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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks jumped globally by 40% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025, with security provider Cloudflare blocking 8.3 million attacks, averaging 3,780 attacks per hour - according to the company's latest quarterly threat report.

Australian IT services firm Atturra is expanding its automation portfolio through a new partnership with TCG Process. The agreement sees Atturra become a strategic reseller and services partner for TCG’s intelligent document processing (IDP) and process automation platforms.

Only 26% of Chief Data Officers are confident their organisation's data can support AI-enabled revenue streams, despite 81% prioritising investments to accelerate AI capabilities. The findings come from an IBM Institute for Business Value study of 1,700 CDOs across 27 countries and 19 industries.

Myriad Genetics, a Salt Lake City-based provider of genetic testing and precision medicine solutions, partnered with AWS to transform its healthcare document processing pipeline using Amazon Bedrock foundation models. The implementation reduced document classification costs by 77 percent while improving accuracy from 94 to 98 percent.

Organisations face rising threat from advanced malware hiding in encrypted traffic, according to WatchGuard's latest Internet Security Report. Security experts warn that attackers are increasingly using Transport Layer Security to conceal malicious payloads from traditional defences.

At least 218 WA government schools deleted student records from the School Information System without proper authorisation between 2010 and 2021. The deletions violated the State Records Act 2000 and breached a 2018 disposal freeze on all records relating to childcare and education.

NSW's Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) project, one of the state government's largest technology initiatives, proceeded with a business case that failed to include critical integration costs and lacked evidence for operational expenses, according to the NSW Auditor-General.

Organisations performing regular audits of AI systems are more than three times likely to achieve significant business value from their generative AI investments compared to those neglecting systematic evaluation, according to new Gartner research.

Optus Mobile has paid $A826,320 in penalties after scammers exploited vulnerabilities in its identity verification systems. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Optus operating as Coles Mobile breached telco anti-scam rules on 44 occasions between 23 September and 23 October 2024.

Australia has made significant strides in digital health investment, championing electronic medical records (EMRs) and interoperability initiatives to create a more connected and efficient healthcare system. Yet, beneath the surface, an inconvenient truth persists: vast amounts of critical clinical information remain locked in paper records and siloed EMRs, stifling the promise of digital transformation.