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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7 out of 10 Australian organisations hit by ransomware in 2022

A new report has revealed the scale of ransomware attacks against Australian businesses in 2022, and while the number of attacks has dropped, their cost has risen ...

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

Federal government announces $86.5m for a National Anti-Scam Centre

The Australian government has announced it will put aside $86.5 million to establish a National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC).

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 15 May 2023

Third-party hack leads to Discord data breach

Gaming social media giant Discord has revealed that a hack of one of its third-party providers has led to a significant data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023

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