Researcher shows physical attack bypassing BitLocker
Showing that physical access to a device can spell “game over” for its security, a Canadian penetration tester has successfully demonstrated a string of attacks…
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ASD releases Azul open-source malware analysis tool
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released a tool to store and analyse large amounts of malware samples, aimed at enterprise and government security teams…
How CBA unlocked 90 percent of its customer and transaction data
Commonwealth Bank’s SAP-based core modernisation last year has unlocked about 90 percent of all its customer, account and transactional data, which it now hopes to…
Chinese AI companies ‘distilled’ Claude to improve own models, Anthropic says
Three Chinese artificial intelligence companies used Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to improve their own models, the chatbot’s creator Anthropic said in a blog post…
Vocus taps Amazon Q Developer in AI pilot
Vocus has run an “AI developer tool pilot” project with Amazon Q Developer, reporting productivity improvements and faster validation of ideas for new product features…
Aussie Broadband lifts 2028 strategic “ambition” to 1.5 million customers
Aussie Broadband has revised its strategic ambition for 2028 upward to have 1.5 million NBN broadband customers, half a million more than initially projected. This…
QLD Building Commission moves IT under operations
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) regulator has reorganised itself under a new operating model, as part of a major digital transformation and modernisation…
US judge upholds US$243 million verdict against Tesla
A US federal judge rejected Tesla’s request to overturn a US$243 million ($343.5 million) jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which…
OpenAI expects compute spend of around US$600 billion through 2030
OpenAI is targeting roughly $600 billion ($848.2 billion) in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the ChatGPT maker lays…
NSW Police to set up AI centre
NSW Police Force is in the early stages of setting up an artificial intelligence centre that will oversee all aspects of the technology’s adoption. The…
Why WA organisations are rethinking cloud strategy in 2026
Australia’s shift to public cloud is accelerating, and for organisations in Western Australia, the move comes with a distinct set of considerations. Geographic isolation, network…
Fair Work Commission bogged down by AI filings
Australia’s Fair Work Commission is struggling with the volume of AI-assisted filings and appeals it now receives, with the “workload pressure” impacting its ability to…