Industry News
Okta opens second Australian data centre
Identity services provider Okta has established a presence within AWS's Melbourne cloud region and launched its Enhanced Data Recovery service in Australia. [ + ]
AEMC drawing up new electricity connection rules to manage AI boom
New rules are under consideration to manage an expected influx of high-capacity data centres in coming years and concerns over how they would respond in a grid power outage. [ + ]
Last year was a record year for data breaches: OAIC
The OAIC reports that health service providers and the Australian Government again notified the most data breaches of all sectors in the past calendar year. [ + ]
US DoJ takedown shows Russian eCrime actors co-opted for state espionage
CrowdStrike says it supported the takedown of DanaBot, revealing links between eCrime and Russian state threat actors. [ + ]
Government investment framework moved to digital.gov.au
The Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework (IOF) is a collaborative life cycle approach ensuring comprehensive planning of digital solutions. [ + ]
Australian law enforcement agency adopts DroneShield technology
An Australian law enforcement agency has selected Droneshield's counter-drone solutions under a contract valued at over $1 million to help safeguard public safety. [ + ]
Wagga Wagga City Council adopts cloud ERP solution
Wagga Wagga City Council is implementing TechnologyOne's OneCouncil Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology. [ + ]
Workato completes IRAP assessment
Enterprise orchestration platform Workato has been assessed as suitable for handling Australian government data up to the Protected classification level [ + ]
Australian Human Rights Commission discovers data leak
The Australian Human Rights Commission has announced a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission's web forms on its website. [ + ]
NT Government upgrading critical infrastructure for emergency comms
The Northern Territory Government is investing $6.6m to upgrade critical infrastructure at the Joint Emergency Services Communications Centre and the Peter McAulay Centre. [ + ]
NSW announces Health Research and Innovation Strategy
The NSW Health Research and Innovation Strategy will target research and innovation efforts across NSW Health to where it is needed the most. [ + ]
Barracuda unveils multimodal AI threat detection tools
Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks is harnessing the power of multimodal AI to significantly enhance its threat detection capabilities. [ + ]
NSW Government supports efficiency reforms for councils
The NSW Government says it remains committed to ensuring NSW councils are efficient and financially sustainable. [ + ]
Genetec assessed as aligning with Essential Eight
Genetec physical security solutions have been assessed as being in alignment with the ACSC's Essential Eight threat mitigation requirements. [ + ]
Government awards $569 million Wedgetail contract to Boeing Defence
A new contract with Boeing Defence Australia will deliver enhancements to the RAAF's E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and ground systems. [ + ]
