Category: ITnews

Researchers discover 'kill switch' in Starlink terminals
06
Mar
2023

Researchers discover ‘kill switch’ in Starlink terminals – Security

Crashed Starlink terminal. arXiv:2303.00582 Starlink quietly shipped software that patched a “kill switch” in its user terminals in December last…

06
Mar
2023

Federal MP’s office allegedly email-bombed – Security

A woman from Western Sydney is alleged by police to have sent 32,397 emails to the office of an unnamed…

06
Mar
2023

NSW bug hunters turned up 22,000 vulnerabilities in gov computers in 2022 – Security

Vulnerability hunters for the NSW state government turned up more than 22,000 vulnerabilities in NSW government systems last year, according…

06
Mar
2023

ANZ Institutional digital lead moves to RACQ – Training & Development

Queensland roadside assistance organisation RACQ has appointed James Borg as its new head of digital strategy. Borg stepped into the…

06
Mar
2023

Nvidia’s plans for sales to Huawei imperiled – Strategy – Hardware

US chipmaker Nvidia’s plans to sell technology to China’s Huawei would be thwarted if the US government proceeds with a…

06
Mar
2023

Defence signs Deakin, UniSA for AI projects – Software

The Department of Defence has signed contracts with two universities to help develop its AI capabilities. The University of South…

05
Mar
2023

ANZ expands ‘return to work’ program beyond tech – Finance – Training & Development

ANZ Banking Group has expanded its ‘return to work’ program, which started as a way to  fill vacant technology roles,…

Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged 'trusted insider' attack
05
Mar
2023

Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged ‘trusted insider’ attack – Security

Credit: Australian National Maritime Museum. A third-party IT contractor working at the Australian National Maritime Museum allegedly accessed its accounting…

03
Mar
2023

Salesforce forecast, buyback plan allays activist concerns – Strategy – Cloud

Salesforce’s shares jumped 14 percent after the cloud-based software provider gave an upbeat full-year profit forecast and doubled its share…

03
Mar
2023

US unveils new cyber security strategy – Strategy – Security

The White House announced a new cyber security strategy in the latest effort by the US government to bolster its…

02
Mar
2023

Essential Energy maps out $200m tech investment – Strategy – Cloud

Essential Energy has laid out the details of a massive technology refresh, worth nearly $200 million in today’s dollars, that…

02
Mar
2023

APRA hunts for new chief data officer – Finance

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has a newly-created chief data officer role, reporting to executive director of technology and…