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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Op-Ed: Australia’s battle against water security — the hidden challenges of wastewater management

Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, unsurprisingly, has a water problem.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

Cyber security must be a pillar of pandemic preparedness, says US lawmaker

A US politician has called for cyber security to become a greater focus of pandemic preparedness, as a 2018 pandemic act looks set to be reauthorised ahead of its planned ...

SECURITY • Fri, 12 May 2023

Twitter adds encrypted messaging — but only for verified, blue tick accounts

Twitter has announced it is implementing a long-awaited encrypted messaging function, and while it does currently work, there are limitations to the service still being ...

TECH • Fri, 12 May 2023

UK authorities concerned over under-reporting of ransomware attacks

Representatives from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have aired their fears that many organisations and people ...

SECURITY • Thu, 11 May 2023

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Google introduces new safety features, including dark web scanning for email addresses

Google has announced a raft of new safety features at its annual Google I/O developer conference, aimed at protecting users from scams and phishing attempts, as well as ...

TECH • Thu, 11 May 2023

Op-Ed: Australia looks to privacy-preserving checks for legitimate website and app use

Australian application and website owners have been battling with bot traffic for some years now. Some of these battles are particularly high-profile: in entertainment ...

TECH • Thu, 11 May 2023

3 things everyone needs to know to protect themselves from online scams

When it comes to online scams, there are three crucial things that everyone should know. 1. Be aware of common scam techniques: Cyber criminals employ various tactics to ...

CULTURE • Thu, 11 May 2023

Australian company TechnologyOne halts trading over cyber security incident

Software-as-a-service company TechnologyOne announced today (10 May) that it was halting trading on the Australian Stock Exchange after it detected unauthorised access to ...

SECURITY • Wed, 10 May 2023

What is Australia’s new $23.4m small business Cyber Wardens program?

While it didn’t rate a mention in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget speech on Tuesday night (9 May), the actual budget papers included a $23.4 million investment aimed at ...