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Friday April 17, 2026
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  Training & Development  

Home Affairs' chief digital officer is leaving

Headed to Austrade.

By Andrew Colley

 

Latest News


Westpac hires a chief AI innovation officer
  Financial Services  

Westpac hires a chief AI innovation officer

Brings in CBA engineer for newly-created role.

By Ry Crozier

 
Essential Energy turns to AI for safety inspections
  Emerging Tech  

Essential Energy turns to AI for safety inspections

The "juicy" data is in the comments.

By Andrew Colley

 
Super funds seek to coordinate sector's cyber threat response
  Security  

Super funds seek to coordinate sector's cyber threat response

After last year's credential stuffing attacks.

By Juha Saarinen

 
White House to give US agencies Anthropic Mythos access
  Security  

White House to give US agencies Anthropic Mythos access

As organisations everywhere seek to evaluate model's capabilities.

By Staff Writer

 
Superloop puts functional separation bid to ACCC
  Telco/ISP  

Superloop puts functional separation bid to ACCC

Regulator's initial view positive.

By Andrew Colley

 
Uplifting security in the Indo Pacific
  AISA Women in Cyber Security Summit, sponsored by Infoblox  

Uplifting security in the Indo Pacific

iTnews partnered with Infoblox for the AISA and Hemisphere East Women in Cyber Security Summit in Canberra and spoke to attendees about the importance of diversity in cyber. Hear from Jessica Hunter, Ambassador, Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about uplifting security in the Indo Pacific. 

By Staff Writer

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Cyber resilience rises up the board agenda as attacks intensify: Infotrust

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In Pictures: Infoblox & AISA Women in Cyber Security Summit
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In Pictures: Infoblox & AISA Women in Cyber Security Summit

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InnoEX and Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) will open in April 2026

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Security for smart devices – time to step forward because there's nowhere to hide
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Security for smart devices – time to step forward because there's nowhere to hide

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Modernising the systems Australia can’t afford to switch off

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