David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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X is failing in Australia – could eSafety stoush be the last straw?

As Elon Musk’s X continues to fight in censorship row, the company records a mere four-figure profit in Australia. But will he ever call it quits?

CULTURE • Mon, 29 Apr 2024

SSS Australia falls victim to Hunters International ransomware gang

Hunters International posts nearly 70 gigabytes of data, totalling more than 60,000 individual files, belonging to an Australian healthcare supplier.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Australians increasingly concerned over impact of deepfakes on elections

Deepfakes and other AI-powered technologies are front of mind in this “critical election year”.

CULTURE • Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Australia records 388% quarter-on-quarter jump in compromised accounts

A staggering 1.8 million Australian user accounts have been leaked in data breaches in the first three months of 2024.

SECURITY • Fri, 26 Apr 2024

TikTok now has 12 months to be divested from its Chinese owner or face total US ban

The US Senate has passed new TikTok legislation as a part of a long-awaited US$95 billion foreign aid package.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Ring fined US$5.6m by US FTC over poor security and spying incidents

The Federal Trade Commission has formally charged Amazon’s smart doorbell subsidiary for “compromising its customers’ privacy”.

TECH • Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Australian Federal Police on the hunt for new CISO

The AFP is advertising for a new chief information security officer to help shape its Cyber Security Strategy.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 25 Apr 2024

Microsoft and The Coca-Cola Company announce 5-year cloud, AI partnership

Like the old ad campaign says: everything’s better with a Coke – even generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud innovation!

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 24 Apr 2024

US Treasury sanctions Iranian cyber actors over government attacks

Four Iranian individuals were sanctioned and indicted and two companies sanctioned over attacks on more than a dozen US government agencies and companies.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 24 Apr 2024

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