Category: ITnews

Gov pulls in KPMG to scope energy comparison site roadmap
08
Feb
2024

Gov pulls in KPMG to scope energy comparison site roadmap – Software

The federal government’s energy comparison website, Energy Made Easy, is in line for an overhaul, with KPMG Australia brought in…

Symbio shareholders approve Aussie Broadband takeover
07
Feb
2024

Symbio shareholders approve Aussie Broadband takeover – Telco/ISP

Aussie Broadband’s $262 million acquisition of unified communications-as-a-service provider Symbio moved a step closer, with Symbio shareholders voting in favour…

Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot
07
Feb
2024

Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot – Security

Microsoft’s vulnerability and mitigations team have discovered a bug in a program called Shim, which is used in Linux distributions…

NT Health says
07
Feb
2024

NT Health says “temporary” Acacia rollback at two hospitals – Strategy – Software

NT Health has confirmed that a new digital patient record system has been “temporarily” withdrawn from use in the emergency…

Britain, France lead 35 nation agreement on controlling spyware
07
Feb
2024

Britain, France lead 35 nation agreement on controlling spyware – Security

Countries led by Britain, France and the United States and tech firms including Google, Microsoft and Meta signed a joint…

Australian law firm Lander & Rogers finds legal uses for Copilot
07
Feb
2024

Australian law firm Lander & Rogers finds legal uses for Copilot – Software

Australian law firm Lander & Rodgers has automated several legal tasks and launched an AI Lab, which will develop customised…

Westpac's complex IT scrutinised in new court case
06
Feb
2024

Westpac adds transaction monitoring to detect power of attorney abuse – Finance – Software

Westpac is introducing an additional layer of transaction monitoring aimed at detecting potential abuse of power of attorney arrangements over…

NSW Rural Fire Service seeks CIO
06
Feb
2024

NSW Rural Fire Service seeks CIO – Strategy – Training & Development

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is seeking a new chief information officer (CIO) following the departure of John Danson…

Meta to start labeling AI-generated images from companies like OpenAI, Google
06
Feb
2024

Meta to start labeling AI-generated images from companies like OpenAI, Google – Software

Meta Platforms will begin detecting and labelling images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence services in the coming months, using…

06
Feb
2024

World of Workflows supports Indigenous procurement with isupply Australia – State of Diversity – Partner Content

For iTnews, CRN, and Digital Nation’s inaugural State of Diversity report, we spoke to organisations that are championing diversity, equity,…

Atlassian issues urgent Confluence patch
06
Feb
2024

More woes for Ivanti as exploit activity rises – Security

A security vulnerability discovered by Ivanti during a separate security investigation is being widely exploited in the wild, security researchers…

Meta oversight board calls company's deepfake rule 'incoherent'
06
Feb
2024

Meta oversight board calls company’s deepfake rule ‘incoherent’ – Software

Meta’s Oversight Board has determined a Facebook video wrongfully suggesting that US President Joe Biden is a paedophile does not…