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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US FTC proposes amendments to Health Breach Notification Rule

The US Federal Trade Commission has published a set of proposed changes to its Health Breach Notification Rule, aimed at strengthening and broadening the reporting ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 19 May 2023

Op-Ed: Wisdom behind the buzzword — what is observability?

As inflation tightens its grip on Australia, customers are becoming increasingly judicious with their spending decisions. Even a few minutes of service disruption could ...

CULTURE • Fri, 19 May 2023

Massive preloaded Android malware campaign uncovered affecting millions

Researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a massive cyber crime campaign that has infected nearly 9 million Android-based devices with preloaded malware.

TECH • Fri, 19 May 2023

US strike force discloses multiple defence tech theft cases

The US Department of Justice has announced criminal charges from five cases of alleged export violations, smuggling and theft of trade secrets, some involving the ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

Patient data of over 5m — including some deceased — feared stolen in US

A Fortune 1000 pharmacy services company has revealed that a malicious actor may have accessed more than 5.8 million sets of past and present patient data.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

3 things you need to know about crypto scams

Cryptocurrencies have gained immense popularity in recent years, attracting investors and enthusiasts from all walks of life. However, amid the excitement and potential ...

CULTURE • Thu, 18 May 2023

Interview: Shradha Angrish, winner of ESET Australia’s 2023 Women in Cyber Security Scholarship

Shradha Angrish is an enthusiastic aerospace engineering and computer science student who has been awarded ESET Australia’s Women in Cyber Security Scholarship

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

BianLian gang ditches ransomware entirely in favour of straight extortion

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have released a joint cyber security advisory on the changing ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023

US state of Montana announces 1st total ban on TikTok

It began when Republican states in the US began banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government devices and eventually ballooned into a raft of countries ...

SECURITY • Thu, 18 May 2023