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Cyber crime has become a prevalent threat, impacting individuals, businesses, and governments alike.
Reporter • Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act
The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital age”.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 28 Sep 2023
ACSC publishes advisories in regional languages
The Australian Cyber Security Centre announced that it has published its advice and guidelines in an additional 10 different languages spoken across the Indo-Pacific to ...
Liam Garman • Wed, 27 Sep 2023
5 class actions launched against MGM, Caesars
A flush of class action lawsuits has been filed against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment following the cyber incidents both companies faced earlier this month.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 26 Sep 2023
Op-Ed: Shields up! Fortifying Australian cyber resilience through government attack surface management policies
This month, the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, the Hon Clare O’Neil MP, introduced six key shields that underpin Australia’s upcoming cyber security ...
Sarah Sloan • Tue, 26 Sep 2023
Russian hackers target war crimes investigations in Ukraine
Ukrainian investigators are reporting a shift in the strategy of Russian hackers.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 25 Sep 2023
Hackers breach the systems of the International Criminal Court
The systems of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were breached by threat actors in a cyber incident last week.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 20 Sep 2023
Colombian government seeks legal action after cyber attack affects 762 organisations
A cyber attack on a third-party provider for the Colombian government has seen over 50 Colombian state agencies and private organisations affected. A total of 762 ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Sep 2023
Australian government sets up 6-month AI taskforce
The federal government has announced the creation of a multi-agency taskforce to examine the benefits – and potential risks – of artificial intelligence (AI) for the ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 19 Sep 2023
Aussie company de.iterate launches Privacy Act compliance tool
Compliance specialist de.iterate has launched a new tool to help companies comply with Australia’s Privacy Act and a range of other local and global standards.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 13 Sep 2023
Minister Clare O’Neil announces raft of new systems of national significance
The Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security has announced that 87 new “critical infrastructure assets” have been declared as systems of national significance.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 08 Sep 2023
The ICC will now prosecute cyber war crimes
Cyber war crimes will now be investigated and prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the same way as kinetic and physical war crimes are, according to ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 08 Sep 2023
Cyber attacks a ‘whole-of-government, almost whole-of-society threat’, says Pentagon official
Close collaboration between the Defense Department and industry is the key to fighting growing cyber security challenges, according to a top Pentagon official.
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