UGL digitised work order planning after winning electricity contract
Engineering services firm UGL has built a digital work order management system, initially to help field service teams working on an electricity maintenance contract in…
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Microsoft plans full quantum-resistant cryptography transition by 2033
Microsoft has outlined a timeline to protect its services and customers from future quantum computing threats that could render current encryption methods obsolete. Majorana 1…
Chemist Warehouse runs AI on HR shared inbox
Chemist Warehouse is running AI on a shared email inbox for human resources queries from its 30,000 employees and store owners, using it to detect…
AI browsers fall for scams and phishing, security researchers say
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) web browsers that can act autonomously on users’ behalf appear to be extremely gullible and unsafe to use, falling for hoary…
UK agrees to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple
Britain has dropped its demand for the iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of…
University of Melbourne reprimanded for using wi-fi data to identify protesters
The University of Melbourne has been reprimanded for using wi-fi location data to identify students involved in a sit-in protest last year. An investigation by…
CBA keeps pushing limits of its Workday environment
CBA has 20 apps in production that run off its now decade-old Workday system for human resources, part of a strategy to treat the software…
Microsoft shrinks Chinese access to cyber early warning system
Microsoft has scaled back some Chinese companies’ access to its early warning system for cyber security vulnerabilities following speculation that Beijing was involved in a…
CBA to keep roles it had reviewed after installing AI bot
Commonwealth Bank will keep 45 customer service roles it had earmarked for review after deploying an AI ‘voice bot’, following a three-week “review”. The introduction…
Serco connects dispersed workforce through ServiceNow-backed platform
Serco has gone live with a new mobile application aimed at securely connecting its dispersed contractor workforce across Australia. The outsourcing giant has implemented a…
Parliamentary Services CIO announces exit
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is undergoing a leadership transition in its technology division after the resignation of chief information officer James Lawson. Lawson,…
Cyber contracts not meeting boards’ needs: Kaine Mathrick Tech CEO
Cybersecurity contracts are not keeping pace with boards’ needs, according to Bradley Kaine, CEO of Australian managed service provider Kaine Mathrick Tech. Bradley Kaine, Kaine Mathrick…