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Aussies have until the end of the year to register for Cambridge Analytica payment
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has set a registration deadline of 31 December for Australians ...
Cyber security a key plank of latest AUSMIN announcements
Cyber coordination, cruise missile co-production, and streamlined exports feature prominently among a raft of changes ...
CommBank fined $792k over breaches of Consumer Data Right Rules
The bank has been issued with four infringement notices after failing to enable data sharing for business accounts and ...
ACMA calls on Aussie organisations to register SMS sender IDs before July 2026
Any organisation sending branded text messages after July next year without registering will be listed as “unverified” ...
UK-based ‘nudify’ app maker blocks Australian access
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner chalks up an enforcement action win in the fight to protect consumers from online and ...
Guess who’s coming to Canberra: Pollies warned to turn off devices during Chinese visit to Parliament House
The shadow cyber security minister calls locking down personal devices and shutting down Wi-Fi “a stark reminder of the ...
Australia overhauls top-level security clearances
Australia has introduced a major overhaul of its highest-level security clearance, replacing the longstanding positive ...
Australia joins the US and UK in sanctioning pair of Russian cyber criminal service providers
Authorities sanction providers of so-called bulletproof hosting, which offers dark web services to ransomware operators
Report: Australia’s public sector under pressure as cyber threats rise
Skills shortages, access to critical data, and recovery times are major concerns among government agencies.
Australia sanctions North Korean hackers over role in WMD programs
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced sanctions targeting cyber criminals helping fund North Korean ...
ACCC takes Microsoft to court over allegations of ‘misleading millions of Australians’
The consumer rights regulator alleges that software giant Microsoft misled approximately 2.7 million Australian ...
Home Affairs updates Protective Security Policy Framework
Non-corporate Commonwealth entities have until 31 October to remove all products and services on the government’s Deny ...
Australian government to launch long-delayed licence and photo recognition platform
The federal government plans to launch a driver’s licence facial recognition program by the end of the year, allowing ...