X unbanned 6103 Aussie accounts after takeover – Software
X, formerly Twitter, lifted bans on 6103 Australian users, including 194 banned for hateful content in the six months to May 2023. A month after…
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Ivanti patches two exploited zero-day bugs – Security
Ivanti is warning users against two zero-day vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure VPN devices after they were discovered and disclosed by security researchers from Volexity.…
Cisco patches unified messaging bug – Security
Cisco has ushered in 2024 with a critical vulnerability in its Cisco Unity Connection unified messaging and voicemail product. Cisco’s advisory for CVE-2024-20272 explains that…
UoW implements new cloud controls following data breach – Security
The University of Wollongong (UoW) has implemented new controls on its cloud-based systems, as part of its response to a December 2023 security breach. The…
The Smith Family hunts for new cyber chief – Training & Development – Security
National education support charity The Smith Family is looking for a replacement for its former CISO Andrew Wan who left in May last year. Wan…
OpenAI launches GPT Store – Software
Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has launched its GPT Store, a marketplace for personalised artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the company said in a blog post. The…
HPE nears US$13 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks – Networking
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is in talks to buy Juniper Networks in a deal valuing the network gear maker at about $13 billion ($19.5 billion),…
SEC probing fake post on its X account – Finance – Security
The US securities regulator said someone briefly accessed its X social media account and posted a fake message saying it had approved exchange traded funds…
Microsoft, US lab use AI to speed search for new battery materials – Software
Microsoft has worked with a US national laboratory to use artificial intelligence to rapidly identify a material that could mean producing batteries that require 70…
Hawaiki launching 400Gbps Ethernet services – Telco/ISP
The Hawaiki Australia-US cable is now offering 400Gbps Ethernet services. The cable switched on the high-speed services, which target transpacific data centre and hyperscaler connectivity,…
Crazydomains owner fined for so-called “subscription traps” – Telco/ISP
Dreamscape Networks, owner of Crazydomains.com.au, has been fined for hiding subscriptions behind products billed on its website as free trials. The Australian Competition and Consumer…
Microsoft fixes ancient Kerberos impersonation bug – Security
Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2024 has landed with two bugs described as “critical” out of a total of 47 security fixes. The worst is…