Optus outage blamed on edge router default settings – Telco/ISP
Optus has given its fullest account of what it thinks caused the November 8 outage: default settings in its Cisco provider edge (PE) routers that…
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Are you getting the most out of Microsoft 365? Look at Microsoft through the lens of a modern work customer – Partner Content
Today’s business environment is more competitive than ever. Australia’s IT leaders must make strategic sourcing decisions for new products all the time. In addition to…
AMP to launch small business digital bank – Finance – Strategy
AMP is set to launch a digital bank division designed for small businesses and sole traders, reinforced by software-as-a- service banking platform ‘Engine by Starling’. …
Aruba Networks plugs 14 holes in access point OSs – Security
Aruba Networks has released patches and mitigations for 14 security vulnerabilities, three of which are rated critical. In an advisory, Aruba said the vulnerabilities affect…
Cisco lowers annual forecasts on slowdown in new orders – Networking
Cisco Systems cut its full-year revenue and profit forecasts in a sign that demand for its networking equipment was slowing, sending the company’s shares down…
NSW a model for mobile infrastructure sharing – Telco/ISP
NSW’s neutral host and active sharing models for mobile infrastructure sharing could become the model for a national program, if the federal government adopts the…
ETSI to publish TETRA cryptography algorithms – Security – Networking – Telco/ISP
The secret cryptographic algorithms that underpin TETRA are to be published, in response to a collection of vulnerabilities discovered earlier this year. The European Telecommunications…
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to appoint a CIO – Strategy
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is introducing a chief information officer position as it embarks on a “new strategy”. The MCEC said the new…
Apple’s iPhone 14 users get another year of free satellite SOS access – Telco/ISP
Apple iPhone 14 users will get free access to its emergency SOS feature for another year. Introduced a year earlier, the feature allows users to…
Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI – Hardware
Microsoft has announced a duo of custom-designed computing chips, joining other big tech firms that – faced with the high cost of delivering artificial intelligence…
Australia’s cyber security coordinator recalled after four months – Security
Australia’s first national cyber security coordinator has been recalled by Defence just four months into the role to deal with an unspecified “workplace matter”. Defence…
Australia’s cyber security coordinator recalled by Defence – Security
Australia’s first national cyber security coordinator has been recalled by Defence just four months into the role to deal with an unspecified “workplace matter”. Defence…