Category: ITnews

ADHA makes John Borchi its permanent CTO
22
Feb
2024

ADHA makes John Borchi its permanent CTO – Strategy – Training & Development

The Australian Digital Health Agency (AHDA) is recruiting a new chief information security officer (CISO) following John Borchi promotion to…

Gov back in data breach 'top five' after near three-year absence
22
Feb
2024

Gov back in data breach ‘top five’ after near three-year absence – Security

An uptick in data breaches caused by human error places government agencies back in the ‘top five’ sectors by breach…

Microsoft identifies
22
Feb
2024

ConnectWise patches critical ScreenConnect vulnerability – Security

ConnectWise has disclosed two vulnerabilities, one critical, in its ScreenConnect remote desktop application. The critical bug, CVE-2024-1709, was described by…

Qantas embarks on three-year technology upgrade
22
Feb
2024

Qantas embarks on three-year technology upgrade – Software

Qantas is set to make a “multi-million dollar investment in new technology” over the next three years that will particularly…

Colonial First State sees GenAI making financial planning accessible
21
Feb
2024

Colonial First State sees GenAI making financial planning accessible – Finance – Software

Colonial First State sees a future role for generative AI in cutting through the complexity and cost of financial planning,…

Tangerine Telecom says customer data of 232,000 affected by 'cyber incident'
21
Feb
2024

Tangerine Telecom says customer data of 232,000 affected by ‘cyber incident’ – Security – Telco/ISP

Tangerine Telecom, a challenger retail service provider, says a “legacy” customer database containing details of 232,000 current and former customers…

VMware client plug-in has critical vulnerability
21
Feb
2024

VMware client plug-in has critical vulnerability – Security

A deprecated authentication plug-in for VSphere, the enhanced authentication plug-in (EAP), carries two vulnerabilities, one critical, and should be disabled…

Privacy Watchdog to investigate HWL Ebsworth over security and notifications
21
Feb
2024

Privacy Watchdog to investigate HWL Ebsworth over security and notifications – Security

HWL Ebsworth is facing an official investigation by Australia’s privacy watchdog following a cyber security incident last year.  The investigation…

Woolworths banks continued digital growth
21
Feb
2024

Woolworths banks continued digital growth – Strategy

Woolworths has reported strong growth in its WooliesX business, as the retail giant’s performance was dragged to a $781 million…

Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown
21
Feb
2024

Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown – Security

An international law enforcement operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of…

WooliesX chief will become the next Woolworths CEO
21
Feb
2024

WooliesX chief will become the next Woolworths CEO – Strategy – Training & Development

WooliesX’s managing director Amanda Bardwell is set to become CEO of Woolworths Group in September, as current chief Brad Banducci…

eSafety's online storage and message scans
21
Feb
2024

eSafety’s online storage and message scans “not technically good” solution says Fastmail – Security

Melbourne-headquartered email hosting provider Fastmail has said that the eSafety Commissioner’s proposed industry standards, requiring message and online file-storage providers…