Gov shelves ransomware payments ban for at least two years – Security
The government has shelved plans to ban the payment of ransoms to cybercrime groups for at least two years but says a ban at some…
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NSW Customer Service says digital “cannot be the only answer” – Strategy
The NSW Department of Customer Service has warned against over reliance of digital solutions to solve community issues, highlighting the importance of inclusion in the…
Telstra drops over half a billion dollars on 5G spectrum – Telco/ISP
Telstra has emerged as the biggest bidder in Australia’s recent auction of spectrum in the 3.4GHz and 3.7GHz bands, laying out more than half a…
NEXTDC starts building Darwin data centre – Cloud – Networking
NEXTDC has kicked off its $80 million data centre build in Darwin, with the hope of launching the facility mid next year. The company first…
Altman back at OpenAI, and may have fewer checks on power – Software
Sam Altman’s return as OpenAI’s chief executive will strengthen his grip on the startup and may leave the ChatGPT creator with fewer checks on his…
Australia to form rapid cyber assist teams for Pacific Islands – Security
Australia will spend $26.2 million to establish “rapid assistance” teams to respond to cyber crises in the Pacific region, and another $16.7 million to identify…
Digital platforms face tougher hate speech and gen AI rules – Software
The government is proposing to introduce tougher regulations governing how digital platforms minimise and respond to hate speech and malicious use of generative AI, via a…
Australia sets whole-of-government zero trust target – Security
The federal government has set an ambitious target to have a “zero trust culture” embedded across the Australian public service by 2030. In its revised…
ASD ran two “cyber threat hunts” on Australian gov networks – Security
The Australian Signals Directorate ran two “cyber threat hunts” on government networks in the 12 months to June 30. The figure is contained in the…
North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cash – Training & Development – Security
Using fake names, sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying…
NSW gov sets “new direction” for its $100m digital restart fund – Strategy
The NSW government is re-gearing its digital restart fund into more of an innovation support mechanism, narrowing the types of projects it backs to those…
Queensland’s digital health record system hit by “log-in issues” – Software
Queensland hospitals that use the state’s integrated electronic medical record (ieMR) system have had to partially revert to paper-based processes due to login issues that…