Government
Andrew Giles backs down from drone surveillance claim
The Minister for Immigration has admitted he was misinformed by his own department when he claimed drones were being ...
Clare O’Neil calls out MediSecure over delay in breach reporting
The Home Affairs Minister has said the hacked e-prescription is taking an “unacceptably long time” to confirm how much ...
Exclusive: James Paterson calls for clarity on ABF’s ‘secret drone surveillance program’
Shadow home affairs minister “startled” by Andrew Giles’ admission that released immigration detainees are being ...
ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons
Australia is currently looking at mechanisms for the effective sharing of incident response (IR) intelligence after the ...
Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime
A new cyber security campaign asks the question, “What are you risking online?” and calls on First Nations communities ...
Right-wing think tank labels eSafety Commissioner a ‘global threat to free speech’
The Institute of Public Affairs has written a letter to federal MPs calling for the Online Safety Act 2021 to be ...
OAIC releases statement on MediSecure data breach
The Australian privacy commissioner’s current focus is on “ensuring that affected individuals are appropriately ...
TikTok, US DOJ ask for divest-or-ban rulings to be fast-tracked
TikTok and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have requested that the review of the recently passed divest-or-pass bill ...
National cyber security coordinator provides update on MediSecure cyber investigation
Australian national cyber security coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness has revealed the government’s ...
Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board
The Aussie telco and cloud security firm made the case for a co-regulatory cyber security model in a government ...
Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament
A national digital identification bill has finally passed through both the Senate and now Parliament – only royal assent ...
BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested
Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails
Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.