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

Mac OS X root privileges zero-day under active exploit

Mac OS X root privileges zero-day under active exploit

Disclosure without reporting to Apple bites innocent users.
Allie Coyne Aug 5 2015 9:53AM Security
JB Hi-Fi's new CIO gets 'clean slate' for change

JB Hi-Fi's new CIO gets 'clean slate' for change

New AusPost, Tabcorp exec to get his hands dirty.
Allie Coyne Aug 5 2015 6:45AM Strategy
Senate committee butts heads with ATO on Bitcoin

Senate committee butts heads with ATO on Bitcoin

Says digital currency shouldn't be akin to barter.
Allie Coyne Aug 4 2015 4:50PM Financial Services
Suncorp forges ahead with last leg of IT overhaul

Suncorp forges ahead with last leg of IT overhaul

Nears release of core banking, optimisation platforms.
Allie Coyne Aug 4 2015 12:09PM Strategy
Windows 10 upgraders targeted in ransomware scam

Windows 10 upgraders targeted in ransomware scam

Users warned not to click on attachments in phishing emails.
Allie Coyne Aug 4 2015 10:03AM Software
JB Hi-Fi nabs AusPost tech exec as new CIO

JB Hi-Fi nabs AusPost tech exec as new CIO

Simon Page jumps ship.
Allie Coyne Aug 3 2015 10:30AM Strategy
Inside Carsales’ love-themed hackathon

Inside Carsales’ love-themed hackathon

Why culture is key.
Allie Coyne Aug 3 2015 6:50AM Strategy
Photos: Carsales' love-themed hackthon

Photos: Carsales' love-themed hackthon

Three-day idea incubator.
Allie Coyne Aug 3 2015 6:34AM Strategy
Photos: A tour through the history of Microsoft's Windows

Photos: A tour through the history of Microsoft's Windows

From Windows 1 to Windows 10.
Allie Coyne Jul 31 2015 6:56AM Software
New Android bug renders device silent, unresponsive

New Android bug renders device silent, unresponsive

Denial-of-service flaw affects more than half of all current users.
Allie Coyne Jul 30 2015 12:15PM Security
Immigration shoots for faster, easier traveller processing

Immigration shoots for faster, easier traveller processing

Seeks partner for new platform following proof-of-concept.
Allie Coyne Jul 29 2015 3:19PM Software
Critical vulnerability found in Apple App Store, iTunes

Critical vulnerability found in Apple App Store, iTunes

Device name in invoices can be swapped with malicious code.
Allie Coyne Jul 29 2015 11:06AM Security
Aussie cyber centre warns of growing threat in first report

Aussie cyber centre warns of growing threat in first report

But ACSC reveals no major national attack yet.
Allie Coyne Jul 29 2015 7:37AM Security
Australia Post gives online retailers leg-up into Chinese market

Australia Post gives online retailers leg-up into Chinese market

Sellers take advantage of proprietary platform.
Allie Coyne Jul 29 2015 6:52AM Software
ASIC removes consent barrier for digital product disclosures

ASIC removes consent barrier for digital product disclosures

Overwhelming feedback demands modernisation.
Allie Coyne Jul 28 2015 1:47PM Software
When Australia's telco sector says enough is enough

When Australia's telco sector says enough is enough

[Blog post] Don't poke the bear.
Allie Coyne Jul 28 2015 11:59AM Software
Android bug leaves a billion phones open to attack

Android bug leaves a billion phones open to attack

Hackers only need phone number to target devices.
Juha Saarinen , Allie Coyne Jul 28 2015 9:40AM Security
iiNet shareholders vote yes to TPG takeover

iiNet shareholders vote yes to TPG takeover

Majority support for under-scrutiny deal.
Allie Coyne Jul 27 2015 1:10PM Telco/ISP
Vocus' next target: Telstra and Optus' customers

Vocus' next target: Telstra and Optus' customers

Win one battle, onto the next.
Allie Coyne Jul 27 2015 6:35AM Telco/ISP
AWS sales almost double in second quarter

AWS sales almost double in second quarter

Cloud unit now accounts for 8 percent of Amazon sales.
Allie Coyne Jul 24 2015 9:54AM Financial Services

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