International Criminal Court hit by cyber attack
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has revealed it detected a “new, sophisticated and targeted” cybersecurity incident late last week, adding it has now been contained.…
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Home Affairs officer accessed data on “friends and associates”
A former immigration officer at Home Affairs accessed restricted data on 17 “friends and associates” over 1000 times over a six-year period. The woman also…
SA gov kicks off review to overhaul legacy taxation systems
The South Australian government is undertaking a high-level architecture review of its systems responsible for processing over $6 billion in annual taxation. The six-month review…
Optus’ first AI chief Samantha Lawson exits
Optus’ first dedicated vice president of artificial intelligence, Samantha Lawson, has stepped down after two years in the role, amid a broader restructuring of the…
TPG packet core decommissioning caused emergency call issues
TPG Telecom’s planned decommissioning of its older 4G packet core network mid-last year caused some customers to lose the ability to make emergency calls, the…
DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany
Germany’s data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their app stores in the country due to concerns…
Mind the AI innovation gap Podcast
A listening tour of Australian boardrooms found that executives were enthusiastic about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to unleash an economic bonanza but they…
DTA adds another $25m to Microsoft sourcing deal
The federal government has topped up its volume sourcing agreement with Microsoft by another $25 million through a fresh one-year deal for “unified support” services.…
Adelaide University stands up its digital stack
Adelaide University – the result of a merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia – has stood up a new digital…
Ex-student charged over Western Sydney University cyberattacks
A 27-year-old former student of Western Sydney University has been charged over a series of cyberattacks that impacted the educational institution. Image credit: NSW Police…
ANZ’s group executive of technology Gerard Florian to retire
ANZ Banking Group’s long-time group technology leader Gerard Florian is set to retire in early August, with a global search underway to find a replacement.…
Debate over future of US AI regulation hinges on broadband funding
The fight over a proposed 10-year US moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has heated up, with Republican and Democratic Senate leaders differing on…