NBN Co’s new push for 1 million premises to make fibre switch
NBN Co is set to allow over 1 million premises with problem copper lines to upgrade to fibre without buying a more expensive plan, marking…
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NDIA embarks on architectural overhaul of scheme systems
The National Disability Insurance Agency is preparing to overhaul its core IT systems, moving away from a “monolithic” architecture to a modular and flexible approach…
Anglicare Sydney starts using AI in HR operations
Anglicare Sydney is starting to use artificial intelligence in its human resources operations, with initial applications in the areas of recruitment, onboarding and job coaching.…
Gov quietly launches onshore instance of GPT-4o for APS
The federal government has quietly launched a sovereign-hosted instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o for use by the Australian Public Service (APS). The multimodal large language model…
Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw in May, initial patch ineffective
A security patch released by Microsoft earlier this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the company’s SharePoint server software that was identified…
Threat actors found distributing malware via DNS
Attackers are abusing the domain name system (DNS) to store and distribute malware, potentially creating blind spots for defenders, security researchers say. It turns out…
UNSW invests in martech stack to bolster students’ ‘lifetime’ loyalty
UNSW is looking to deploy a new customer data platform (CDP) as part of its strategy to expand its marketing capabilities beyond traditional student recruitment.…
Hong Kong investigates Louis Vuitton data leak affecting 419,000 customers
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog said it was investigating a data leak affecting about 419,000 customers of Louis Vuitton, as the brand grapples with a series…
DTA CEO suggests AI usage to reduce ‘white-collar effort’ in APS
The head of the Digital Transformation Agency has pointed to artificial intelligence’s potential to “lift productivity” across the federal government’s program delivery amid a “really…
“PoisonSeed” attack does not bypass hardware MFA
A recent report that appeared to demonstrate a new kind of attack able to bypass the Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO) hardware multi-factor authentication (MFA)…
Microsoft issues patches for “ToolShell” vulnerable SharePoint Servers
Patches for two vulnerable editions of Microsoft’s on-premises SharePoint Server collaboration tool are now available, with administrators urged to apply them immediately as threat actors…
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after IT outage disrupts systems
US carrier Alaska Airlines grounded its flights after an IT outage that affected its systems, the company said. The unspecified outage marks the second time…