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

Digital Opal card sign-ups suspended after 10,000 user target reached

Digital Opal card sign-ups suspended after 10,000 user target reached

TfNSW sets its sights on new target for Google Pay trial.
Justin Hendry Dec 22 2020 6:57AM Software
APRA restarts data platform overhaul after nine-month pause

APRA restarts data platform overhaul after nine-month pause

Go-live pushed back to September 2021.
Justin Hendry Dec 21 2020 3:28PM Financial Services
Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Audit finds problems by the bucket load.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 5:51PM Strategy
Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Breached Spam Act.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 12:38PM Financial Services
Govt pours millions into Covid vaccine tracking systems

Govt pours millions into Covid vaccine tracking systems

Plus all the other tech in MYEFO 2020.
Justin Hendry Dec 17 2020 3:29PM Strategy
TAFE NSW's Oracle IT system build climbs $22m after insourcing shift

TAFE NSW's Oracle IT system build climbs $22m after insourcing shift

Agency puts blowout down to expanded project scope.
Justin Hendry Dec 17 2020 12:31PM Strategy
Finance dept calls on SAP integrators for GovERP

Finance dept calls on SAP integrators for GovERP

Common ERP project moves forward after initial funding.
Justin Hendry Dec 17 2020 12:28PM Strategy
GPS tracking comes to Triple Zero calls

GPS tracking comes to Triple Zero calls

Advanced mobile location technology now deployed.
Justin Hendry Dec 16 2020 6:01PM Strategy
Sydney Water lands ex-News Corp CIO

Sydney Water lands ex-News Corp CIO

As its new general manager of digital.
Justin Hendry Dec 16 2020 12:15PM Training & Development
Service NSW finds cyber attack impacted 80,000 fewer customers

Service NSW finds cyber attack impacted 80,000 fewer customers

But only after wrongly notifying 25,000 people.
Justin Hendry Dec 16 2020 11:28AM Security
eftpos, BPAY and NPP agree to merge

eftpos, BPAY and NPP agree to merge

But will retain operational autonomy.
Justin Hendry Dec 15 2020 11:30AM Financial Services
Ransomware outed as cause of State Transit Authority outage

Ransomware outed as cause of State Transit Authority outage

Audit confirms June cyber incident took place.
Justin Hendry Dec 15 2020 7:08AM Security
Telstra scores $130m WA schools internet upgrade deal

Telstra scores $130m WA schools internet upgrade deal

Base bandwidth to climb to 2 Mbps from early 2021.
Justin Hendry Dec 14 2020 3:17PM Telco/ISP
Australian security agencies to build top secret private cloud

Australian security agencies to build top secret private cloud

For improve data analysis, collaboration.
Justin Hendry Dec 14 2020 12:32PM Strategy
NSW govt warned its cyber resilience needs "urgent attention"

NSW govt warned its cyber resilience needs "urgent attention"

Groundhog day.
Justin Hendry Dec 14 2020 6:56AM Strategy
ATO reveals the IT giants that paid zero tax last year

ATO reveals the IT giants that paid zero tax last year

Annual transparency report released.
Justin Hendry Dec 11 2020 12:30PM Financial Services
Govt agencies face annual cyber security audits for next five years

Govt agencies face annual cyber security audits for next five years

On the recommendation of a parliamentary committee.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 5:21PM Strategy
Govt introduces cyber incident response takeover bill to parliament

Govt introduces cyber incident response takeover bill to parliament

Ahead of July 2021 start date.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 12:21PM Strategy
Digital ID finally comes to myGov

Digital ID finally comes to myGov

Forgetting your password just became a thing of the past.
Justin Hendry Dec 10 2020 6:59AM Security
Govt's public sector data sharing bill enters parliament

Govt's public sector data sharing bill enters parliament

After two years of consultation.
Justin Hendry Dec 9 2020 12:51PM Strategy

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