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44% of NSW government entities failed to comply with state data breach notification policy

44% of NSW government entities failed to comply with state data breach notification policy

The NSW Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) has uncovered that a number of agencies have not complied with the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 30 Oct 2024
ACCC bolsters its cyber security as it becomes Australia’s Digital ID regulator

ACCC bolsters its cyber security as it becomes Australia’s Digital ID regulator

To deal with the increased security workloads following the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre and the ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 24 Oct 2024
Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

Today (22 October), the Australian government has announced the launch of the new Small Business Cyber Resilience ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Oct 2024
National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil

National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil

Brazil’s federal police force has arrested the infamous hacker USDoD, the same threat actor connected to the National ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 17 Oct 2024
CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers

CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers

The big four bank has been forced to pay up a second time after spamming more than 170 million messages to Australian ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Oct 2024
Australian government evaluates AI impact on Australian Consumer Law

Australian government evaluates AI impact on Australian Consumer Law

As part of its analysis of AI use, the Australian government is currently investigating whether or not Australian ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Oct 2024
State-of-the-art digital and cyber forensics facility to be built in NSW

State-of-the-art digital and cyber forensics facility to be built in NSW

CBIT Digital Forensics Services will establish the facility at the South Jerrabomberra Regional Jobs Precinct.

David Hollingworth Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Industry responds to Australia’s Cyber Security Act

Industry responds to Australia’s Cyber Security Act

Following lessons learnt from the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, the government is currently deliberating ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Russia blocks access to Discord as experts call it an attack on free speech

Russia blocks access to Discord as experts call it an attack on free speech

Russia’s censorship agency has blocked the nation’s access to Discord, resulting in uproar from Russia’s citizens who ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 10 Oct 2024
Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act to make ransom payment reporting mandatory

Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act to make ransom payment reporting mandatory

Australia is set to enable mandatory reporting of ransom payments and new standards for smart devices with new ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 09 Oct 2024
AFP continues to work with Thai counterparts to fight scams, organised crime

AFP continues to work with Thai counterparts to fight scams, organised crime

Sharing digital forensics skills and experience is a key part of the 30-year-old law enforcement partnership.

David Hollingworth Tue, 08 Oct 2024
NSW government launches Digital Strategy roadmap

NSW government launches Digital Strategy roadmap

The new roadmap tracks five key missions: accessibility, productivity, trust, resilience, and digital skills.

David Hollingworth Mon, 07 Oct 2024
NSW IPC reports government, councils and universities suffered 52 data breaches in 7 months

NSW IPC reports government, councils and universities suffered 52 data breaches in 7 months

NSW universities, government agencies, and councils collectively reported 52 data breaches in the seven months ending in ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 04 Oct 2024