Transport for NSW extends asset management contract – Software
Transport for NSW is spending $3.4 million to extend a contract for maintenance and management technology with Victorian company Asset Vision. Asset Vision’s previous work…
Category: ITnews
Microsoft identifies role in tracking Medibank attacker – Security
Microsoft has quietly disclosed that it played a “key role” in feeding information to the Australian Signals Directorate that helped identify who was behind the…
SEC blames SIM swapping for its X account hack – Security
Wall Street’s top regulator said it was the victim of “SIM swapping” when its account on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter,…
US seeks to stop citizens’ data exploitation – Security
The United States plans to announce a new executive order to seek to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing troves of highly sensitive personal data about…
Optus finds 2697 Triple Zero calls failed in mobile outage – Telco/ISP
Optus has revealed at least 2697 calls to Triple Zero during its November 2023 outage failed to connect, over 11 times more than previously reported.…
Intelia plans high-capacity cable project linking Australia and NZ – Telco/ISP
A new high-capacity submarine link connecting Sydney and Melbourne to Invercargill in New Zealand is being planned at a cost of NZ$160 million ($147.8 million).…
Quantum networking, the “spooky” connectivity of the future – Partner Content
Much of what was the stuff of science fiction in the past is becoming reality. Ubiquitous mobility with networked devices, artificial intelligence — and the…
Apple patches 2024’s first zero-day – Security
Apple’s first zero-day of 2024 has been disclosed, with fixes pushed out for MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Apple’s description of CVE-2024-23222 states only that the…
Australia names, sanctions Russian over Medibank attack – Security
The federal government has named and sanctioned Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over his alleged involvement in the Medibank cyber attack. The government’s action includes a…
Victoria University unifies digital and campus infrastructure – Strategy – Training & Development
Victoria University has brought its digital and campus infrastructure functions together, appointing Stuart Hildyard to lead the new department. Hildyard – who previously headed up…
Maximising value starts by looking within your business – Partner Content – Software
While there’s often a ‘do more with less’ mantra in our challenging macroeconomic environment, organisations can achieve greater profits, heightened efficiency and improved employee satisfaction…
NSW approves Macquarie’s IC3 SuperWest data centre – Strategy – Cloud
Macquarie Technology Group’s data centre unit has had confirmation from the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) that a third data centre at its Macquarie Park…