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

WA to trial driverless bus

WA to trial driverless bus

Australia's states rush towards autonomous vehicles.
Allie Coyne Feb 9 2016 3:58PM Hardware
'Embarrassing' human error behind national Telstra outage

'Embarrassing' human error behind national Telstra outage

Updated: Mobile, ADSL, voice services out for three hours.
Allie Coyne Feb 9 2016 1:23PM Telco/ISP
Vic police want to shoot GPS trackers at fleeing cars

Vic police want to shoot GPS trackers at fleeing cars

Also ask for remote fuel cut off and braking control.
Allie Coyne Feb 9 2016 8:54AM Hardware
Service Stream and CIO part ways

Service Stream and CIO part ways

Former Orica, Westpac IT exec now looking for new challenge.
Allie Coyne Feb 9 2016 6:35AM Strategy
GovCMS API promises easier content management

GovCMS API promises easier content management

Info can update automatically across govt, external sites.
Allie Coyne Feb 8 2016 1:55PM Software
Telcos pile on Telstra in ACCC wholesale price fight

Telcos pile on Telstra in ACCC wholesale price fight

Telstra's rivals dive into legal battle.
Allie Coyne Feb 8 2016 10:35AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO to cut 300 more jobs, Data61 affected

CSIRO to cut 300 more jobs, Data61 affected

'Realignment' for new strategy.
Allie Coyne Feb 4 2016 1:34PM Strategy
NSW govt launches its own myGov

NSW govt launches its own myGov

MyServiceNSW goes live.
Allie Coyne Feb 4 2016 11:29AM Software
Westfield ditches SMS feature over privacy issues

Westfield ditches SMS feature over privacy issues

Exclusive: Potential to track cars that aren't your own.
Allie Coyne Feb 3 2016 6:48AM Security
Melbourne Health still grappling with Qbot malware

Melbourne Health still grappling with Qbot malware

Virus mutations make it hard to contain.
Allie Coyne Feb 2 2016 4:59PM Security
Optus outage downs Virgin Australia's check-in system

Optus outage downs Virgin Australia's check-in system

Long queues across the country.
Allie Coyne Feb 2 2016 11:28AM Software
Tech vendors drop off political donations list

Tech vendors drop off political donations list

But Google surfaces with first-time donation.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2016 9:04AM Financial Services
Microsoft makes big change to enterprise agreements

Microsoft makes big change to enterprise agreements

Exclusive: Could result in higher prices for many users.
Allie Coyne Feb 1 2016 6:50AM Software
AWS sales jump 69 percent

AWS sales jump 69 percent

Reach US$2.4 billion.
Allie Coyne Jan 29 2016 9:55AM Software
Aussie pharmacies test real-time monitoring of codeine sales

Aussie pharmacies test real-time monitoring of codeine sales

Industry lobby fights against prescription-only plans.
Allie Coyne Jan 28 2016 2:19PM Software
ANZ Bank to give new digital exec a seat at the top table

ANZ Bank to give new digital exec a seat at the top table

Creates role to lead transformation efforts.
Allie Coyne Jan 27 2016 12:20PM Strategy
Australia's first opt-out e-health site to start trials this week

Australia's first opt-out e-health site to start trials this week

More than 670,000 northern Queenslanders first in line.
Allie Coyne Jan 27 2016 6:46AM Software
NAB lets customers tap and pay on Android phones

NAB lets customers tap and pay on Android phones

Eschews Android Pay to go it alone.
Allie Coyne Jan 25 2016 10:04AM Financial Services
How the Qbot malware downed Melbourne Health's systems

How the Qbot malware downed Melbourne Health's systems

Got in through Windows XP zero-day.
Allie Coyne Jan 22 2016 3:50PM Security
ASX to build its own blockchain

ASX to build its own blockchain

Picks Digital Asset technology.
Allie Coyne Jan 22 2016 8:53AM Software

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