US seeks to stop citizens’ data exploitation – Security
The United States plans to announce a new executive order to seek to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing troves of highly sensitive personal data about…
Category: ITnews
Optus finds 2697 Triple Zero calls failed in mobile outage – Telco/ISP
Optus has revealed at least 2697 calls to Triple Zero during its November 2023 outage failed to connect, over 11 times more than previously reported.…
Intelia plans high-capacity cable project linking Australia and NZ – Telco/ISP
A new high-capacity submarine link connecting Sydney and Melbourne to Invercargill in New Zealand is being planned at a cost of NZ$160 million ($147.8 million).…
Quantum networking, the “spooky” connectivity of the future – Partner Content
Much of what was the stuff of science fiction in the past is becoming reality. Ubiquitous mobility with networked devices, artificial intelligence — and the…
Apple patches 2024’s first zero-day – Security
Apple’s first zero-day of 2024 has been disclosed, with fixes pushed out for MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Apple’s description of CVE-2024-23222 states only that the…
Australia names, sanctions Russian over Medibank attack – Security
The federal government has named and sanctioned Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over his alleged involvement in the Medibank cyber attack. The government’s action includes a…
Victoria University unifies digital and campus infrastructure – Strategy – Training & Development
Victoria University has brought its digital and campus infrastructure functions together, appointing Stuart Hildyard to lead the new department. Hildyard – who previously headed up…
Maximising value starts by looking within your business – Partner Content – Software
While there’s often a ‘do more with less’ mantra in our challenging macroeconomic environment, organisations can achieve greater profits, heightened efficiency and improved employee satisfaction…
NSW approves Macquarie’s IC3 SuperWest data centre – Strategy – Cloud
Macquarie Technology Group’s data centre unit has had confirmation from the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) that a third data centre at its Macquarie Park…
Telstra International spreads its Pacific reach – Telco/ISP
Telstra’s international arm has signed on with three new submarine cable consortia. Telstra International is partnering with Google and APTelecom to became part of the…
Melbourne man pleads guilty to buying stolen data on Genesis Market – Security
A 32-year-old Melbourne man was sentenced to 150 hours of community work on Friday for buying stolen data over Genesis Market before it was seized…
OAIC braces for impact of cyber info sharing – Security
Australia’s privacy watchdog is concerned a mechanism to encourage cyber incident information sharing with the government could impede it from launching future actions. The Office…