Category: ITnews

"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system
12
Aug
2025

“Shade BIOS” stealth malware hides below operating system

Attackers can create persistent malware that hides below a computer’s operating system, making it effectively invisible to endpoint detection and…

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms
12
Aug
2025

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Dutch security researchers have disclosed a fresh batch of critical vulnerabilities in TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) networks, including flaws that…

12
Aug
2025

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Dutch security researchers have disclosed a fresh batch of critical vulnerabilities in TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) networks, including flaws that…

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke to step down
12
Aug
2025

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke to step down

GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke said he will leave the Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform to launch a new startup, capping a…

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia's next-gen AI chips in China
12
Aug
2025

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia’s next-gen AI chips in China

US President Donald Trump has suggested he might allow Nvidia to sell a scaled-down version of its next-generation advanced GPU…

Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb
12
Aug
2025

Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft’s NLWeb “Agentic Web” tool

Microsoft’s open source NLWeb framework for delivering AI-driven agentic web applications shipped with an easy to exploit path traversal vulnerability…

ATO trials multimodal AI models for auditing work-related expenses
11
Aug
2025

ATO trials multimodal AI models for auditing work-related expenses

The Australian Taxation Office is actively trialling large multimodal AI models to help audit taxpayer-submitted documents as part of a…

University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords
11
Aug
2025

University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords

The University of Western Australia is forcing a password reset for all staff and students after the apparent breach of…

Australian businesses leverage 5G to unlock their full potential
11
Aug
2025

Australian businesses leverage 5G to unlock their full potential

Misconceptions around the cost of deploying and maintaining 5G Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs) are stopping Australian businesses from embracing…

Government AI Adoption: From Ambition to Implementation
11
Aug
2025

Government AI Adoption: From Ambition to Implementation

While the transformative potential of AI for public service delivery is undeniable, the path from policy ambition to practical implementation…

Geoscience Australia shakes up IT support with $16.6m Leidos deal
11
Aug
2025

Geoscience Australia shakes up IT support with $16.6m Leidos deal

Geoscience Australia has appointed Leidos Australia as its new IT services provider, six months ahead of the expiry of an…

Westpac turns to AIOps and event-driven automation
11
Aug
2025

Westpac turns to AIOps and event-driven automation

Westpac is embracing event-driven automation and AIOps as part of a multi-year infrastructure automation program underpinned by Ansible. Westpac’s Sean…