ADHA puts My Health Record, API Gateway support out to tender
The Australian Digital Health Agency is consolidating My Health Record and the API Gateway into a single application support and maintenance contract as it plans…
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“Scattered Spider” evolves with new ransomware and social engineering tactics
The loosely connected network of threat actors behind several high profile hacks known as Scattered Spider has added new ransomware and improved social engineering techniques…
Optus brings GenAI into frontline ops
Optus will begin using a generative AI-powered virtual agent, co-developed with Google Cloud, to interpret and support contact centre staff interactions with customers. Named Expert…
Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for children
Australia will include YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform. The country’s internet…
Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy CyberArk
Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire CyberArk Software in a deal that could value the Israeli cyber security firm at more than US$20…
Gov to encourage vuln research, puts insurers and NFPs on notice
The federal government will knuckle down on its cyber security strategy, with browser-level threat blocking, vulnerability research, a potential intervention on cyber insurance, and a…
Union calls for ‘mandatory’ employee consultations on AI programs
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for organisations to conduct “mandatory” consultations before introducing new artificial intelligence technologies into the workplace. Measures proposed…
US spy satellite agency says law enforcement probing ‘incident’
The US spy satellite agency said authorities are investigating an unspecified incident affecting a website serving prospective intelligence community contractors. The National Reconnaissance Office said in a…
Hackers claim massive cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot
Russian airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel more than 50 round-trip flights, disrupting travel across the world’s biggest country, as two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed…
CBA AI ‘voice bot’ deployment linked to review of 45 roles
CBA’s use of an AI ‘voice bot’ to triage inbound customer calls has led to the bank placing 45 roles under review. The Finance Sector…
Google’s Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently
The recently introduced Google Gemini CLI agent, which provides a text based command interface to the company’s artificial intelligence large language model, could be tricked…
How Paramatta Council Worked With Cloud Context to Push Beyond the “Digital Transformation” Buzzword
For years now, “digital transformation” has been a buzzword associated with innovation and, increasingly, the ability to adopt AI. However, as with any buzzword, it’s…