NAB, Suncorp sign on to test Microsoft 365 Copilot – Cloud – Software
NAB, Suncorp and AGL are among Australian enterprises invited by Microsoft to test out its Copilot AI assistant in Microsoft 365. The three, along with…
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HWL Ebsworth attack impacted 65 Australian government entities – Security
The government has called time on a four-month incident response effort stemming from the attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth, and confirmed the scale of…
US argues Google wants too much information kept secret in antitrust trial – Software
The US Justice Department has objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the…
eHealth NSW launches search for CTO – Strategy – Training & Development
eHealth NSW is after a new executive director, service delivery and chief technology officer (ED/CTO). Kieron McGarry has been acting in the role since April…
Origin Zero sharpens customer focus with Salesforce – Cloud – Software
Origin Energy’s business and industrial focused arm, Origin Zero, is making progress with a single view of customer project after shifting delivery responsibilities to Accenture.…
Government to create six “cyber shields” to layer Australian protection – Security
The government will frame a revised cyber security strategy later this year around six “cyber shields” it plans to build as a multi-layered defence against…
Google to pay US$155 million in settlements over location tracking – Software
Google has agreed to pay US$155 million ($241 million) to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about…
Industry to gov: improve digital ID as part of cyber security strategy – Security
A clear industry consensus in favour of government-backed digital ID has emerged across submissions to the govermment’s revised cyber security strategy consultation. NAB [pdf] explained…
Gold Fields Australia is digitising its Granny Smith mine – Software
Gold Fields has deployed a digital platform to connect mine planning and operations at its Granny Smith gold mine, about 740km northeast of Perth. Granny…
Dymocks links data breach to “external data partner” – Security
Book retailer Dymocks has identified the source of a data breach, affecting 1.24 million customer records, as an “external data partner”. In an update posted…
Blockchain analysts suspect Lazarus Group hackers behind US$70m crypto theft – Security
Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a US$70 million ($109 million) theft from crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinEx, which says it is based…
Apple moves to defuse French iPhone 12 radiation dispute – Software
Apple has pledged to update software on iPhone 12s in France to settle a dispute over radiation levels, but concerns in other European countries signalled…