SWIFT planning launch of new central bank digital currency platform – Finance
Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital…
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Python supply chain exploited to distribute malware – Security
A Python coding community is undergoing a software supply-chain attack, with threat actors targeting the 170,000-strong Top.gg GitHub organisation with malware. Top.gg began life as…
Why do organisations need to pivot far, far away from VPN solutions? – Promoted Content
When was the last time you heard that an organisation had sensitive data stolen from a physical data center by cyber criminals sneaking in and…
Government will make digital ID voluntary – Security – Software
The government has accepted coalition and Greens calls for its digital ID to be made explicitly voluntary, with finance minister Katy Gallagher announcing amendments to…
Telstra goes live with Starlink for homes – Telco/ISP
Telstra has kicked off its Starlink-powered home broadband service after months of “comprehensive testing”. The telco first announced its tie-up with Starlink in June last year,…
Westpac uses AI to challenge suspected payments to scammers – Finance – Software
Westpac will seek more information on-the-spot from customers deemed at risk of paying scammers, with a new AI-powered capability to be inserted into its banking…
VR upskills Sydney train drivers and guards – Strategy – Training & Development – Hardware
More than 1000 Sydney train drivers and guards have completed virtual reality modules for responding to onboard emergencies that launched in November. Credit: Sydney Trains…
Australian gov backs election system security after “highly likely” UK compromise – Security
The federal government has sought to assure Australians that electoral systems are secure after it emerged that UK electoral systems “were highly likely compromised” between…
“Unpatchable” vulnerability found in Apple’s silicon – Security – Hardware
A group of US academics has demonstrated a side-channel attack against Apple’s M-series silicon, extracting keys from constant-time encryption processes. The attack, which the researchers…
ACMA braces for battle over 6GHz spectrum – Telco/ISP
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is gearing up for a battle between wi-fi businesses and carriers over the future of a key chunk…
The Future Fund is building a data lakehouse – Cloud – Software
The Future Fund – Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, with $273 billion under management – is standing up a data lakehouse that will act as a…
Reddit may need to ramp up spending on content moderation, analysts say – Software
Reddit will need to spend heavily on content moderation as it may face greater scrutiny as a public company, analysts said, threatening its longstanding policy…