Turnbull: We're taking fight to ISIS in cyber space
The prime minister has revealed that offensive cyber capabilities are being used in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Stories by George Nott
DHS taps bots and machine learning after APAC's biggest Windows 10 rollout
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has heaped praise on the Department of Human Services (DHS) following its Windows 10 implementation, the largest deployment in the Asia-Pacific region to date.
CIO sought for Victorian Gov's $81M digital services initiative
A CIO is being sought to implement the Victorian Government’s $81 million digital initiative, Service Victoria.
Edwardian cat memes mark milestone for govCMS project
Turn of the century cat memes, deleted scenes from Muriel’s Wedding and Crocodile Dundee movie posters from Eastern Europe are among the curated collections now available online as a result of a govCMS overhaul of Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) website.
Fantastic fifth IT director sought for Justice League
New South Wales Department of Justice is seeking its fifth and final director to deliver its ICT strategy.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella releases the bots in Sydney
Despite becoming the CEO of the world’s third biggest company in 2014, there was still one ambition Microsoft chief Satya Nadella had left unrealised.
World's first commercial drone pizza delivery
The world’s first commercial delivery of food by drone has took place in New Zealand this morning.
Businesses investing in digital channels that customers don't want: survey
Australian businesses are overestimating their customers’ preference to communicate via digital channels, says a survey, which found even millennials would rather pick up the phone when they contact a company
University of Adelaide seeks second CIO
The University of Adelaide is seeking a new CIO to lead its 250 person strong technology branch.
Gov appoints first Ambassador for Cyber Affairs
Dr Tobias Feakin has been appointed Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for Cyber Affairs.
Gov backed cyber survey sent to top 100 Aussie companies
Invitations to complete an ASX and ASIC backed cyber survey have been sent to Australia’s 100 biggest companies today with an advisory note: don’t let your CIO fill it in.
WA mega port seeks first CIO
Fremantle Ports, the WA government trading enterprise that manages the state’s largest container and cargo port, is seeking a chief information officer in a newly created role.
ANZ CIO out with appointment of new tech chief
ANZ has appointed Gerard Florian as group executive technology as part of its technology and operations management shake-up.
More rights for individuals over their data, Productivity Commission recommends
Individuals should have better control over how their personal information is used and shared by government and private companies, the Productivity Commission has recommended.
Stern letter to cabinet ministers urging them to take cyber seriously
The PM’s cyber security minister will pen a stern letter to cabinet ministers urging them and their departments to take cyber security more seriously in the wake of a damning report pointing them out as a ‘weak link’ in the nation’s cyber defence.