Allie Coyne

Allie Coyne is a Sydney-based journalist and the editor of iTnews.

Coyne started on iTnews in 2013 after almost two years running the website of technology channel publication CRN.

Coyne won best new journalist in the 2013 Microsoft IT Journalism Awards, and was named best business technology journalist at the same awards in 2015, again in 2016, and won best security journalist in 2018. She left iTnews in 2018.

Recent articles by Allie Coyne

Fresh ATO outage as hardware struggles continue

Fresh ATO outage as hardware struggles continue

Updated: All online services affected.
Allie Coyne Feb 2 2017 12:02PM Hardware
Qantas hires its first CISO

Qantas hires its first CISO

Security given greater prominence.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2017 5:45PM Security
ANZ Bank gives data a seat at the executive table

ANZ Bank gives data a seat at the executive table

Lures Woolworths exec to new role.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2017 5:31PM Strategy
Jetstar elevates cyber security with new exec role

Jetstar elevates cyber security with new exec role

Introduces cyber 2IC to CIO.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2017 1:29PM Security
MacTel, Optus retain spot as biggest tech political donors

MacTel, Optus retain spot as biggest tech political donors

But smaller offerings than previous years.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2017 9:04AM Financial Services
Meet IOOF's new CIO

Meet IOOF's new CIO

Andrew Todd's replacement revealed.
Allie Coyne Jan 31 2017 10:30AM Strategy
Aurizon cancels $91m SAP systems overhaul

Aurizon cancels $91m SAP systems overhaul

Records $64m impairment charge.
Allie Coyne Jan 31 2017 10:09AM Strategy
Facebook shuts down Parse developer platform

Facebook shuts down Parse developer platform

Disabling apps one by one.
Allie Coyne Jan 31 2017 7:14AM Software
Centrelink staff speak out against DHS over data matching bungle

Centrelink staff speak out against DHS over data matching bungle

Claim the department ignored warnings.
Allie Coyne Jan 25 2017 11:11AM Software
Dropbox 'inadvertently' kept users' deleted files for up to 7 years

Dropbox 'inadvertently' kept users' deleted files for up to 7 years

Blames metadata bug.
Allie Coyne Jan 25 2017 10:23AM Security
PwC to investigate ATO's system collapse

PwC to investigate ATO's system collapse

Report due in March.
Allie Coyne Jan 24 2017 2:38PM Hardware
Turnbull asks ASD to brief party leaders on election cyber threat

Turnbull asks ASD to brief party leaders on election cyber threat

Alleged hacking of US election spooks Australian government.
Allie Coyne Jan 24 2017 9:21AM Security
What's the effective life of Australia's data centres?

What's the effective life of Australia's data centres?

ATO proposes specific depreciation lifespans.
Allie Coyne Jan 23 2017 1:46PM Hardware
Tabcorp eyes world domination with new betting platform

Tabcorp eyes world domination with new betting platform

Homegrown Sun Bets project paves way for future markets.
Allie Coyne Jan 23 2017 6:30AM Strategy
How News Corp Australia made WordPress scale

How News Corp Australia made WordPress scale

Inside one of the world's biggest deployments.
Allie Coyne Jan 20 2017 11:30AM Strategy
Is there a future for Australia's Digital Transformation Agency?

Is there a future for Australia's Digital Transformation Agency?

How not to become AGIMO 2.0.
Allie Coyne Jan 20 2017 6:51AM Strategy
Newly-discovered Mac malware runs ancient code

Newly-discovered Mac malware runs ancient code

"Fruitfly" also likely to affect Linux.
Allie Coyne Jan 19 2017 9:18AM Security
Meet Qld Health's five new technology execs

Meet Qld Health's five new technology execs

Still no fill for long-vacant CIO role.
Allie Coyne Jan 18 2017 10:38AM Strategy
Inchcape's crack at uniting legacy, manual IT

Inchcape's crack at uniting legacy, manual IT

One data warehouse to rule them all.
Allie Coyne Jan 18 2017 6:30AM Software
CEO ousted in AISA coup

CEO ousted in AISA coup

Exclusive: Board reshuffle prompts unexpected overthrow.
Allie Coyne Jan 17 2017 12:00PM Security

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