Australian orgs lodged 497 data breach notices in back half of 2022 – Security
Australian organisations experienced nearly 500 notifiable data breaches in the back half of last year, a 26 percent increase on the first half and the…
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University of Tasmania CIO retires – Strategy – Training & Development
The University of Tasmania is looking for a new chief information officer as incumbent Adrian Dillon retires from the role. Dillon wrote on his LinkedIn…
Macquarie Capital’s group data officer departs – Training & Development
Macquarie Capital’s group data officer and head of data and analytics Stuart Brown has left after a five-and-a-half year stint with the bank. Brown announced…
Palantir cuts around two percent of its workforce – Strategy – Software
Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies has cut about two percent of its workforce, joining a raft of US companies that have laid off thousands of…
Broadcom faces EU warning on $94.5 billion VMware deal – Strategy – Software
Broadcom is set to receive an EU antitrust warning about the possible anti-competitive effects of its proposed US$61 billion (A$94.5 billion) bid for cloud computing…
Health info sharing bill passes Victoria’s Legislative Assembly – Strategy – Security
The Victorian government’s controversial health information sharing bill passed the state’s lower house yesterday. The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) bill has also passed its…
PEXA to set up academy in Victoria University – Training & Development
PEXA is to set up an academy at Victoria University’s Melbourne campus, as part of a two-year agreement to expand VU’s digital training. The memorandum…
Gov to set up national office for cyber security – Security
The government will set up a new national office for cyber security within Home Affairs as soon as next month, and start consulting on a…
Optus predicts NBN Co’s drive to 100Mbps will backfire – Telco/ISP
NBN Co’s plan to “coerce” users of its most popular 50Mbps tier onto 100Mbps services could backfire and lead to a mass downgrade to 25Mbps…
Big Tech ‘fair share’ debate set to dominate Barcelona mobile meet – Strategy
A clash between Big Tech and European Union telecoms firms over who will underwrite network infrastructure is set to dominate discussion at the world’s largest…
Government flags possible Cyber Security Act – Security
The federal government is considering a specific Cyber Security Act – or an expansion of the existing Security of Critical Infrastructure Act – as a major reform…
NSW gov promises $250m for regional mobile services – Telco/ISP
Regional NSW communities with little or no mobile coverage will be the focus of $250 million promised by the Coalition government as part of its…