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Detectives from NSW police have arrested and charged a woman for using a government computer to access information for criminal purposes.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 18 Sep 2025
Banks take part in government cyber war games
The federal government has begun running Australia’s major banks and financial organisations through scenario-based exercises in response to the growing number of cyber ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 11 Apr 2023
16,000 documents leaked in Tasmanian government breach
Despite first saying that data remained uncompromised following the GoAnywhere data breach, the Tasmanian government has announced that 16,000 documents have been leaked
How can companies prevent data leaks?
All businesses must take precautions to safeguard employee and client data to make sure it doesn’t get into the wrong hands.
Nicole Comendador • Thu, 06 Apr 2023
NSW government TikTok ban announced by state Premier
The NSW government has followed in federal footsteps and announced a TikTok ban on government devices.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 06 Apr 2023
Data potentially compromised in Tasmanian government hack after all, says tech minister
Going back on its statement from just days ago, the Tasmanian government has announced that a range of personal details are at risk following the cyber breach it suffered ...
TikTok fined over child privacy concerns by UK government agency
A day after Australia added itself to the list of countries that have banned TikTok from government devices, the social media app has now found itself fined for failing ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Government releases exercises to combat ‘dystopian future’ of critical infrastructure attacks
Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil has announced that the government will be launching a range of exercises designed to combat the increasing number of ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company
A recent cyber incident in Ukraine has shown that threat actors don’t always need to be too clever when it comes to spreading their malicious wares — sometimes, all you ...
Government agencies resort to 'informal' methods to block websites
Australian government agencies are bypassing the use of powers to block websites, and instead ore using ‘informal’ methods with telcos and internet providers.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs struggling with outdated IT systems
A leaked report from a private consulting firm paints a dire picture of the IT operations of the Department of Home Affairs.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australian government TikTok ban is official — but it doesn’t include TikTok’s website
Australia’s Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has officially announced a Commonwealth ban on the TikTok social media app.
Service NSW exposes details of thousands after website update
Thousands of Service NSW customers are being informed that their data may have been compromised last month, after the government agency exposed it following a website ...