Optus says traffic not diverted away from firewall before upgrade
A firewall upgrade at Optus that caused Triple Zero calls to fail for 13 hours did not follow internal traffic routing guidance and processes. CEO…
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Researchers uncover polished ShadowV2 DDoS-as-a-service cloud botnet
Cyber security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) operation that they say blurs the line between traditional malware and modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms.…
US Secret Service seizes New York City SIM farm near UN
The political protection agency of the United States, the Secret Service, said it has dismantled a network of electronic devices in multiple locations in New…
NAB wants more customers onboard with AI
NAB’s retail banking executive says there is still work to do to convince customers of the merits of incorporating more AI into processes and operations,…
DFAT targets cloud migration under ‘discrete’ $106m uplift program
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has kicked off the first steps of a multi-year cloud transition as part of a broader $106…
Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks
Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September that has left…
Google’s revised AI safety framework adds manipulation protection
Google’s DeepMind division has revised its artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework, introducing new protections against manipulative AI systems, and expanding the oversight of internal deployments.…
ACMA proposes digital ID for prepaid mobile SIM verification
Australian telcos could soon accept Digital ID to verify the identity of prepaid mobile phone users under a proposal floated by the Australian Communications Media Authority. If…
Alleged Scattered Spider hacker surrenders to US police
Another alleged affiliate of the high-profile Scattered Spider network of cybercriminals has surrendered himself to police in Las Vegas. The unnamed male teenager faces criminal…
Nvidia to invest US$100 billion in OpenAI
Nvidia will invest up to US$100 billion ($151 billion) in OpenAI and supply it with data centre chips, marking a tie-up between two of the…
Oracle names insiders as co-CEOs
Oracle has named insiders Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs, replacing Safra Catz, who was instrumental in shaping the company’s cloud strategy and thrusting…
CBA builds Lumos, an AI-driven accelerator to prepare applications for cloud
CBA has built a multi-agent workflow that covers every step required to prepare an application for migration to the cloud, enabling the bank to move…