NSW auditor: ‘extra agency-led AI policies needed’
Artificial intelligence is proliferating in NSW government with 357 different tools found to be in use across 21 of 26 of the state’s largest departments and…
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Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears
Samsung phones with firmware settings that stop them making emergency calls are poised to grow in number with iTnews now able to confirm that the…
Suncorp creates a “clear execution roadmap” for agentic AI
Suncorp has commenced “full-scale delivery” of agentic AI into its operations, predicting it will allow the insurer to “completely re-imagine” customer service and claims lodgement…
Building a Safer, Smarter Future for NFPs Through Technology Integration
Budgets are often tight which creates challenges when it comes to achieving compliance with increasingly complex cybersecurity obligations. Many of these organisations rely on volunteers…
Qantas’ digital and customer head steps down
Qantas’s chief customer and digital officer Catriona Larritt will step down by the end of December, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. In…
Palantir sues engineers who left to form ‘copycat’ AI firm
Palantir Technologies has sued two of its former senior engineers, accusing them of using the software company’s secret information to launch a “copycat” firm, Percepta…
Services Australia to “uplift” child support online account platform
Services Australia will deliver a “full digital platform uplift” to the online account system used for accessing child support by sometime next year. Work on…
Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia
The United States Department of Justice said Peter Williams, an Australian who worked as the general manager for a division of US defence contractor L3Harris,…
Tasmanian gov agencies impacted by cyber attack
Tasmania’s government has confirmed that a third-party system used by several state agencies has been hit by a cyberattack. Hackers have managed to steal pupil…
Coles offers ChatGPT Enterprise to corporate staff
Coles Group has started deploying ChatGPT Enterprise to “parts” of its corporate workforce ahead of a “full workforce rollout” planned for February 2026. The retailer…
Vic gov agencies flying blind on server security, audit finds
Victorian government agencies do not fully know what servers are on their networks, the state’s official audit office has found, potentially jeopardising a critical foundation…
NSW Office for AI appoints its first director, looks for 13 more staff
The recently formed NSW Office for AI has appointed its first director and is currently hunting for 13 staff to advise state departments on responsible…