Technology

Data61 developing autonomous bot to clear landmines

Data61 developing autonomous bot to clear landmines

Taking over dirty, dull and dangerous work.
Matt Johnston Jun 12 2020 12:26PM Projects
Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation

Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation

170,000 accounts suspended.
Staff Writers Jun 12 2020 12:05PM Software
Yarra City Lab looks to city-wide wi-fi, digital wayfinding

Yarra City Lab looks to city-wide wi-fi, digital wayfinding

Refocuses after loss of pre-COVID funding sources and projects.
Ry Crozier Jun 12 2020 7:08AM Strategy
Now Microsoft bans police use of facial recognition software

Now Microsoft bans police use of facial recognition software

Until US laws introduced to regulate the tech.
Staff Writers Jun 12 2020 6:37AM Security
NAB loses its chief security officer

NAB loses its chief security officer

David Fairman takes a role at security vendor Netskope.
Ry Crozier Jun 11 2020 12:50PM Financial Services
Centrelink hit by online income reporting outage

Centrelink hit by online income reporting outage

Both myGov and Centrelink app impacted.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2020 12:27PM Software
AFP conducts raids over alleged Finance Dept IT fraud

AFP conducts raids over alleged Finance Dept IT fraud

Three charged following year-long investigation.
Justin Hendry Jun 11 2020 10:12AM Strategy
Telstra's former Wholesale boss Stuart Lee passes away

Telstra's former Wholesale boss Stuart Lee passes away

Tributes flow from across the telco and IT sectors.
Ry Crozier Jun 11 2020 9:49AM Telco/ISP
'Crosstalk' info leak flaw bridges Intel processor cores

'Crosstalk' info leak flaw bridges Intel processor cores

June release microcode mitigation hurts performance.
Juha Saarinen Jun 11 2020 8:46AM Security
Amazon to block police use of facial recognition for a year

Amazon to block police use of facial recognition for a year

While new laws are brokered.
Staff Writer Jun 11 2020 8:08AM Security
CBA, other banks weigh IT countermeasures against digital payment abuse

CBA, other banks weigh IT countermeasures against digital payment abuse

In response to messages hidden in low-value transaction descriptions.
Ry Crozier Jun 11 2020 6:50AM Financial Services
US sets aside up to $23bn for broadband upgrades

US sets aside up to $23bn for broadband upgrades

Auction process to improve access to internet services.
David Shepardson Jun 11 2020 6:22AM Telco/ISP
US Congress seeks answers on Juniper Networks breach amid encryption fight

US Congress seeks answers on Juniper Networks breach amid encryption fight

2015 incident seen as key evidentiary point.
Joseph Menn Jun 11 2020 6:11AM Networking
RBA to build 'data bunker' to safeguard payments system from outages

RBA to build 'data bunker' to safeguard payments system from outages

Looks to boost core system resiliency.
Justin Hendry Jun 10 2020 2:10PM Strategy
Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware

Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware

Manufacturing and distribution impacted.
Juha Saarinen Jun 10 2020 2:04PM Security
Lion accidentally directs milk orders to Sydney IT security consultancy

Lion accidentally directs milk orders to Sydney IT security consultancy

In cyber attack mop-up mistake.
Ry Crozier Jun 10 2020 12:00PM Security
Flinders Uni taps Workday in HR overhaul

Flinders Uni taps Workday in HR overhaul

Part of larger transformation.
Matt Johnston Jun 10 2020 11:47AM Cloud
TSMC says it could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei

TSMC says it could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei

Hopes it won't come to that.
Staff Writer Jun 10 2020 11:11AM Hardware
IBM cloud impacted by worldwide outage

IBM cloud impacted by worldwide outage

Takes down a range of services.
Ry Crozier Jun 10 2020 10:07AM Cloud
DTA moves to review broken government IT funding model

DTA moves to review broken government IT funding model

Eyes investment roadmap for the digital age.
Justin Hendry Jun 10 2020 6:55AM Strategy

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