Category: ITnews

Queensland putting $250 million in fibre backhaul from Townsville to Mount Isa
05
Oct
2023

Queensland putting $250 million in fibre backhaul from Townsville to Mount Isa – Telco/ISP

The Queensland government has announced $250 million of new investment in its Queensland Capacity Network (QCN), which provides carrier backhaul…

Apple moves on kernel bug
05
Oct
2023

Apple moves on kernel bug – Security

Apple has rushed out an emergency patch for a vulnerability it says may have been exploited. In its typically tight-lipped…

NAB's group chief digital, data and analytics officer to retire
05
Oct
2023

NAB’s group chief digital, data and analytics officer to retire – Finance – Training & Development

NAB’s group chief digital, data and analytics officer Angela Mentis is set to retire at the start of November. Angela…

TPG Telecom's $6.3 billion fibre assets bid's due diligence period expires
05
Oct
2023

TPG Telecom’s $6.3 billion fibre assets bid’s due diligence period expires – Telco/ISP

TPG Telecom said the exclusive due diligence period granted to Macquarie-backed rival Vocus Group for the $6.3 billion bid for…

RBA says central digital currency
04
Oct
2023

Central bank test lab develops global bitcoin mapping system – Finance

A global central bank test lab has designed a prototype bitcoin monitoring system aimed at giving authorities a clearer picture…

Atlassian patches under-attack Confluence zero-day
04
Oct
2023

Atlassian patches under-attack Confluence zero-day – Security

Atlassian is warning that some instances of its Confluence data centre and server software may have been exploited and has…

Qantas Freight delays after cloud-based system cutover
04
Oct
2023

Qantas Freight delays after cloud-based system cutover – Cloud

Qantas Freight’s operations have been backlogged for over 10 days now after a cutover to a new cloud-based system “did…

HammondCare shifts from paper to digital
04
Oct
2023

HammondCare shifts from paper to digital – Strategy – Cloud

HammondCare is undergoing a major modernisation of its system and processes under its ‘Next Chapter 2025’ strategy. Achieving the not-for-profit’s relationship-based…

Google to combine generative AI chatbot with virtual assistant
04
Oct
2023

Google to combine generative AI chatbot with virtual assistant – Software

Google has announced plans to add generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its virtual assistant. A company executive told Reuters…

AMP's CTO is headed to Medibank
04
Oct
2023

AMP’s CTO is headed to Medibank – Strategy

AMP’s first group chief technology officer Felicia Trewin has made the switch to Medibank where she will lead data and…

IAG digitises staff movement processes
04
Oct
2023

NSW EPA seeks digital strategy overseer – Strategy – Training & Development

The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is expanding its digital capabilities and is hiring its first director of digital data…

Exim mail servers worldwide need urgent patches
04
Oct
2023

Exim mail servers worldwide need urgent patches – Security – Software

Bugs in the popular Exim message transfer agent (MTA) software have exposed hundreds of thousands of systems to remote code…