Health expands cloud footprint with $32m Azure deal

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is scaling up its cloud capabilities with a $32 million contract for Microsoft Azure services. The three-year deal was signed via the federal government’s volume sourcing arrangement with Microsoft and through partner Data#3. It is structured as a Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC), a vendor-specific agreement to spend […]

“ReVault” firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops

Researchers at Cisco’s Talos Intelligence have uncovered a vulnerability chain in security hardware used by IT maker Dell, which can be used by attackers to maintain persistent access even after operating system reinstallation. Opened Dell Latitude with USH board highlighted. Talos Intelligence The five critical vulnerabilities were named “ReVault” by Talos, and are found in […]

NSW greenlights central database for compromised IDs

NSW is establishing a centralised database of compromised identification documents, as it formally enshrines the state’s ID Support function as the key authority in tackling identity fraud. Legislation passed overnight will allow ID Support to add documents to the register it “knows or suspects are compromised”, as well as inform individuals or organisations of their […]