Amazon launches AI infrastructure project

Amazon.com has launched its compute cluster project called Rainier, and added that artificial intelligence firm Anthropic will use more than a million chips of the infrastructure by the end of the year. The tech giant had started Project Rainier last year to build an AI compute cluster spread across multiple data centres in the US. […]

Vic gov agencies flying blind on server security, audit finds

Victorian government agencies do not fully know what servers are on their networks, the state’s official audit office has found, potentially jeopardising a critical foundation for cyber security. The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) examined 10 government departments and state ICT provider Cenitex, finding that none could provide a complete and accurate inventory of their  servers. […]

Tasmanian gov agencies impacted by cyber attack

Tasmania’s government has confirmed that a third-party system used by several state agencies has been hit by a cyberattack. Hackers have managed to steal pupil data from student management software platform, VETtrak, which its third-party developer, ReadyTech, supplies to several Tasmanian government departments.   ReadyTech first notified the ASX of the incident on October 17. At the […]

Tasmanian gov agencies hit by cyber attack

Tasmania’s government has confirmed that its VETtrak vocational student management system, which is used by several state agencies, has been hit by a cyber attack. The VETtrak platform, which is used by Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People, the state’s fire and services, and its health department, is developed by third-party supplier, ReadyTech. […]