Tag: Amazon Web Services

COVIDSafe costs up to $300k per month to run

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
COVIDSafe is costing up to $300,000 per month to continue running, with the federal government’s controversial contact tracing app not picking up any new close contacts anywhere in the...

Service Victoria seeks new platform operator

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is set to go back to the market for a new operator of its one-stop shop for digital government services. Deloitte was brought in by the...

How stupid are we? Ask the government

Posted on   |  by Ed Husic
Ok, I don’t want to shock you but I think it’s safe to say the government thinks we’re all pretty stupid. The COVIDSafe app demonstrates that – or more...

DTA defends COVIDSafe contract with US tech giant

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Using an Australian company to host the COVIDSafe data would have delayed the rollout of the app and added “additional risk and complexity”, the Digital Transformation Agency says, amid...

Govt should rescind AWS COVID app contract: Husic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor’s Ed Husic has called for government to rescind its contract with US tech giant Amazon Web Services to host and manage data from the COVIDSafe contact tracing app...

Sovereign capability and that shocking AWS deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There have been a lot of fine people running around with their hair on fire yelling about sovereign capability holes in the manufacturing sector, specifically in relation to COVID...

Questions over AWS tracing deal: Husic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There are “big questions” to be answered over Amazon Web Services’ involvement with the federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, especially around the company’s use of a China-owned data...

Govt defends AWS contact tracing deal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has defended its decision to store data from the planned contact tracing app with Amazon Web Services, committing to pass new laws mandating that the information must...

AWS heralds new Protected status

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a long time coming, but global cloud giant Amazon Web Services has been granted ‘Protected’ certification by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, making it easier for...