Category: ITnews

Gov to encourage vuln research, puts insurers and NFPs on notice
30
Jul
2025

Gov to encourage vuln research, puts insurers and NFPs on notice

The federal government will knuckle down on its cyber security strategy, with browser-level threat blocking, vulnerability research, a potential intervention…

Union calls for 'mandatory' employee consultations on AI programs
29
Jul
2025

Union calls for ‘mandatory’ employee consultations on AI programs

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for organisations to conduct “mandatory” consultations before introducing new artificial intelligence technologies…

US spy satellite agency says law enforcement probing 'incident'
29
Jul
2025

US spy satellite agency says law enforcement probing ‘incident’

The US spy satellite agency said authorities are investigating an unspecified incident affecting a website serving prospective intelligence community contractors. The National…

Hackers claim massive cyberattack on Russia's Aeroflot
29
Jul
2025

Hackers claim massive cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot

Russian airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel more than 50 round-trip flights, disrupting travel across the world’s biggest country, as…

CBA AI 'voice bot' deployment linked to review of 45 roles
29
Jul
2025

CBA AI ‘voice bot’ deployment linked to review of 45 roles

CBA’s use of an AI ‘voice bot’ to triage inbound customer calls has led to the bank placing 45 roles…

Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently
29
Jul
2025

Google’s Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

The recently introduced Google Gemini CLI agent, which provides a text based command interface to the company’s artificial intelligence large…

How Paramatta Council Worked With Cloud Context to Push Beyond the “Digital Transformation” Buzzword
29
Jul
2025

How Paramatta Council Worked With Cloud Context to Push Beyond the “Digital Transformation” Buzzword

For years now, “digital transformation” has been a buzzword associated with innovation and, increasingly, the ability to adopt AI. However,…

US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups
29
Jul
2025

US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups

A US Democratic senator has urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to block transnational criminal groups in Southeast Asia from using…

Microsoft to offer rival AI models from own data centre
29
Jul
2025

Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser

Microsoft has launched a new “Copilot Mode” on its Edge browser that uses artificial intelligence to improve the browsing experience,…

Bunnings pilots AI for its 55,000-strong workforce
29
Jul
2025

Bunnings pilots AI for its 55,000-strong workforce

Bunnings is piloting AI to better understand its 55,000-strong workforce, creating development and career pathways to keep talented people in…

AI is joining the workforce. Is your security strategy ready?
28
Jul
2025

AI is joining the workforce. Is your security strategy ready?

We are living through a radical redefinition of the modern workforce. The promise of Agentic AI is already prompting leading…

SA gov establishes 'Office for AI'
28
Jul
2025

SA gov establishes ‘Office for AI’

South Australia has formally established an ‘Office for AI’ as part of an initiative to develop artificial intelligence pilots for…