Optus used wrong email address to first notify gov of Triple Zero outage
Optus sent the first notifications of its Triple Zero outage to an outdated and unmonitored government email address, where they went unnoticed for over 24…
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CBA modernises its banking core
CBA has modernised its longtime SAP-based core banking platform, migrating off an older superseded version that ran on-premises to a newer cloud-native version that runs…
Microsoft to kill local account workarounds in Windows 11 preview builds
Microsoft is tightening the screws on local account creation in Windows 11, removing well-known workarounds that let users skip the Microsoft account requirement during setup,…
CBA modernises its retail banking core
CBA has modernised its longtime SAP-based core banking platform, migrating off an older superseded version that ran on-premises to a newer cloud-native version that runs…
Qualcomm buys Arduino – iTnews
Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, an Italian not-for-profit firm that makes hardware and software for developing prototypes of robots and other electronic gadgets. San Diego-based Qualcomm is…
Western Health tests SAP Joule on HR system
Western Health, one of Victoria’s largest health services, has enabled SAP’s AI copilot Joule in a test environment with a view to exploring use cases…
WA gov inks $73m deal for core digital twin platform
The Western Australian government has secured one of two core platforms it will need to build a digital twin of the state’s landmass, awarding a…
Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach
Discord said an unnamed third-party support provider it uses was compromised, impacting some sensitive personal customer data. A “small number” of images of government identification…
Japan’s Asahi restarts beer production following cyberattack
Asahi Group’s beer-making subsidiary, Asahi Breweries, said it has restarted production at its six Japanese beer plants after the group’s operations were disrupted by a…
LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has taken legal action against companies it says operate millions of fake accounts on the professional networking site for the purpose of large-scale…
Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer
The free, popular Signal communications app will add quantum-resistant encryption to its messaging system, aiming to protect conversations from future decryption by powerful quantum computers.…
Building cyber resilience in a volatile world
Australia is one of the top five most targeted nations for cyber attacks, and federal agencies are on the frontlines of the digital battlefield. Geopolitical…