Industry News
Home Affairs issues new PSPF Direction in wake of Medicare incident
The Department of Home Affairs has issued a mandatory Direction to government entities in order to manage the security risk posed by legacy systems. [ + ]
Australia joins OECD working group on agentic AI in government
Governments need to establish clear boundaries and appropriate safeguards for how agentic AI systems operate. [ + ]
ACSC raises critical alert for vulnerabilities in two Citrix products
The ACSC has raised a critical 'act now' alert for vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway products. [ + ]
SAPA welcomes government ambition to build Australian sovereign defence primes
Australia cannot achieve genuine sovereign capability if it remains solely dependent on foreign-owned prime contractors. [ + ]
ACSC updates guidance on detecting and mitigating AD compromises
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has released updated guidance on detecting and mitigating Microsoft Active Directory compromises. [ + ]
Government seeks consultation on the future of AI in Australia
The Australian Government has announced it is seeking feedback on the future of artificial intelligence training and large data centres in Australia. [ + ]
Splunk advancements help deliver trusted AI on premises
Splunk AI features are now available on-premises with the release of Cisco AI POD for Splunk, the newest addition to Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA. [ + ]
NSW leads the nation on accessible government information
The Easy Read initiative aims to be useful for the more than 150,000 people with intellectual disability in NSW, and also help people with low literacy and English as a second langauge. [ + ]
Gartner reveals top technology trends in government
There is growing pressure on public sector leaders to modernise operations, strengthen cyber resilience, govern AI at scale and meet rising citizen expectations. [ + ]
Citadel Edge and Cyber Automation announce strategic partnership
Two Australian cybersecurity companies have announced a partnership that they say is to help organisations across A/NZ strengthen cyber resilience. [ + ]
Government funds improved frontline connectivity for NSW SES
New portable connectivity kits, nimble internet-enabled forward command vehicles and satellite vessel tracking are being rolled out by the NSW SES thanks to $7.7m in funding. [ + ]
DHA selects Accenture for digital health infrastructure support
Accenture Australia has been selected to provide application support and maintenance services for digital health infrastructure for the next three years. [ + ]
North Sydney Council updates planning assessment system
North Sydney Council has selected the Objective Build platform to improve development assessment regulatory approvals. [ + ]
DTA announces spots open for SMEs at the 2026 AI Government Showcase
Limited spots are now being offered for SMEs to be involved in the 2026 AI Government Showcase in November. [ + ]
NSW Government to introduce facial recognition at gambling venues
Facial recognition will be mandated at hotels and clubs with gaming machines as part of a move to increase protections against gambling harm. [ + ]
