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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eSafety Commissioner effectively ignored by Twitter over hate speech and the Voice referendum

A freedom of information request has revealed that Australia’s eSafety Commissioner contacted Twitter to warn the company of a rise in hate speech during the debate over ...

SECURITY • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

3 things you need to know about MD5 hashing

Passwords play an important role in protecting sensitive information of all stripes, from our email accounts to logins for e-commerce websites and more – but not all ...

TECH • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

ALPHV’s TissuPath data breach is worse than you think, with over 700,000 files leaked

Detailed patient records have been published on the dark web, including cancer diagnoses and detailed medical and personal data.

SECURITY • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Last chance to register: How can your businesses develop a bespoke cyber security framework?

In this exclusive live stream event, DotSec owner and founder Tim Redhead unpacks how businesses can take control of their cyber security agenda by implementing solutions ...

SECURITY • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Op-Ed: Employees are not responsible for cyber security, the C-suite is

Policy efforts to tighten up critical infrastructure and the Privacy Act will make it increasingly difficult for organisations to maintain the adage that “cyber security ...

SECURITY • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

OAIC’s latest data breaches report card finds Aussie companies can do better

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report for the year to June 2023, alongside a commentary ...

SECURITY • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

ASEAN countries begin talks on landmark Digital Economy Framework Agreement

Economic ministers of the Association of South-East Asian Nations have gathered in Jakarta to begin negotiating a world-first “digital economy agreement”.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Freecycle admits to data breach affecting more than 7m users

“Grassroots” second-hand trading platform Freecycle has suffered a data breach that has seen the details of over 7 million of its users posted on a popular hacking forum

SECURITY • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Seasons Darling Harbour’s accounts and financial data published on darknet

LockBit 3.0 continues its ransomware spree, this time publishing data from a compromised system belonging to Seasons Darling Harbour, part of the Seasons Apartment Hotel ...

SECURITY • Mon, 04 Sep 2023

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David Hollingworth

eSafety Commissioner effectively ignored by Twitter over hate speech and the Voice referendum

3 things you need to know about MD5 hashing

ALPHV’s TissuPath data breach is worse than you think, with over 700,000 files leaked

Last chance to register: How can your businesses develop a bespoke cyber security framework?

Op-Ed: Employees are not responsible for cyber security, the C-suite is

OAIC’s latest data breaches report card finds Aussie companies can do better

ASEAN countries begin talks on landmark Digital Economy Framework Agreement

Freecycle admits to data breach affecting more than 7m users

Seasons Darling Harbour’s accounts and financial data published on darknet

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