Justin Hendry

Justin Hendry is a Sydney-based journalist and the deputy editor of iTnews. He covers all things government IT. Before joining iTnews in 2017, Hendry worked as a journalist at public sector research house Intermedium. He is a graduate of Macquarie University in Sydney.

Recent articles by Justin Hendry

DTA chief to leave after three years

DTA chief to leave after three years

Steps down to lead new trade taskforce.
Justin Hendry Jun 18 2021 3:05PM Strategy
BHP to shift global applications portfolio to Microsoft Azure

BHP to shift global applications portfolio to Microsoft Azure

Inks ‘long-term’ cloud deals with Microsoft, AWS.
Justin Hendry Jun 18 2021 12:38PM Strategy
Service NSW failed to buy data tool to identify bushfire funds fraud

Service NSW failed to buy data tool to identify bushfire funds fraud

Offered one tool, committed to another, didn’t deploy either.
Justin Hendry Jun 17 2021 12:59PM Strategy
SA govt appoints new CISO from within

SA govt appoints new CISO from within

After resignation of inaugural IT security chief.
Justin Hendry Jun 17 2021 6:39AM Strategy
WA Police refused request to stop accessing Covid check-in app data

WA Police refused request to stop accessing Covid check-in app data

Forcing the govt to introduce new laws.
Justin Hendry Jun 16 2021 5:24PM Security
WA moves to plug legislative gaps after cops access check-in app data

WA moves to plug legislative gaps after cops access check-in app data

Contact tracing data accessed during investigations.
Justin Hendry Jun 16 2021 12:45PM Security
Qld govt stumps up $40m for cyber security, digital

Qld govt stumps up $40m for cyber security, digital

In otherwise lacklustre 2021 budget.
Justin Hendry Jun 16 2021 5:48AM Strategy
ASD chief pushes incident response takeover laws to avoid chasing attack victims

ASD chief pushes incident response takeover laws to avoid chasing attack victims

After unknown company refused assistance.
Justin Hendry Jun 15 2021 3:46PM Security
Nuix CEO, CFO to depart

Nuix CEO, CFO to depart

After weeks of controversy.
Justin Hendry Jun 15 2021 12:58PM Financial Services
How Cover-More Group shrank its IT estate while responding to Covid-19

How Cover-More Group shrank its IT estate while responding to Covid-19

Podcast: CIO discusses travel insurer's global consolidation.
Justin Hendry Jun 14 2021 2:30PM Strategy
Telstra tops Aussie telcos, tech companies in renewables report card

Telstra tops Aussie telcos, tech companies in renewables report card

As assessed by Greenpeace Australia.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2021 12:42PM Strategy
Govt seeks input on digital ID expansion plans

Govt seeks input on digital ID expansion plans

Consultation moves forward with position paper release.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2021 10:29AM Strategy
ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise

ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise

In one case by a matter of hours.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2021 7:00AM Strategy
Treasury Wine Estates to trial robots for yield prediction, crop spraying

Treasury Wine Estates to trial robots for yield prediction, crop spraying

In tie-up with The Yield and Yamaha.
Justin Hendry Jun 10 2021 2:24PM Hardware
Fed govt cyber resilience unchanged since last year: auditor

Fed govt cyber resilience unchanged since last year: auditor

Only one agency hits Essential Eight baseline.
Justin Hendry Jun 10 2021 6:45AM Strategy
AFP told to end over-reliance on network drives

AFP told to end over-reliance on network drives

After more than 90 percent of records found to be stored that way.
Justin Hendry Jun 10 2021 6:45AM Strategy
Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber security controls

Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber security controls

For almost all federal departments and agencies.
Justin Hendry Jun 9 2021 1:04PM Strategy
Melton City Council contractor handed own company over $1m of IT work

Melton City Council contractor handed own company over $1m of IT work

Faked competitive quotes in 'childlike' sham.
Justin Hendry Jun 9 2021 1:00PM Strategy
Govt certifies first three 'strategic' data centre providers

Govt certifies first three 'strategic' data centre providers

Usual suspects get the tick.
Justin Hendry Jun 8 2021 11:47AM Strategy
NSW Police runs AI over evidence using Microsoft Azure

NSW Police runs AI over evidence using Microsoft Azure

As it prepares to scale its ‘digital evidence cloud’.
Justin Hendry Jun 7 2021 4:54PM Strategy

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