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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Australian Federal Police warns of extremists using gaming platforms to recruit kids

Religious and ideological extremists are using games like Roblox and online chat and gaming forums as a recruiting tool for Australian children.

TECH • Wed, 06 Dec 2023

Australia joins US and other countries in sanctioning North Korean hackers

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control says the action is in response to the DPRK satellite launch.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 01 Dec 2023

Australian telcos have stopped 336.7m scam texts since July 2022

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has worked with telcos to stop a staggering number of scam texts.

SECURITY • Fri, 01 Dec 2023

Australian Federal Police rolls out new program to hire neurodivergent technical specialists

The AFP is boosting its workforce by training and hiring people with autism to expand its digital surveillance collection team.

CULTURE • Fri, 01 Dec 2023

Australian Cyber Crime Monthly Report: November 2023

Cyber Daily’s round-up of ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other cyber incidents from around the country over the last month.

SECURITY • Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Okta reveals more details of October data breach – it’s worse than you think

All Okta Help Centre customer support users were impacted by the company’s October data breach.

SECURITY • Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Tackling cyber crime a key driver behind increased AFP cooperation with INTERPOL

The Australian Federal Police reports a 50 per cent increase in Australian-requested INTERPOL notices.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Report: Australian government agencies see a sharp increase in cyber attacks

Australia may not be the number one target of cyber attacks, but the HWL Ebsworth hack has more than made up for it.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 29 Nov 2023

116 STEM scholarships to boost diversity

More than 100 scholarships will be awarded next year to women and people from diverse backgrounds to help them pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 29 Nov 2023

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