Westpac at work on a new agentic ecosystem
Westpac is poised to accelerate its adoption of agentic AI across the bank having started a fresh program of work on a new data ecosystem…
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University of Sydney finds permanent CIDO
In summary The University of Sydney has appointed Josh Roberts as its new chief information and digital officer, starting September 21. Roberts succeeds interim CIDO…
Vengeful researcher drops ShieldBreak Windows zero-day on Patch Wednesday
In summary Nightmare Eclipse has released a proof of concept called ShieldBreak, a zero-day flaw in Defender that allows privilege escalation to SYSTEM with no…
Woolworths to move workloads to run at the edge
Woolworths Group is relocating some of its core applications to run at the network edge to reduce the impact of system outages, particularly on replenishment.…
The quiet infrastructure behind organisational resilience
As organisations face continual economic, technological and geopolitical disruption, Professor Nicole Gillespie argues that trust is the foundation of genuine resilience. Concepts such as agile leadership and adaptability…
IAG sets hefty AI budget for next financial year
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has budgeted for around $200 million for “AI and AI enablement” over the next financial year. Nick Hawkins, IAG Supplied The…
Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffle
Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company’s Gemini model as parent Alphabet seeks…
Australia to make tech companies pay more outlets for content
Australia will raise the number of deals large tech firms must strike with local news outlets under a revamp of its media licensing laws to…
SA gov to hold royal commission into AI
The South Australian government will set up a royal commission into AI to shape its policy response to the technology. Premier Peter Malinauskas said that…
Suncorp drives AI more deeply into insurance processes
Suncorp Group is restructuring some of its digital oversight functions as it looks to accelerate its use of AI in the “manufacturing” and “distribution” of…
Onelogon attack defeats Microsoft’s Zerologon patch
German security researchers have reanimated a well-known authentication bypass bug affecting Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) that was routinely abused by attackers some years ago, and…
AFP assessing report in connection with Perth cable faults
The Australian Federal Police is assessing a report of a potential crime after the owner of two undersea cables laid in protection zones near Perth…