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The NSW government has followed in federal footsteps and announced a TikTok ban on government devices.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 04 Nov 2025
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 ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 06 Apr 2023
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Australia’s Department of Home Affairs struggling with outdated IT systems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 ...
Australian government to ban TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices
The Australian federal government is reported to be in the process of banning the use of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices.
Tasmanian government says data uncompromised after GoAnywhere breach
The Tasmanian government has said that the cyber attack it was affected by last week has not led to any data being compromised.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 03 Apr 2023
NHS at risk of cyber breach following Capita outage
Fears of a data breach at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) have erupted after computer systems at third-party provider Capita went down.
US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse
A movement to introduce methods of countering the misuse of spyware has been launched by the US and some of its allies, including Australia.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 31 Mar 2023
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