Category: ITnews

FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle
30
Mar
2025

FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle – Security

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing a cyberattack at Oracle that has led to the theft of…

AARNet to operate Basslink communications cable
30
Mar
2025

AARNet to operate Basslink communications cable – Telco/ISP

AARNet will take over operation of telecommunications services on the Basslink cable linking Victoria and Tasmania from July. The internet…

UniSuper starts to explore agentic AI
30
Mar
2025

UniSuper starts to explore agentic AI – Cloud – Software

UniSuper is starting to explore opportunities with agentic AI, with an initial use case aimed at helping a financial advisory…

DAFF recruiting new CIO to address 'compounding' IT debt
27
Mar
2025

DAFF recruiting new CIO to address ‘compounding’ IT debt – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has begun searching for a new CIO following the departure of Mark…

ASIC scopes data forensics future ahead of Nuix deal expiry
27
Mar
2025

ASIC scopes data forensics future ahead of Nuix deal expiry – Software

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is planning a major overhaul of its digital evidence-gathering environment, ahead of the late-2027 expiry…

European lawmakers urge Commission to move quickly on Chips Act 2.0
27
Mar
2025

European lawmakers urge Commission to move quickly on Chips Act 2.0 – Hardware

Members of the European Parliament have urged the European Commission to launch a new support program for the region’s semiconductor…

Gov injects a further $229m into My Health Record modernisation
27
Mar
2025

Gov injects a further $229m into My Health Record modernisation – Software

The federal government is to put $229 million into further modernisation of the My Health Record platform under its latest…

The full list of IT projects in the 2025-26 federal budget
27
Mar
2025

The full list of IT projects in the 2025-26 federal budget – Strategy

The final budget before the next federal election includes scant funding for technology projects compared to previous years, with the…

PsiQuantum raising at least US$750 million
27
Mar
2025

PsiQuantum raising at least US$750 million – Hardware

Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least US$750 million ($1.2 billion) at a US$6 billion pre-money valuation, according to…

Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers
27
Mar
2025

Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers – Security

A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government…

Thousands of NSW court documents downloaded in
27
Mar
2025

Thousands of NSW court documents downloaded in “major data breach” – Security

Thousands of “sensitive” NSW court filings have been downloaded by unknown threat actors after a breach of the NSW Online…

DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring
27
Mar
2025

DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ provided tech support to cybercrime ring – Security

The best-known member of Elon Musk’s US DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that…