CISA warns China’s BlackTech had control of routers – Security – Networking
American and Japanese authorities are warning Chinese actors known as BlackTech have been taking over routers, singling out Cisco units, via weak admin credentials and…
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Cisco patches Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities – Security – Networking
Cisco has patched vulnerabilities in several versions of its Catalyst SD-WAN software. The company said the vulnerabilities affect SD-WAN APIs, the command line interface (CLI)…
AnglicareSA advances ‘single view of customer’ work – Cloud – Software
AnglicareSA is continuing work to build a ‘single view of customer’, with one aspect of the journey connecting siloed systems to allow for better customer…
Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses – Hardware – Software
Meta Platforms has rolled out new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as…
ChatGPT users can now browse internet, OpenAI says – Software
ChatGPT users will now be able to surf the web, Microsoft-backed OpenAI said, expanding the data the viral chatbot can access beyond its earlier September…
Swinburne University of Technology seeks new CIO – Strategy – Training & Development
Swinburne University of Technology is looking for a chief information officer (CIO). The position description [pdf] states the CIO reports to COO Nancy Collins and…
“Marvin” breathes new life into Bleichenbacher’s timing oracle attack – Security
An ancient timing oracle attack against RSA encryption has re-emerged, with a Red Hat researcher saying an oracle attack first discovered in 1998 by Daniel…
Macquarie University appoints CIDO – Strategy – Training & Development
Macquarie University has appointed a new chief information and digital officer (CIDO) with acting CIO Jonathan Covell officially taking over the position. Jonathan Covell. Macquarie…
Salesforce cloud outage caused by security change – Cloud – Security
A widespread Salesforce outage last week was caused by the rollout of a new permissions policy as part of defence-in-depth efforts that mistakenly locked users out…
Juniper Networks acknowledges new spin on firewall vulnerability – Security – Networking
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks’ EX switches and SRX firewalls that first emerged in August is in the spotlight again, with researchers disclosing a fileless…
WA Police to deploy Starlink – Telco/ISP
The Western Australian Police Force will spend $8.5 million on Starlink equipment and internet services for 550 vehicles and 129 regional police stations. The project…
Australia Post’s CIO has left – Training & Development
Australia Post’s chief information officer Munro Farmer has left after over three-and-a-half years in the role. Munro Farmer (Credit: LinkedIn) Farmer announced his departure in…