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Video Blockchain: the technology that could dramatically change the internet – ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Oct 3, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Electronic Commerce Services, Encryption, On-Line Transactions, Sector | 0 |

You’ve probably heard about digital currencies like Bitcoin. But it’s the technology behind Bitcoin, called Blockchain, that’s inspiring some big dreams about the future of the internet. Margot O’Neill...

Origin eyes cheaper electricity with blockchain trial | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 22, 2017 | Australia, Blockchain, Encryption, Information Security, iTnews, On-Line Transactions, Utilities | 0 |

Origin Energy is set to trial a peer-to-peer energy trading platform that makes use of blockchain distributed ledger technology. The trial, between Origin and Australian blockchain energy market provider Power Ledger, will begin...

Queensland police get new spy powers to hack smart-devices, demand encryption keys to tackle terrorism | Brisbane Times

by Steven Kirby | Sep 12, 2017 | Brisbane Times, Cybersecurity, Digital Rights, Encryption, Legislation and Regulation, Policing and Law Enforcement, Privacy, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Queensland police have been granted new powers that let them exploit phones and smart-devices for surveillance purposes with the intention of combating terrorism, after a new piece of legislation passed with bipartisan support...

Police want to read encrypted messages, but they already have significant power to access our data | The Conversation

by Steven Kirby | Sep 12, 2017 | Australia, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Federal Government, Legislation and Regulation, MetaData, Policing and Law Enforcement, Privacy, The Conversation | 0 |

Many Australians are unaware of current police and intelligence powers when it comes to accessing our data. The Australian government wants new powers to access encrypted communications, but do they need them? Source: Police...

World’s Largest Mining Company to Use Blockchain for Supply Chain | CoinDesk

by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2017 | Australia, Blockchain, Electronic Commerce Services, Encryption, In the Press, Mining and Resources, On-Line Transactions | 0 |

The world’s largest mining firm as ranked by PwC intends to begin using the ethereum blockchain to improve its supply chain processes. BHP Billiton revealed at the second annual Global Blockchain Summit that it will use...

Australia says organized crime in financial sector costing $28 billion a year | Reuters

by Steven Kirby | Aug 26, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Encryption, Federal Government, Reuters | 0 |

Money laundering was the main threat amid the rise of online banking and digital currencies, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) said in a report on organized crime in the country. The government is concerned...

Long favoured by Australian PM, Wickr could become his decryption Waterloo | CSO

by Steven Kirby | Jul 29, 2017 | Australia, CSO from IDG, Encryption, Federal Government, Privacy | 0 |

Once lauded by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as a paragon of secure communications, encrypted-messaging app Wickr could turn out to be one of the biggest opponents to his government’s new legislative push to force technology...

How To Hide Your Digital Identity From Australian ISPs | Lifehacker AU

by Steven Kirby | Jul 27, 2017 | Encryption, Lifehacker Australia, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider | 0 |

Thanks to the metadata retention law, nothing is private anymore. The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 has not just put our privacy at risk, but also the privacy and security of...

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Greens push to legislate the ‘right to log off’ from work
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by By national technology reporter Danny Tran on March 21, 2023
Australia's biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach, with the personal details of more than 1,000 people feared to have …
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Business needs single cyber incident report portal: Productivity Commission
by Richard Chirgwin on March 20, 2023
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Latitude Financial has warned that the number of customers affected by an ongoing cyber attack could continue to rise. The company said [pdf] it has …
Latitude Financial, skin cancer survey hack are some of the latest cyber attacks. What to do if you think you're at risk
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There's been two more major data breaches from cyber hacks. Last week, it was Latitude Financial, in one of the first major hacks on a financial …
Skin cancer survey hack may have 'compromised' personal details | ABC News
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Australia's biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach. The ABC can reveal that cyber criminals broke into servers holding highly ...
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Category: Encryption

Video Blockchain: the technology that could dramatically change the internet – ABC News (Australia)

Origin eyes cheaper electricity with blockchain trial | iTnews

Queensland police get new spy powers to hack smart-devices, demand encryption keys to tackle terrorism | Brisbane Times

Police want to read encrypted messages, but they already have significant power to access our data | The Conversation

World’s Largest Mining Company to Use Blockchain for Supply Chain | CoinDesk

Australia says organized crime in financial sector costing $28 billion a year | Reuters

Long favoured by Australian PM, Wickr could become his decryption Waterloo | CSO

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