US prepares new rules on investment in technology abroad – Strategy
The Treasury Department is preparing a new program that could prohibit US investment in certain sectors of adversarial nations, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing…
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Researchers discover ‘kill switch’ in Starlink terminals – Security
Crashed Starlink terminal. arXiv:2303.00582 Starlink quietly shipped software that patched a “kill switch” in its user terminals in December last year. The discovery was made…
Federal MP’s office allegedly email-bombed – Security
A woman from Western Sydney is alleged by police to have sent 32,397 emails to the office of an unnamed federal MP over a 24-hour…
NSW bug hunters turned up 22,000 vulnerabilities in gov computers in 2022 – Security
Vulnerability hunters for the NSW state government turned up more than 22,000 vulnerabilities in NSW government systems last year, according to Cyber Security NSW’s 2022…
ANZ Institutional digital lead moves to RACQ – Training & Development
Queensland roadside assistance organisation RACQ has appointed James Borg as its new head of digital strategy. Borg stepped into the role after four-and-a-half years at…
Nvidia’s plans for sales to Huawei imperiled – Strategy – Hardware
US chipmaker Nvidia’s plans to sell technology to China’s Huawei would be thwarted if the US government proceeds with a proposal to further restrict shipments…
Defence signs Deakin, UniSA for AI projects – Software
The Department of Defence has signed contracts with two universities to help develop its AI capabilities. The University of South Australia and Deakin University will…
ANZ expands ‘return to work’ program beyond tech – Finance – Training & Development
ANZ Banking Group has expanded its ‘return to work’ program, which started as a way to fill vacant technology roles, to now include more traditional…
Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged ‘trusted insider’ attack – Security
Credit: Australian National Maritime Museum. A third-party IT contractor working at the Australian National Maritime Museum allegedly accessed its accounting system and “illegally changed bank…
Salesforce forecast, buyback plan allays activist concerns – Strategy – Cloud
Salesforce’s shares jumped 14 percent after the cloud-based software provider gave an upbeat full-year profit forecast and doubled its share repurchase program, placating activist investors…
US unveils new cyber security strategy – Strategy – Security
The White House announced a new cyber security strategy in the latest effort by the US government to bolster its cyber defences amid a steady…
Essential Energy maps out $200m tech investment – Strategy – Cloud
Essential Energy has laid out the details of a massive technology refresh, worth nearly $200 million in today’s dollars, that it plans to commence in…