Industry News
DHA establishes National Clinical Governance Committee for Digital Health
The Digital Health Agency has announced a national committee to strengthen clinical oversight and enable the highest standards of safety and quality in digital health. [ + ]
Macquarie gets $200m investment from NRFC
Macquarie Technology Group is the recipient of the largest investment by the government's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation in a single company. [ + ]
Leaders unite to tackle cybersecurity gender gap
Cybersecurity leaders gathered for the second annual Women in Cyber Security Summit to address the challenge of improving diversity in the cyber workforce. [ + ]
Ping Identity completes IRAP assessment
Ping Identity has revealed that its PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud IAM solution has passed an IRAP assessment. [ + ]
Cortical Labs launches biological data centre in Melbourne
Startup Cortical Labs says it is offering the government a practical alternative to energy-intensive AI expansion using living brain-like cells. [ + ]
Blacktown City Council celebrates plain language use as a core principle
Plain English Foundation supports Blacktown City to build trust, inclusion and good governance as population growth accelerates. [ + ]
Digital Health Agency launches new implementer hub
A national program designed to make it faster and easier for digital health organisations to connect to Australia's digital health systems has been launched by the Australian Digital Health Agency. [ + ]
Berrigan Shire Council adopts satellite imagery application
Berrigan Shire Council in southern NSW has selected the Spatial Distillery Company’s Vantor Hub as its platform for accessing high-resolution satellite imagery. [ + ]
Critical alert: exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN appliances
The Australian Cyber Security Centre urges immediate action over a critical alert regarding an ongoing vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN appliances. [ + ]
DTA signs single sourcing agreement with Microsoft
The Digital Transformation Agency has entered into a 5-year whole-of-government single sourcing arrangement with Microsoft. [ + ]
NSW Government offers free face-to-face scam support for seniors
As scammers increasingly target older Australians, the NSW Government is bringing free, practical digital safety support directly into communities throughout March. [ + ]
ASD launches malware analysis tool on GitHub
ASD says its new open-source tool, Azul, will allow oganisations to explore, analyse and correlate malware at scale. [ + ]
Council-developed system in NSW slashes DA approval times by 50%
A new development DA approval process at the City Of Newcastle has seen the council slash DA approval times by more than 50% and is being trialled by other councils. [ + ]
Check Point unveils AI security strategy
Check Point says it has developed a four-pillar strategy aimed at transforming its operations around helping organisations securely adopt AI. [ + ]
Australia second globally in the OECD Digital Government Index
Australia has been recognised as a global leader in digital government, ranking second overall by the OECD. [ + ]
