Announcing the 2025 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists
The Benchmark Security Awards celebrate Australian security leaders for their work in driving effective cyber programs in Australian enterprise and government. This year’s awards program…
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Monash Health to optimise its SuccessFactors deployment
Monash Health is looking to AI automation and workforce planning to build on an 18-month-old deployment of SuccessFactors. Image credit: Monash Health. Victoria’s largest public…
Optus sees fresh Triple Zero failure after tower site outage
Optus has experienced another, albeit smaller-scale, incident where nine customers could not get through to emergency services. The telco said an unspecified “issue” impacted a…
Qld AI traffic cameras flagged over missing ethical checks
An image-recognition AI system used to assess millions of photos captured of drivers in Queensland has come under scrutiny for not adequately managing potential ethical…
DTA stands up new platform to track gov tech spending
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has launched a new platform to improve its visibility of spending on technology across the federal government. The agency has…
Insignia Financial to move its entire VMware environment into the cloud
Insignia Financial, formerly known as IOOF, is set to migrate its entire VMware fleet of around 4000 machines off its own hardware and onto Google…
Stealthy, persistent “BRICKSTORM” spying backdoor found in network infrastructure
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant have published an analysis of the BRICKSTORM backdoor espionage malware, which it attributes to the China linked UNC5221…
Cyber compliance often overlooks third-party risks, warns Identifly CSO
Aaron Finnis, chief strategy officer at Identity and Access Management (IAM) specialist Identifly, has echoed others in the cybersecurity industry by saying he sees organisations…
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group in second phase of CRM transformation
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group is entering the second phase of a CRM transformation, with an end goal of establishing a more connected, transparent and proactive…
GIO deploys ‘Postie Pat’ to streamline offshore claims routing
GIO is using a digital assistant to help its Australia-based claims teams correctly route work to an offshore centre for processing without breaching local data…
Home Affairs taps ex-Microsoft exec to lead AI development
Home Affairs has hired former Microsoft executive Rishi Nicolai to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence across its operations. Nicolai spent 13 years at Microsoft in…
UK police arrest man over hack that affected European airports
British police said a man had been arrested as part of an investigation into a ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace, owned by RTX, which knocked…