Industry News
Kinetic IT named pre-approved supplier to WA Government
Kinetic IT has announced it has been appointed to the Western Australian Government's CUATIS2024 Technology Infrastructure and Solutions panel. [ + ]
Australia ranked middle of the pack in AI readiness
Salesforce’s new AI Readiness Index places Australia just seventh out of the 16 countries evaluated, as the company opens a new office in Canberra. [ + ]
ADHA selects Telstra to transform My Health Record
The Australian Digital Health Agency has selected Telstra Health to lead a project to modernise the My Health Record digital health document system. [ + ]
Gartner unveils the top government trends in APAC
Analysts will explore the latest AI trends at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in September on the Gold Coast. [ + ]
Victoria joins federal AWS procurement agreement
The Victorian Government has signed on to the Australian whole-of-government procurement agreement with Amazon Web Services. [ + ]
CyberCX to be bought out by Accenture
Accenture has arranged to make its largest cybersecurity acquisition to date through the purchase of Australia's CyberCX. [ + ]
BeyondTrust completes IRAP assessment
CyberCX has helped BeyondTrust pass an Infosec Registered Assessors Program assessment for its suite of identity security solutions. [ + ]
National Capital Authority outsources IT and cybersecurity to Brennan
The NCA has awarded a multi-year contract to Brennan for its IT and cybersecurity management. [ + ]
TasPorts to undergo major digital upgrade
TasPorts has engaged Brennan to provide a major digital upgrade with the aim of boosting efficiency across Tasmanian ports. [ + ]
Sydney data centre granted Certified Strategic status
DigiCo's Sydney data centre has been awarded Certified Strategic status under the Australian Government Hosting Certification Framework. [ + ]
The OECD sees Australia as a leader in managing digital investment
An independent OECD review of Australia's Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework recognises the DTA's work as a global example of best practice. [ + ]
CyberArk completes IRAP assessment
CyberArk's Identity Security Platform has been found to comply with the standards of the Australian Signals Directorate's Information Security Manual. [ + ]
DTA releases new AI technical standard
The Australian Government's AI technical standard is a resource to help agencies embed transparency, accountability and safety in their use of artificial intelligence. [ + ]
Adversaries weaponising and targeting AI at scale: report
Adversaries are using GenAI accelerated attacks and exploiting AI agents, exposing autonomous systems as the next enterprise attack surface. [ + ]
Defence accelerates the acquisition of drone and counter-drone technology
The federal government has announced it is accelerating the acquisition of cutting-edge drone and counter-drone technologies for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). [ + ]
