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

Facebook launches eBay rival in Australia

Facebook launches eBay rival in Australia

Marketplace comes to four countries at launch.
Allie Coyne Oct 4 2016 10:46AM Strategy
ACCC declares Telstra's mass systems remediation complete

ACCC declares Telstra's mass systems remediation complete

Finally compliant with SSU.
Allie Coyne Oct 4 2016 9:24AM Telco/ISP
Ziggy wins second term as NBN chair

Ziggy wins second term as NBN chair

Will last until almost the end of NBN rollout.
Allie Coyne Sep 30 2016 12:30PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone to kill 2G network

Vodafone to kill 2G network

Will refarm spectrum towards 4G data services.
Allie Coyne Sep 30 2016 7:51AM Telco/ISP
Telstra axes 300 more jobs

Telstra axes 300 more jobs

Retail division in the firing line.
Allie Coyne Sep 30 2016 7:09AM Telco/ISP
Google brings Cloud Platform to Sydney

Google brings Cloud Platform to Sydney

Three availability zones to come online next year.
Allie Coyne Sep 30 2016 6:42AM Software
Brandis says white hats will be exempt from data law changes

Brandis says white hats will be exempt from data law changes

Criminal offences won't apply to researchers.
Allie Coyne Sep 29 2016 5:31PM Security
Ex-CBA IT exec charged with fraud in the US

Ex-CBA IT exec charged with fraud in the US

Could face 45 years in jail if found guilty.
Allie Coyne Sep 29 2016 12:30PM Financial Services
Telstra grilled over security of cancer register data

Telstra grilled over security of cancer register data

OAIC floats new breach reporting requirements.
Allie Coyne Sep 29 2016 9:12AM Telco/ISP
Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Changes to Privacy Act coming.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 5:33PM Strategy
NBN Co dumps Optus HFC for FTTdp

NBN Co dumps Optus HFC for FTTdp

Will cost too much, take too long to fix network.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 4:00PM Telco/ISP
ASX shareholders are worried about blockchain security

ASX shareholders are worried about blockchain security

Chairman admits exchange could become a target.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 2:41PM Security
ASX promises to bolster systems after 'unprecedented' outage

ASX promises to bolster systems after 'unprecedented' outage

Claims vendors have never seen such a malfunction before.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 10:08AM Software
Energy Australia's 'spiderweb' systems problem

Energy Australia's 'spiderweb' systems problem

Inside its data overhaul.
Allie Coyne Sep 27 2016 12:00PM Software
NSW govt looks beyond jammers to block phones in jails

NSW govt looks beyond jammers to block phones in jails

Calls for solutions that won't impact prison neighbours.
Allie Coyne Sep 26 2016 5:16PM Telco/ISP
Vodafail returns with seven-hour Vodafone outage

Vodafail returns with seven-hour Vodafone outage

Updated: Users revolt over 4G problems.
Allie Coyne Sep 26 2016 10:22AM Telco/ISP
ANZ Bank takes corporate systems to the cloud

ANZ Bank takes corporate systems to the cloud

SaaS means no more worrying about patching.
Allie Coyne Sep 22 2016 11:55AM Software
HSBC's global ERP overhaul is its first cloud play

HSBC's global ERP overhaul is its first cloud play

Adopts lease-over-buy approach.
Allie Coyne Sep 22 2016 6:28AM Software
NAB nears finish line in core banking overhaul

NAB nears finish line in core banking overhaul

Seven years of effort starting to come to a head.
Allie Coyne Sep 21 2016 6:45AM Software
Oracle starts price war with AWS to close the gap

Oracle starts price war with AWS to close the gap

Claims it has the tech to overtake cloud leader.
Allie Coyne Sep 19 2016 1:25PM Hardware

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