In pictures: The 2025 iTnews Benchmark Awards winners – Benchmarking Change

The not for profit technology leader of the year went to Andrew Dome, CDIO of Uniting NSW.ACT. The award was accepted on his behalf by Ramesh Raghavan, head of digital, innovation and experience at Uniting. (L-R) Ramesh Raghavan (Uniting), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews), Andrew Philips (Freshworks) Source link More...

ASIC scopes data forensics future ahead of Nuix deal expiry – Software
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is planning a major overhaul of its digital evidence-gathering environment, ahead of the late-2027 expiry of a $22.7 million contract with Nuix. More...

ATO to rename myGovID to myID in mid-November – Security – Software
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will formally rebrand myGovID to myID in mid-November, about a year after it received the funding to do so. More...

EU tells Apple how to open up to rivals – Software
EU antitrust regulators have launched proceedings to ensure that Apple complies with landmark rules requiring it to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals or risk a possible hefty fine. More...

FBI disrupts ‘Flax Typhoon’ hacking group – Security
US law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Flax Typhoon” and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI director Christopher Wray said. More...

CommSec seeks ‘mini-CIO’ to lead digital strategy – Software – Finance
Commonwealth Bank is investing in its trading platform CommSec’s digital strategy, putting an emphasis on ease of use and personalisation. More...

QUT builds AI into multi-year digital connections program – Cloud – Software
QUT has opened a new avenue in its multi-year digital connections program, using data and AI to improve the ability of frontline agents to support future students at the university. More...

Call security: the tussle between MSPs and MSSPs – Partner Content – Promoted Content
Our approach to security But how can you be sure that an MSP can deliver the goods and keep your organisation secure? Here are five core approaches Brennan take that consider the tactical, the practical, and More...

CBA banks on AWS EC2 P5 instances to accelerate AI development – Finance – Cloud
Commonwealth Bank has signed up to use EC2 P5 compute instances served out of AWS’ Sydney region, which it will use to power an “AI factory” aimed at moving faster with generative AI. More...