Industry Insider

  • UK prepares for Ransomware Payment Ban

    The UK's groundbreaking ban on ransomware payments for government and critical infrastructure will take effect within months, while Australia and New Zealand will continue to rely on reporting requirements rather than payment prohibitions.

  • OpenText CEO Exit Signals Strategic Shift

    Enterprise software giant OpenText has removed Mark Barrenechea as CEO and CTO after 13 years, appointing interim leadership as the company explores selling "non-core assets" following disappointing financial results.

  • ATO Seeks AI Development Assistant

    The Australian Taxation Office has launched a tender for an AI coding assistant tools to support more than 800 developers, requiring all data processing to remain onshore and comply with stringent cybersecurity frameworks.

  • Government AI Survey Reveals Adoption Gaps

    While the Australian Government last month released a set of AI Technical Standards, significant capability gaps exist across public sector agencies, with some yet to begin adoption despite mounting risks from technological inaction.

  • Automated Decisions Breached Law for Thousands: Ombudsman

    A Commonwealth Ombudsman investigation has found that automated government systems unlawfully cancelled income support payments for 9,642 job seekers over more than two years due to failures in updating computer systems after legislative changes.

  • Australian Agencies Get AI Governance Framework

    The Digital Transformation Agency has released a technical standard to assist government agencies to embed transparency, accountability and safety measures across artificial intelligence system lifecycles.

  • No Action Despite "Catastrophic" UK Afghan Data Breach

    In a controversial decision that has sparked widespread criticism, the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), announced that it would not take enforcement action against the Ministry of Defence.

  • AI Systems Can Execute Autonomous Cyberattacks

    Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that large language models can autonomously plan and execute sophisticated cyberattacks on enterprise-grade network environments without human intervention.

  • UK prepares for Ransomware Payment Ban

    The UK's groundbreaking ban on ransomware payments for government and critical infrastructure will take effect within months, while Australia and New Zealand will continue to rely on reporting requirements rather than payment prohibitions.

  • OpenText CEO Exit Signals Strategic Shift

    Enterprise software giant OpenText has removed Mark Barrenechea as CEO and CTO after 13 years, appointing interim leadership as the company explores selling "non-core assets" following disappointing financial results.

  • ATO Seeks AI Development Assistant

    The Australian Taxation Office has launched a tender for an AI coding assistant tools to support more than 800 developers, requiring all data processing to remain onshore and comply with stringent cybersecurity frameworks.

  • Government AI Survey Reveals Adoption Gaps

    While the Australian Government last month released a set of AI Technical Standards, significant capability gaps exist across public sector agencies, with some yet to begin adoption despite mounting risks from technological inaction.

  • Automated Decisions Breached Law for Thousands: Ombudsman

    A Commonwealth Ombudsman investigation has found that automated government systems unlawfully cancelled income support payments for 9,642 job seekers over more than two years due to failures in updating computer systems after legislative changes.

  • Australian Agencies Get AI Governance Framework

    The Digital Transformation Agency has released a technical standard to assist government agencies to embed transparency, accountability and safety measures across artificial intelligence system lifecycles.

  • No Action Despite "Catastrophic" UK Afghan Data Breach

    In a controversial decision that has sparked widespread criticism, the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), announced that it would not take enforcement action against the Ministry of Defence.

  • AI Systems Can Execute Autonomous Cyberattacks

    Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that large language models can autonomously plan and execute sophisticated cyberattacks on enterprise-grade network environments without human intervention.