Australia, Singapore firms amongst most likely to halt digital transformation due to cyberwarfare risksOrganisations in Australia, the US, and Singapore are amongst the top most likely to stall their digital transformation initiatives due to cyberwarfare threats, above the global average of 55%.January 26, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security
Australian man given two-year jail sentence for $69K phishing scamsSydney Local Court dishes out a jail term totalling 32 months to a man who stole more than AU$100,000 ($69,751) in an SMS phishing scam involving 450 victims.January 25, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security
AWS launches Melbourne region, plans $4.5B investmentAmazon Web Services adds a second infrastructure region and is setting aside $4.5 billion in investments, through to 2037, with plans to build data centres and create jobs in Australia.January 24, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Cloud
Australian law firms team up to seek compensation for Medibank data breachMaurice Blackburn Lawyers, Bannister Law Class Actions, and Centennial Lawyers are joining forces to run a "landmark" data breach complaint against Medibank, seeking compensation for "tens of thousands" affected customers already registered with the law firms.January 16, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security
MyRepublic NZ, IPO plans in question following Australia exitWhile it remains unclear whether its New Zealand operations will go the way of its decision to quit the Australian market, MyRepublic tells ZDNET its strategic refocus and the anticipated global economic downturn may impact its IPO timeline.December 26, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Broadband
MyRepublic exits Australia broadband market to refocus on 'profitability'Internet service provider will transfer its broadband subscriber base to Superloop, as it exits the Australian market in a bid to "refocus towards profitability" and its domestic Singapore market.December 23, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Broadband
Australia throws out Telstra, TPG network-sharing dealNation's competition watchdog says the two telcos' pact to share network infrastructures in some parts of Australia will likely lead to less competition and leave mobile users worse off--a point which TPG has rebuffed.December 21, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Mobile Carriers
Australia releases cloud security reference guides for SMBsAustralian Cyber Security Centre unveils several guides to help small and midsize businesses safeguard their cloud infrastructures and against common cybersecurity incidents.December 16, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security
Medibank systems back online after weekend shutdown for security updateAustralian insurance group brings in Microsoft to roll out "enhanced security operations", shutting down its systems including website and apps as well as retail outlets over the weekend for the upgrade.December 12, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security
Medibank hackers reportedly release all data on dark webAustralian insurance group confirms hackers who breached its database have dumped another six zipped files of customer data on the dark web, with claims these contain all of the data they stole.December 1, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security
Australia beefs up scrutiny of Medibank following data breachFinancial services regulator says it has "intensified" its supervision of Medibank following a data breach that impacted 9.7 million customers and believed to be the work of Russian hackers.November 28, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security
Medibank won't pay ransom as more stolen data shows up on dark webAustralian health insurer calls the release of data compromised in recent security breach "disgraceful", saying it will not fork out any ransom payment based on expert advice and government guidelines.November 10, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Security