training & Development – Security
ASX-listed Tyro Payments is building up its security leadership team, creating two new roles for a head of security operations and head of security advisory…
SafeWork NSW’s 20-year-old IT system constrains data-based decisions – Strategy
NSW’s health and safety regulator SafeWork NSW is so hamstrung by a 20-year-old IT system, it took eight years to respond to the emerging health…
US pharmacy outage triggered by ‘Blackcat’ ransomware – Security
Hackers working for the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth’s technology unit that has snarled prescription deliveries for six days, two people…