Westpac strikes five year AWS deal – Finance – Cloud
Westpac has struck a new five year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), almost a year after doing a similar deal with Microsoft for Azure.…
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Deep dive: Redefining insurance through digital strategy and innovation – Partner Content
Modernisation is sweeping across the insurance industry, digitally transforming the way operations are streamlined, customer interactions are performed, and claims are processed. The staunchly traditional…
ASX concedes it must “lift transparency” on core replacement – Finance – Software
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) says it understands it must “lift transparency” surrounding its CHESS replacement to rebuild stakeholder trust. The exchange abandoned a blockchain-based replacement of…
ASIC and ACCC had 5579 websites blocked in three weeks – Networking – Telco/ISP
Australia’s competition and corporate watchdogs used Netcraft technology to target 5579 scam websites over a three-week trial period. The joint trial ran from June 29…
Trust, ethical data use, and incident response critical for cyber security strategy: KPMG – Benchmarking Change – Partner Content
Gergana Winzer, partner enterprise advisory – cyber services, KPMG Building inherent trust, ensuring the ethical use of data, and developing a cyber incident response strategy…
Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians – Strategy
Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users in what it says is a test run of a…
eSafety grills Twitter, Google, TikTok, Discord and Twitch – Software
Australia’s top content moderator has given Twitter, Google, TikTok, Twitch and Discord 35 days to outline how they’re detecting child abuse material and stopping their…
Big Red Group teams up with Cognizant – Strategy – Training & Development
Australian experience company Big Red Group is partnering global IT services company, Cognizant to transform its digital platforms. The group is home to brands such as Adrenaline,…
Services Australia finds ‘high risk’ vulnerability in identity exchange – Security
Services Australia said it has “actioned” several security-related vulnerabilities found in an identity exchange it operates for the government’s digital identity system, including one rated…
Gov picks former Service NSW chief to review MBR project – Strategy – Training & Development
Damon Rees, the former chief executive of Service NSW, has been appointed to lead the review of the federal government’s late and over-budget modernising business…
The Good Guys warns of customer data leak – Security
The Good Guys is the latest company to reveal that some of its customer leaked in a historical data breach at My Rewards. According to…
Judge rules Unisys can question former execs who jumped to Atos – Strategy
Two former executives at technology services company Unisys must answer questions about their move to join an industry rival, as a US court weighs a…