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  • Healthcare provider slashes document processing costs with GenAI

    Myriad Genetics, a Salt Lake City-based provider of genetic testing and precision medicine solutions, partnered with AWS to transform its healthcare document processing pipeline using Amazon Bedrock foundation models. The implementation reduced document classification costs by 77 percent while improving accuracy from 94 to 98 percent.

  • Malware Increasingly Using Encryption as Cover

    Organisations face rising threat from advanced malware hiding in encrypted traffic, according to WatchGuard's latest Internet Security Report. Security experts warn that attackers are increasingly using Transport Layer Security to conceal malicious payloads from traditional defences.

  • Records Act Breach Loses WA Student Archives

    At least 218 WA government schools deleted student records from the School Information System without proper authorisation between 2010 and 2021. The deletions violated the State Records Act 2000 and breached a 2018 disposal freeze on all records relating to childcare and education.

  • NSW Digital Health Record Blowout Beckons

    NSW's Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) project, one of the state government's largest technology initiatives, proceeded with a business case that failed to include critical integration costs and lacked evidence for operational expenses, according to the NSW Auditor-General.

  • Gartner: Governance Boosts AI Value Three-fold

    Organisations performing regular audits of AI systems are more than three times likely to achieve significant business value from their generative AI investments compared to those neglecting systematic evaluation, according to new Gartner research.

  • Optus fined over identity verification failures

    Optus Mobile has paid $A826,320 in penalties after scammers exploited vulnerabilities in its identity verification systems. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Optus operating as Coles Mobile breached telco anti-scam rules on 44 occasions between 23 September and 23 October 2024.

  • Framing the Digital Health Investment and the Persistent Paper Trap

    Australia has made significant strides in digital health investment, championing electronic medical records (EMRs) and interoperability initiatives to create a more connected and efficient healthcare system. Yet, beneath the surface, an inconvenient truth persists: vast amounts of critical clinical information remain locked in paper records and siloed EMRs, stifling the promise of digital transformation.

  • FOI Commissioner Urges Proactive Release

    Freedom of Information Commissioner Alice Linacre has called on Australian Government agencies to shift their information management strategy from reactive to proactive publication. Her address to the Australian Government Solicitor FOI and Privacy Law Conference on 6 November identified proactive disclosure as the primary driver for achieving transparency, citizen trust, and democratic participation.

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  • Healthcare provider slashes document processing costs with GenAI

    Myriad Genetics, a Salt Lake City-based provider of genetic testing and precision medicine solutions, partnered with AWS to transform its healthcare document processing pipeline using Amazon Bedrock foundation models. The implementation reduced document classification costs by 77 percent while improving accuracy from 94 to 98 percent.

  • Malware Increasingly Using Encryption as Cover

    Organisations face rising threat from advanced malware hiding in encrypted traffic, according to WatchGuard's latest Internet Security Report. Security experts warn that attackers are increasingly using Transport Layer Security to conceal malicious payloads from traditional defences.

  • Records Act Breach Loses WA Student Archives

    At least 218 WA government schools deleted student records from the School Information System without proper authorisation between 2010 and 2021. The deletions violated the State Records Act 2000 and breached a 2018 disposal freeze on all records relating to childcare and education.

  • NSW Digital Health Record Blowout Beckons

    NSW's Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) project, one of the state government's largest technology initiatives, proceeded with a business case that failed to include critical integration costs and lacked evidence for operational expenses, according to the NSW Auditor-General.

  • Gartner: Governance Boosts AI Value Three-fold

    Organisations performing regular audits of AI systems are more than three times likely to achieve significant business value from their generative AI investments compared to those neglecting systematic evaluation, according to new Gartner research.

  • Optus fined over identity verification failures

    Optus Mobile has paid $A826,320 in penalties after scammers exploited vulnerabilities in its identity verification systems. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Optus operating as Coles Mobile breached telco anti-scam rules on 44 occasions between 23 September and 23 October 2024.

  • Framing the Digital Health Investment and the Persistent Paper Trap

    Australia has made significant strides in digital health investment, championing electronic medical records (EMRs) and interoperability initiatives to create a more connected and efficient healthcare system. Yet, beneath the surface, an inconvenient truth persists: vast amounts of critical clinical information remain locked in paper records and siloed EMRs, stifling the promise of digital transformation.

  • FOI Commissioner Urges Proactive Release

    Freedom of Information Commissioner Alice Linacre has called on Australian Government agencies to shift their information management strategy from reactive to proactive publication. Her address to the Australian Government Solicitor FOI and Privacy Law Conference on 6 November identified proactive disclosure as the primary driver for achieving transparency, citizen trust, and democratic participation.

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