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Beyond Bank finds its CTO

Beyond Bank finds its CTO

Brings in CBA tech leader.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2026 12:46PM Financial Services
Why AI, sovereignty and visibility are redefining cyber strategy: Infotrust

Why AI, sovereignty and visibility are redefining cyber strategy: Infotrust

Cybersecurity leaders are facing a rapidly shifting landscape as geopolitical tensions, accelerating AI adoption and increasingly sophisticated attacks reshape how organisations think about risk.
Jennifer O'Brien Apr 8 2026 8:00AM Partner Content
iTnews Executive Retreats: Navigating Leadership in the Age of Data and AI

iTnews Executive Retreats: Navigating Leadership in the Age of Data and AI

Hunter Valley, 28th-29th May.
Staff Writer Mar 26 2026 9:13AM Software
Anthropic touts AI cyber security project

Anthropic touts AI cyber security project

With Big Tech partners.
Staff Writer Apr 8 2026 6:34AM Security
Iranian hackers' targeting of US critical infrastructure has escalated

Iranian hackers' targeting of US critical infrastructure has escalated

Since start of war, US says.
AJ Vicens Apr 8 2026 6:34AM Security
AI-assisted fraud makes big debut in FBI's cybercrime stats

AI-assisted fraud makes big debut in FBI's cybercrime stats

Over $1.4 billion losses in 2025.
Juha Saarinen Apr 7 2026 12:48PM Security
The Toggle Tax: 5 signs your support team is Mental-Tasking, not Multitasking

The Toggle Tax: 5 signs your support team is Mental-Tasking, not Multitasking

How fragmented tools hinder productivity and the tech that can fix it.
Staff Writer Apr 7 2026 4:00AM Partner Content
ATO adds in-app call verification to stop scams

ATO adds in-app call verification to stop scams

Tax office counted nearly 7500 impersonation reports in July alone.
Juha Saarinen Apr 7 2026 8:30AM Security
CBA onboards customers with NFC scans of ePassports

CBA onboards customers with NFC scans of ePassports

Over 2700 customers verified since January.
Juha Saarinen Apr 7 2026 5:00AM Financial Services
US ends probe into Tesla remote driving feature

US ends probe into Tesla remote driving feature

After software updates.
David Shepardson and Akash Sriram Apr 7 2026 4:45AM Software
Australia plays hardball on social media ban

Australia plays hardball on social media ban

Under a global spotlight.
Byron Kaye Apr 7 2026 4:45AM Software
NBN Co challenged on size of ARPU increases from fibre customers

NBN Co challenged on size of ARPU increases from fibre customers

As ACCC makes draft ruling on costs.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2026 6:48AM Telco/ISP
WA local gov entity lost $350,000 in phishing attack

WA local gov entity lost $350,000 in phishing attack

Auditor finds persistent security issues.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2026 6:53AM Security
Australia readies social media court action

Australia readies social media court action

Citing teen ban breaches.
Byron Kaye Apr 1 2026 6:56AM Software
Telstra overruled in mobile coverage claims stoush

Telstra overruled in mobile coverage claims stoush

Counters ACMA ruling with results of its own tests.
Andrew Colley Mar 31 2026 10:17AM Telco/ISP
Supply chain attack hits 100 million-download Axios npm package

Supply chain attack hits 100 million-download Axios npm package

Huge blast radius as popular package is compromised with RAT.
Juha Saarinen Mar 31 2026 5:00PM Security
Orica sets up AI governance to scale

Orica sets up AI governance to scale

With a ServiceNow-powered ‘control tower’.
Ry Crozier Mar 31 2026 6:32AM Governance
Microsoft lets one AI model critique the other's responses

Microsoft lets one AI model critique the other's responses

Updates Copilot's Researcher ‌agent.
Deborah Mary Sophia Mar 31 2026 6:35AM Software
New ACMA rules to make telcos more accountable for outages

New ACMA rules to make telcos more accountable for outages

Adds to requirement for "live" outage notifications.
Andrew Colley Mar 30 2026 6:01PM Telco/ISP

The iTnews Podcast

Optus stands up a unified data platform

Optus stands up a unified data platform
Endeavour Energy to build a cyber defence and response centre

Endeavour Energy to build a cyber defence and response centre
NBN Co is working to a new five-year security strategy

NBN Co is working to a new five-year security strategy
Flight Centre taps more data in customer sentiment analysis

Flight Centre taps more data in customer sentiment analysis

NBN

NBN Co pays up as FTTP service levels wobble

NBN Co pays up as FTTP service levels wobble

 NBN Co challenged on size of ARPU increases from fibre customers Fibre now the "dominant" tech in NBN Co's network mix NBN Co's 2Gbps services are too fast for ACCC to monitor

CIO movements

EnergyAustralia's CIO of almost seven years to leave

EnergyAustralia's CIO of almost seven years to leave

 AFCA brings in ex-Beyond Bank CIO Police Bank CIO exits Westpac CIO to retire this year

Government

ATO adds in-app call verification to stop scams

ATO adds in-app call verification to stop scams

 Anthropic signs deal with federal government WA local gov entity lost $350,000 in phishing attack Councils push for federal shared security centre funding

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