Microsoft makes Office-Teams offer in Europe
Microsoft has offered to make its Office product without Teams cheaper than when sold with Teams, EU antitrust regulators said, which could spare the company a big fine and ease tensions with the United States. The European Commission said it would seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. Reuters […]
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank tackles Kafka growth since open banking
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will switch on chargeback for internal departments using Kafka resources from July, but is already realising efficiency gains from a period of showback of expenses incurred. Database and middleware service owner Dom Reilly told a recent Confluent summit that the bank started using Kafka – implemented via Confluent Cloud and Confluent […]
ElectraNet puts focus on information management
ElectraNet, an electricity transmission operator in South Australia, is setting up a central information management system and “single source of truth” built on OpenText. The company had previously implemented OpenText but only in part of the business. The software has since been “reconfigured” to run across the whole of ElectraNet and to “provide a better […]
Tyro Payments seeks new CISO
ASX-listed Tyro Payments is seeking a new chief information security officer to replace Manasseh Paradesi, who is set to leave. iTnews understands Paradesi is stepping down from the role, with recruitment for his replacement underway. Reporting to chief risk officer Steven Chapman, the new CISO will be “responsible for establishing, maintaining, and overseeing Tyro’s information […]
Two massive black market services blocked by Telegram
Two sprawling digital black markets operating on the communications platform Telegram have been removed, the service said. Xinbi Guarantee and Huione Guarantee – Chinese-language markets known for serving cybercriminals and scammers – appeared to be inactive on Thursday. Telegram provided little further detail in a message to Reuters except to say that “criminal activities like […]
Malicious actors using AI to pose as senior US officials
Malicious actors are using text messages and AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior US officials in a scheme to gain access to the personal accounts of state and federal government officials, the FBI said. Access to targets’ accounts could be used to go after additional government officials or their associates and contacts, and could also […]
Google says hackers that hit UK retailers now targeting American stores
Google said hackers responsible for paralysing disruptions of UK retailers are turning their attention to similar companies in the United States. “US retailers should take note. These actors are aggressive, creative, and particularly effective at circumventing mature security programs,” John Hultquist, an analyst at Google’s cyber security arm, said in an email. The culprit is […]
Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters
US energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. Power inverters, which are predominantly produced in China, are used throughout the world to connect solar panels and […]
Australian Human Rights Commission leaks attachments from webforms
The Australian Human Rights Commission accidentally leaked around 670 documents submitted via webforms, where they were indexed by search engines. The commission said in a statement that “around 100” of the documents were accessed, most likely via search results. The breach was uncovered on April 10 and led to the attachment function on the webform […]
NSW Education Standards Authority embarks on Records REMAP
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is transforming its records and information management, making systems and processes more user-centric and aligned to existing workflows. NESA’s Anthony Zilcer. The program of work is called Records REMAP – which stands for records reconfiguration, enablement, and maturity advancement program. TRIM administrator Anthony Zilcer told a recent OpenText summit that […]