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Audit: 328 weaknesses found by WA Auditor-General in 50 local government systems | ZDNet
Western Australian Audit Report November 2020. WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months. ‘Highly unusual step’ taken to protect foundational system.
Read MoreA/NZ businesses still consider IoT and public cloud too risky | IT Brief Australia
ISACA’s new Digital Transformation Barometer research uncovers the reality of digital transformation and digital literacy in organisations across Australia and New Zealand. “The resounding message from our research is clear:...
Read More‘Cyber kangaroo’ ratings for IoT security? Jump to it, says Australia’s cyber security minister | The Register
Proposed labelling scheme will try to match similar efforts in UK, USA. Australia’s government hopes that somewhere in the world, a vendor of consumer-grade connected electronics is willing to admit it’s rubbish at...
Read MoreAustralian military drone supplier warns of ‘likely’ Chinese cyber backdoor in DJI quadcopters | SBS News
The Australian Defence Force has resumed its use of Chinese-made DJI drones after a 2-week suspension, but defence minister Marise Payne suggested they may now be relegated to ‘unclassified’ missions. Source:...
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Less than half of respondents in a recent survey polling the logistics industry said they felt prepared to face a cyber security incident. • Tue, 25 … [...]
The conversation around securing connected devices in Australia is entering its next phase and smart product vendors and manufacturers are preparing … [...]
Key points NSW will make facial recognition technology mandatory for hotels and clubs with gaming machines, tied to a statewide exclusion register … [...]
Automated decision-making transparency under the Privacy Act: are you prepared for 10 December 2026?
From 10 December 2026, privacy policies will be required to include additional information about how APP entities use personal information in any … [...]
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has determined that Monash IVF and a telehealth company have interfered with the privacy of website visitors via … [...]
Prolific hacker 2019 claims hack of a luxury Kiwi real estate firm, but the company says the hacker is overstating the extent of the breach. • Mon, 24 … [...]
An Australian-first trial of live facial recognition technology in WA has led to 18 arrests in just seven days, but privacy experts are sounding the alarm. (Broadcast AUGUST 15, 2026) [...]
An update on last month's Origin Energy data breach, which impacted around 900 thousand customers. The company says 60 full bank account numbers and 100 identity document numbers were accessed, [...]
The theme for this year’s Scam Awareness Week – which runs from 24 to 28 August – is “No one’s just a number”, and that’s certainly true of the … [...]
Have I Been Pwned In August 2026, Australian beauty retailer Oz Hair and Beauty was the target of an xpl0itrs extortion attack. The group subsequently … [...]
Origin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July. Last month, Origin confirmed a major … [...]
The Storm ransomware group claims to have hacked an Australian farm machinery supplier and has allegedly published customer data and vehicle … [...]