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Canberra responds to mandatory data retention review, metadata laws set for an overhaul
The Australian federal government has released its responses to a set of recommendations to overhaul the mandatory data ...
ASIC to get tough on cyber attack disclosure
In the wake of the largest fine for failing to follow market disclosure rules, the Australian Securities and Investments ...
Businesses required to submit annual cyber risk reports
Directors and board members of businesses and critical infrastructure in Australia will now be forced to submit an ...
2023 is the year Australia must begin to prepare for quantum threats
Much of today’s sensitive data has a long “shelf life” — the health and identity data of the public, trade secrets (and ...
FBI investigating suspected cyber attack
An investigation is currently underway by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after it detected suspicious ...
Cyber threats to industrial systems increased dramatically in 2022
A new report has revealed the growing level of threats against industry and critical infrastructure in 2022, driven in ...
China would target critical infrastructure with cyber warfare, says Morrison
Cyber warfare will be the weapon of choice for Beijing in the event of a conflict, says former Australian prime minister ...
Op-Ed: 5 core principles for Australia’s impending cyber regulations to build more resilient, modern organisations
Following high-profile data breaches where personal information from millions of Australian records was compromised, an ...
Airports across Germany affected by major cyber attack
A suspected cyber attack has been launched on several airports across Germany overnight, bringing down their websites ...
BlackCat hackers post personal data of staff and students of Irish university
After suffering a ransomware attack nearly a fortnight ago, for which it declined to pay a ransom, Ireland’s Munster ...
Privacy Act review puts forward GDPR-like provisions amid a raft of changes to protect Australians
Increased personal protections and opt-out provisions are at the heart of a review into the efficacy of Australia’s ...
Huge data dump from Russia’s censorship agency posted online
A Belarusian hacking group has uploaded a mound of data from the Russian Roskomnadzor censorship agency.
47 cyber incidents in critical infrastructure sectors reported in 9 months
Critical infrastructure providers have reported 47 incidents over the last nine months, according to a new government ...