Attackers weaponise Linux file names as malware vectors
A researcher at security vendor Trellix has uncovered a Linux malware attack that embeds malicious code directly into file names, a technique that bypasses most…
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Telstra to lead My Health Record data architecture overhaul
Telstra’s digital health arm has won a $33.2 million contract to implement a new data architecture for the government’s My Health Record based on a…
US to take 10 percent equity stake in Intel
US President Donald Trump said the US would take a 10 percent stake in Intel under a deal with the struggling chipmaker that converts government…
Databricks to buy Tecton in AI agent push
Databricks will acquire machine learning startup Tecton to expand its AI agent offerings, the latest in a string of deals aimed at offering full-scale AI…
Defence’s ERP bill with IBM hits $575m
The Department of Defence has inked a fresh agreement with IBM related to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) overhaul, bringing the value of the total…
ANZ eyes ‘compound’ gains from GenAI
ANZ Banking Group is realising incremental benefits from adopting generative AI across its IT service desk environment despite initial misgivings about the technology’s potential return…
UGL digitised work order planning after winning electricity contract
Engineering services firm UGL has built a digital work order management system, initially to help field service teams working on an electricity maintenance contract in…
Microsoft plans full quantum-resistant cryptography transition by 2033
Microsoft has outlined a timeline to protect its services and customers from future quantum computing threats that could render current encryption methods obsolete. Majorana 1…
Chemist Warehouse runs AI on HR shared inbox
Chemist Warehouse is running AI on a shared email inbox for human resources queries from its 30,000 employees and store owners, using it to detect…
AI browsers fall for scams and phishing, security researchers say
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) web browsers that can act autonomously on users’ behalf appear to be extremely gullible and unsafe to use, falling for hoary…
UK agrees to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple
Britain has dropped its demand for the iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of…
University of Melbourne reprimanded for using wi-fi data to identify protesters
The University of Melbourne has been reprimanded for using wi-fi location data to identify students involved in a sit-in protest last year. An investigation by…