Amnesty International latest victim of widening telemarketer breach – Security
The victim list of an April data breach of a Brisbane-based telemarketing firm serving the not-for-profit sector is widening, with more charities confirming exposure to…
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Big Tech braces for rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act – Strategy
More than a dozen of the world’s biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union’s sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new…
Nvidia bets US$25 billion that AI boom is far from over – Software – Hardware
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he expects the artificial intelligence boom will last well into next year and made what could be the largest single…
Jobs Victoria loses executive director of business operations and digital services – Software – Training & Development
Jobs Victoria’s executive director of business operations and digital services Brad Petry has said he is he moving on. Jobs Victoria’s departing executive director of…
NT appoints Department of Corporate and Digital Development chief – Strategy – Training & Development
The Northern Territory’s Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD) has a new permanent CEO in Chris Hosking. Hosking has been acting in the role…
Sub.co to lay new SMAP cable in Australian waters – Telco/ISP
Sub.co, the Bevan Slattery-led submarine cable venture, has formally commenced construction of a subsea cable that will connect the southern cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide…
Qantas outlines tech transformation targets for next two years – Strategy
Qantas has set a clear path for the next two years as part of an ongoing transformation, covering its transition to cloud and optimising the…
TPG Telecom profit slides amid inflationary pressure – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom is planning to rationalise its sub-brands amid a profit slide in the second half of 2023. While the carrier reported growth in postpaid…
Data breach could cost Medibank $35 million in 2024 – Strategy – Security
Medibank’s 2022 data breach cost the health insurer $46.4 million in the 2022-2023 financial year, and the total cost by next year could pass $80…
Perpetual customer-facing system still offline after third-party breach – Security – Finance
Perpetual’s customer-facing systems remain offline, months after the company first revealed a data breach, and with no clear timeline for restoration. While Perpetual doesn’t attribute…
NBN users may see twin price rises within six months – Telco/ISP
The ACCC has given preliminary backing to two price rises for NBN services within six months of each other, as it moved closer to approving…
RBA says central digital currency “likely to be some years away” – Finance – Strategy – Software
A collaborative undertaking by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) found a central digital currency is “likely…