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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
Vic govt axed IBM i2 from freshly digitised contact tracing system

Vic govt axed IBM i2 from freshly digitised contact tracing system

Did not meet predictive analytics needs.
Ry Crozier Dec 14 2020 12:36PM Cloud
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
Transport for NSW calls for 10,000 digital Opal card testers

Transport for NSW calls for 10,000 digital Opal card testers

Initially limited to Apple Pay, Samsung Pay.
Justin Hendry Dec 8 2020 12:25PM Software
NSW digital driver's licence demand is triple first-year estimates

NSW digital driver's licence demand is triple first-year estimates

Hits two million downloads.
Justin Hendry Dec 7 2020 11:38AM Software
BAI Communications scores $80m NSW emergency comms deal

BAI Communications scores $80m NSW emergency comms deal

Will continue to operate state's public safety network.
Justin Hendry Dec 4 2020 12:57PM Telco/ISP
WA brokers government-wide deal with AWS

WA brokers government-wide deal with AWS

Agreement aimed at streamlining access.
Justin Hendry Dec 2 2020 12:21PM Strategy
Qld IT project freeze bites hard in budget

Qld IT project freeze bites hard in budget

Limited new measures following election.
Justin Hendry Dec 2 2020 1:21AM Strategy
Qld's firearms register slammed for data failings, poor integration

Qld's firearms register slammed for data failings, poor integration

QPS now planning new system in 2023.
Justin Hendry Dec 1 2020 12:25PM Strategy
NSW driver's licence data breach victims still in the dark after three months

NSW driver's licence data breach victims still in the dark after three months

Still unknown commercial entity yet to notify.
Justin Hendry Nov 30 2020 6:55AM Security
WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months

WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months

‘Highly unusual step’ taken to protect foundational system.
Justin Hendry Nov 26 2020 5:40PM Strategy
Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems

Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems

Auditor finds at least seven agencies missing plans.
Justin Hendry Nov 25 2020 2:23PM Strategy
Victoria budget sinks $196m into new digital transformation entity

Victoria budget sinks $196m into new digital transformation entity

'Digital Victoria' tasked with centralising, simplifying IT services.
Justin Hendry Nov 24 2020 6:01PM Strategy
Victoria bankrolls gigabit internet, mobile blackspot elimination

Victoria bankrolls gigabit internet, mobile blackspot elimination

Budget sets aside $626m over six years.
Justin Hendry Nov 24 2020 3:53PM Strategy
Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Puts Azure to work on telematics data.
Justin Hendry Nov 19 2020 6:38AM Cloud
NSW govt slows its roll on digital transactions

NSW govt slows its roll on digital transactions

Service NSW's attention turns to 'tell us once'.
Justin Hendry Nov 18 2020 12:50PM Strategy
Inside NSW's $1.6 billion digital restart fund

Inside NSW's $1.6 billion digital restart fund

And all the other tech in NSW's budget.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 7:09PM Strategy
Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

Service NSW puts cost of cyber attack at $7 million

NSW budget sets aside $5 million for IT security upgrade.
Justin Hendry Nov 17 2020 3:44PM Strategy
NSW, Victoria and ACT to link up contact tracing systems

NSW, Victoria and ACT to link up contact tracing systems

Using decentralised national data exchange.
Justin Hendry Nov 13 2020 4:39PM Software

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