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Incident: Sydney man charged over Netflix, Spotify credential-stuffing, stolen accounts | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Mar 13, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Identity Management, Identity Theft, iTnews, New South Wales, Password, Policing and Law Enforcement, Social Media | 0 |

A Sydney man has been charged by AFP for alleged involvement in WickedGen.com.

RBA wants banks involved in Australian government digital identity solution | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Nov 3, 2017 | Australia, Authentication, Banking and Finance, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Identity Management, ZDNet | 0 |

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue that it wants to see Australia’s banks involved with building out the federal government’s digital...

Innovation before security not serving industry well: ID expert | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Nov 1, 2017 | Australia, Authentication, Banking and Finance, Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Identity Management, iTWire | 0 |

Online banking has led the way in innovation before security and this is a major reason why the security environment is what it is today, Richard Cookes, country manager ANZ of identity and access management company One...

DTA undecided on sole identity provider for Govpass | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 23, 2017 | Australia, Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Identity Management, iTnews | 0 |

The Digital Transformation Agency is yet to decide which agency will be entrusted as the federal government’s sole identity provider for the whole-of-gov Govpass digital identity platform even as testing of the new verifier...

ATO begins testing DTA’s digital identity platform | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 6, 2017 | Australia, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Identity Management, iTnews | 0 |

The Australian Taxation Office has started testing the Digital Transformation Agency’s new whole-of-government digital identity platform, Govpass. Source: ATO begins testing DTA’s digital identity platform –...

South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences to reduce possibility of forgery, Government says – ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Oct 3, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Identity Management, Identity Theft, Local Government, South Australia | 0 |

Drivers’ licences will enter the digital era next month with the State Government to make them available on a smartphone app in an effort to enhance security. Source: South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences...

What Australia’s biggest life insurer learned from ditching passwords | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 10, 2017 | 09 Access Control, Australia, Banking and Finance, Identity Management, iTnews, Password, Password Management | 0 |

TAL might be Australia’s biggest life insurance company but it’s not a household name – something the firm wanted to change with a huge consumer-facing push that began last year and dialled up pressure on the IT...

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Category: Identity Management

RBA wants banks involved in Australian government digital identity solution | ZDNet

Innovation before security not serving industry well: ID expert | iTWire

DTA undecided on sole identity provider for Govpass | iTnews

ATO begins testing DTA’s digital identity platform | iTnews

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What Australia’s biggest life insurer learned from ditching passwords | iTnews

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