Australian Information and Cyber Security News
Round up of Information and Cyber Security incidents, adverse audit reports, media news, social media post, articles, and commentary with an Australian focus (a bit of New Zealand too)
- Home Affairs experimenting with ChatGPT in refugee and cyber divisionsby Jake Evans on May 27, 2023
The Home Affairs department is experimenting with using the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool under supervision in several of its divisions, …
- Australian Medical Association calls for national regulations around AI in health careby By Claire Moodie on May 27, 2023
Doctors in Perth have been ordered not to use AI bot technology, with authorities concerned about patient confidentiality. In an email obtained by the …
- Fire Rescue Victoria's cyber-hack response a 'lesson in how not to communicate'by By Zalika Rizmal on May 27, 2023
When Anna* received a letter from Victoria's fire service advising her personal information may have been stolen in a cyber attack, she wasn't too …
- AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-05-22by Steven Kirby on May 27, 2023
Australian Info and Cyber Security Last Week 22nd May 2023 Very late this week, safety safe for your next meeting “Wear eye protection when prodding …
- Latitude Financial counts the cost of cyber attackby Ry Crozier on May 27, 2023
Latitude Financial is forecasting a first-half statutory loss of between $95 million and $105 million after a cyber attack “closed or severely …
- Cyber criminals exploit out-of-office email to scam businessby David Adams on May 25, 2023
Source: Unsplash/Jefferson Santos. Something as simple as including holiday details in your out-of-office email could give cyber criminals an edge …
- Incident: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach | ABC News (Australia)by Steven Kirby on May 25, 2023
Australian Medical Data Handling Incident, 25 May 2023 Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based …
- AI poses privacy risks for departments, companies - commissioneron May 25, 2023
Warnings about keeping people's information safe when using artificial intelligence have been published by the Privacy Commissioner, directed at both …
- ASIC releases and clarifies its corporate finance priorities for the coming quarterby David Wilkie on May 25, 2023
Companies should consider their internal documentation to avoid regulatory action against greenwashing or poor cyber-risk policies and ensure their …
- Op-Ed: Why settlement agents are at risk of cyber security attacksby Reporter on May 25, 2023
Opinion: “As the world becomes more interconnected and technology-dependent, settlement agents find themselves facing a growing risk of cyber attacks …
- SA Water fills CISO roleby Kate Weber on May 25, 2023
SA Water has filled the role of chief information security officer (CISO) with Kim Valois joining the team, as the state agency makes appointments …
- Gov-issued takedowns spiked after new eSafety laws came into forceby Jeremy Nadel on May 25, 2023
A spike in the amount of online content Australian authorities removed last year coincided with the chief content moderator gaining new takedown …
- Australia joins intelligence partners to blame China for US infrastructure cyber attackby By political reporter Jake Evans on May 25, 2023
Australia has joined the United States and other Five Eyes cyber agencies to identify China as the culprit behind recent cyber attacks targeting …
- Australia outs China as being behind cyber attackon May 25, 2023
Australia has joined Five Eyes partners in outing China as being behind a cluster of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the United …
- eSafety Commissioner and Queensland Police Service team up to fight criminality and harmful online contentby Staff Writer on May 25, 2023
The eSafety Commissioner and the Queensland Police Service have joined forces to fight against the proliferation of criminal and harmful content.
- Technology problems mar Sydney Trains' incident responseby Richard Chirgwin on May 25, 2023
Sydney Trains' centralised Rail Operations Centre (ROC) is operating without key "decision-making technology" that was originally scoped for the …
- NSW gov quietly consulting on bug bounty programby Richard Chirgwin on May 25, 2023
Details of a closed NSW government cyber security consultation have emerged, via a submission published by a UNSW research group. The consultation was …
- Real estate agents push back against Australian privacy law changes designed to protect personal databy Paul Karp Chief political correspondent on May 23, 2023
Real Estate Institute of Australia president says additional layer of responsibility could force smaller agencies to close down Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates • Get our […]
- Cyber attacks on the rise across Australiaon May 23, 2023
Learn how to protect yourself and your devices as we move into the digital age. Picture Shutterstock This is branded content. If you feel like you're …
- Australian critical infrastructure operators urged to move off Chinese techby Ry Crozier on May 23, 2023
A sweep of Chinese-made hardware and software from the federal government could be expanded to cover critical infrastructure operators as well, with …