Late patching of Metabase SQLi bug claims Sydney’s Mathspace
Key points Attackers exploited a critical Metabase vulnerability to breach Mathspace after the company failed to patch its self-hosted instance following an August 7 advisory.…
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Hundreds of old, vulnerable Exchange servers remain in Australia
Key points 382 Australian and 56 New Zealand Exchange servers remain vulnerable to CVE-2026-62911 as of August 31, three weeks after Microsoft’s fix. Working exploit…
Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut contrails
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding trials of an AI-powered technology designed to help cut climate-warming aircraft contrails. The trial, which began in late 2025,…
NSW Police gets extra $15m for “digital forensics” technology
NSW Police are set to receive an extra $15 million to spend on technology to access “encrypted devices and digital platforms”, for the purpose of…
iTnews Executive Retreat – Security Leaders Edition – VIC
Security leaders operate in one of the most demanding roles in technology. Between navigating an evolving threat landscape, managing organisational risk and leading high-performing teams,…
People First Bank progresses its tech stack modernisation
Key points People First Bank expects its fully modernised technology stack, including a Fiserv core banking platform and Backbase-powered digital banking, to be complete by…
Vocus hit by Australia Singapore Cable break
Vocus is dealing with a break on its Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) system that runs between Perth and Singapore, weeks after the second major cable…
State of Security 2026: Cloud Security
The shift to the cloud has relieved organisations of the complexity of managing their own infrastructure, but it has introduced an entirely new set of…
Firmus invests US$300m in SUBCO’s APX East
Key points Firmus Technologies has signed a US$300 million ($416 million) agreement with SUBCO, securing rights to 150Tbps of capacity on the APX East subsea…
Tabcorp appoints new CISO – iTnews
Key points Tabcorp has named Maxine Harrison as its new chief information security officer, following the former leader’s departure in July. Harrison most recently served…
Coles to end data analytics work with Palantir
Key points Coles Group is ending its three-year data and analytics partnership with Palantir Technologies, which covered rostering, store operations and supply chain planning across…
IAG builds AI into its HR service delivery
Key points IAG has moved from ServiceNow’s conversational chatbot to its Now Assist AI suite to boost self-service deflection rates for HR queries. The insurer…