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- OAIC wants stronger enforcement powers in Australia's revamped Privacy ActThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has asked for amendments to be made to the Privacy Act 1988 that would update its … Read more »Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:57 pm
- Cybersecurity expert calls for replacement technology following Tasmanian ambulance patient data leakA cybersecurity expert has called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of … Read more »Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:56 pm
- ISIS associate re-arrested in Sydney two weeks after releaseA man convicted of associating with ISIS terrorists has been re-arrested in Sydney, accused of breaching his Control Order, just two weeks after his … Read more »Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:50 pm
- Australia's tangle of electronic surveillance laws needs unravellingThe legislative framework that governs Australia's intelligence community is "unnecessarily complex". It leads to "unclear and confusing laws" for … Read more »Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:47 pm
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand making good progress on addressing data breachThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua investigation into the malicious illegal breach of a third-party file sharing application has … Read more »Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:39 pm
- ACMA says Kogan breached Australian spam laws and pays $310,000 fineThe Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has investigated Australia e-tail giant Kogan and found the company sent more than 42 … Read more »Published: January 21, 2021 - 4:30 pm
- UNSW restarts search for new CISOUNSW has returned to the jobs market to find a chief information security officer after delaying the recruitment process last year due to the … Read more »Published: January 19, 2021 - 7:41 am
- Incident: New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to 'illegal data breach' | SMH - Australian Information Security Awareness and AdvisoryNew Zealand Data Breach, January 10 2021 New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to ‘illegal data breach’ The bank issued a statement shortly … Read more »Published: January 13, 2021 - 6:06 pm
- Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breachThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which yesterday disclosed it had suffered a data breach, now says it was caught up in a hack of enterprise data … Read more »Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:51 pm
- Scam statisticsThis data is based on reports provided to the ACCC by web form and over the phone. The data is published on a monthly basis. Our quality assurance … Read more »Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:47 pm
- Remote access scamsRemote access scams try to convince you that you have a computer or internet problem and that you need to buy new software to fix the problem. How … Read more »Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:44 pm
- Are Australians at a 'turning point' on cybersecurity or still unprepared?Australians are on high alert about the threat of cyber attacks following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's warning in June that Australia was targeted … Read more »Published: January 11, 2021 - 6:03 am
- Canberra’s new data sharing bill involves our personal detailsPitched as necessary for our own safety, Scott Morrison’s Data Availability and Transparency Bill has experts reeling over the sheer lack of … Read more »Published: January 9, 2021 - 9:44 pm
- Woolworths still 'reluctant' to list all companies than handle its dataWoolworths says there are security risks - and no benefits to be had - from disclosing the names of all technology and data partners and suppliers … Read more »Published: January 8, 2021 - 8:26 am
- ADHA sees 'inconsequential' My Health Record data breach notices eroding trustThe Australian Digital Health Agency, overseer of the My Health Record, has expressed concern at the number and type of "potential" data breaches it … Read more »Published: January 8, 2021 - 8:26 am
- Service NSW app hit by two-hour outageService NSW experienced an “unexpected” two-hour outage of its app on Thursday afternoon that left people unable to log their visits to hospitality … Read more »Published: January 7, 2021 - 6:35 pm
- RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security CentreA social engineering campaign featuring phishing emails and scam calls that impersonate the Australian Cyber Security Centre is underway at the … Read more »Published: January 7, 2021 - 5:59 am
- AWS secures former ASD cloud certifier as its national security headAmazon Web Services has landed former longtime Australian Signals Directorate official and public cloud certifier Melissa Osborne as its new head of … Read more »Published: January 7, 2021 - 5:52 am
- Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) | Cyber.gov.auThe Australian Cyber Security Centre within the Australian Signals Directorate produces the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). … Read more »Published: January 6, 2021 - 12:35 am
- ANU uses new security capabilities to help other Unis fend off attacksThe Australian National University says it has been able to help other unnamed universities "fend off attacks" using new capabilities it set up in … Read more »Published: January 5, 2021 - 1:26 pm