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Friday February 3, 2017
EARLY EDITION

  Latest News  

Telstra sending SMS to wrong numbers after exchange fire

By Allie Coyne

Security concerns for 2FA.

Fire erupts at core Telstra Chatswood exchange

By Allie Coyne

Updated: Affects services nationally.

Qld Health replaces long-vacant CIO role

By Allie Coyne

Mal Thatcher reveals successor.

Woodside starts 60-month trial with NASA robot

By Ry Crozier

Up to 300 tasks could be performed by humanoid.

Flaw found in Schneider Electric data centre monitoring system

By Staff Writer

Could allow remote access to unencrypted passwords.

  Most Read  

The CIO movements that made headlines in 2016

Aurizon cancels $91m SAP systems overhaul

TechnologyOne could lose $122m Brisbane city deal

NBN Co reveals suburbs 'likely' to get FTTdp

TechOne claims it was ambushed by Brisbane City Council

 

What's on Social Media

 
 

a_r_riddell

Anna Riddell

@a_r_riddell

From unkn number, @Telstra outage causing some curious crossed wires. I hope this person gets the trifle they crave… https://t.co/ELWvmrgTEY

 

KeevaTBJ

Keeva

@KeevaTBJ

@a_r_riddell another unfortunate: https://t.co/vKVagV1eor

 

sophbenj

Sophie Benjamin

@sophbenj

I am a Virgin/Optus customer and am getting heaps of texts "from" Telstra meant for other people. @Telstra_news

 

sophbenj

Sophie Benjamin

@sophbenj

Amazing set of messages I received from a wrong number just now. https://t.co/19zrrT8onx

 

JakeSturmer

Jake Sturmer

@JakeSturmer

No naked selfies received from the @Telstra SMS mixup. But I do hope Darren wasn't waiting too long! https://t.co/2tyFeYDpFV

 

jpwarren

Justin Warren

@jpwarren

Nice wake-up call for CIOs to look at adding more than one 2-factor method to their apps.

 

jpwarren

Justin Warren

@jpwarren

Other services that provide SMS as the *only* 2-factor option will have problems, though.

 

joshlemon

Josh Lemon

@joshlemon

@Telstra WHAT!!! So my SMS banking PIN may have been delivered to someone else? You are going to tell customers that are affected, right?

 

joshlemon

Josh Lemon

@joshlemon

@iB3nji @DonYeeoo @Telstra the point is sensitive information being sent to the wrong person. What if it was an SMS password reset link.

 

twiddlekins

Twiddlekins

@twiddlekins

Geez they're amazingly good at these Single Points of Failure. https://t.co/Jbo7sln2Io

 

alliecoyne

Allie Coyne

@alliecoyne

The ATO's online systems won't be restored today, the agency says. Its technicians will be working overnight https://t.co/iZhpKfR78D

 
 
 
  Events  
 
 

Event Name

Location

Date

 
 

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit

Hilton Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

February 20, 2017

 
 

Gemalto & F5 Cloud Security Seminar, Sydney

The Mint, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 01, 2017

 
 

ASD 4 as a Service

Park Hyatt, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 02, 2017

 
 

Chief Data & Analytics Officer Sydney 2017

Swisotel, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 06, 2017

 
 

Australian Cyber Security Centre Conference 2017

National Convention Centre Canberra

March 14, 2017

 
 

3rd Annual Disruptive Innovation Week Summit

Hilton Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)

March 29, 2017

 
 

CeBIT Australia

International Convention Centre Sydney

May 23, 2017

 
 
 

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