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

Service NSW hit by email compromise attack

Service NSW hit by email compromise attack

Agency tries to work out what data was accessed.
Ry Crozier , Justin Hendry May 14 2020 2:15PM Security
COVIDSafe privacy protections now locked in law

COVIDSafe privacy protections now locked in law

Contact tracing app bill passes with minor improvements.
Justin Hendry May 14 2020 11:28AM Strategy
How an SMS bot helped NSW Health cut COVID-19 test result wait times

How an SMS bot helped NSW Health cut COVID-19 test result wait times

And other lessons from the pandemic.
Justin Hendry May 14 2020 6:56AM Strategy
Queensland next to upload photos to national face matching database

Queensland next to upload photos to national face matching database

Will join Victoria, SA and Tasmania.
Justin Hendry May 13 2020 6:22AM Security
Deloitte collect $9.5m for stage one of myGov rebuild

Deloitte collect $9.5m for stage one of myGov rebuild

Beta platform slated for September.
Justin Hendry May 11 2020 3:27PM Strategy
NDIS to move to real-time claims, support payments

NDIS to move to real-time claims, support payments

Search for payment solution begins.
Justin Hendry May 11 2020 1:30PM Strategy
Microsoft alarmed by secrecy provisions in CLOUD Act-readying bill

Microsoft alarmed by secrecy provisions in CLOUD Act-readying bill

Wants "blanket" ban on disclosure axed.
Justin Hendry May 8 2020 12:08PM Strategy
AFP says third-party system intrusion behind early-access super fraud

AFP says third-party system intrusion behind early-access super fraud

As many as 150 victims identified, accounts frozen.
Justin Hendry May 7 2020 12:01PM Security
DTA chief defends AWS pick for COVIDSafe

DTA chief defends AWS pick for COVIDSafe

Reveals app cost $1.5m to build all up.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 10:50PM Strategy
DTA admits COVIDSafe performance "highly variable" on iOS

DTA admits COVIDSafe performance "highly variable" on iOS

But refutes some Bluetooth bugs witnessed.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 6:07PM Software
Home Affairs led early contact tracing app work at DTA's request

Home Affairs led early contact tracing app work at DTA's request

Workload saw IT agency farm out initial dev.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 1:17PM Strategy
Home Affairs reshuffles tech group due to COVID-19

Home Affairs reshuffles tech group due to COVID-19

New interim national security CIO named.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 7:05AM Strategy
NSW pours another $10m into ePlanning platform

NSW pours another $10m into ePlanning platform

Plans for mass take up by councils.
Justin Hendry May 5 2020 1:31PM Strategy
Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Unlawful access punishable by five years jail.
Justin Hendry May 5 2020 6:48AM Security
McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

Key platform an increasingly outsourced affair.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 5:00PM Strategy
Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Fines for non-compliance go against the CLOUD Act.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 1:08PM Security
COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

But not by much.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 6:35AM Software
NSW launches heat map showing active COVID-19 cases by postcode

NSW launches heat map showing active COVID-19 cases by postcode

DAC pulls together data to pinpoint coronavirus hotspots.
Justin Hendry May 1 2020 12:25PM Software
Minister's myGov DDoS attack claim ruled out once and for all

Minister's myGov DDoS attack claim ruled out once and for all

Services Australia chief confirms attack never happened.
Justin Hendry Apr 30 2020 5:18PM Strategy
How the govt plans to create a formal APS tech career track

How the govt plans to create a formal APS tech career track

DTA chief tasked with overseeing charge.
Justin Hendry Apr 30 2020 1:27PM Strategy

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?