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Ukraine has banned Telegram on government, defence and critical infrastructure devices due to concerns about national security.
Daniel Croft • Sat, 23 Nov 2024
NSW to roll out portable emergency Wi-Fi units for emergency response
New Cells on Wheels units and Starlink connectivity are part of a $5 million investment in disaster response technologies.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Industry responds to Home Affairs new ‘safe harbour’ business protections
The federal government has announced that it will be introducing new legislation designed to bolster protections for businesses that suffer from cyber attacks.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Cyber Security NSW to cull jobs despite increasing cyber threat
Despite reports that cyber threats are only on the rise, the NSW government is culling a number of cyber security positions.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 17 Sep 2024
The industry speaks: Privacy Act reforms – a good thing, or not enough?
Hear what industry leaders have to say about the long-awaited updates to Australia’s Privacy Act revealed last week by the federal government.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Sep 2024
Australian government touts new Scams Prevention Framework
Draft legislation could see banks, telcos, and social media platforms fined up to $50 million for non-compliance with the anti-scam scheme.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Sep 2024
OAIC applauds reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act
The privacy regulator has welcomed the strengthening of its powers to protect individuals and the opportunity to develop a new Children’s Online Privacy Code – but there ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 12 Sep 2024
Doxxing could lead to a 7-year jail term, according to new laws
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is set to introduce anti-doxxing legislation as Communications Minister Michelle Rowland proposes new powers to fight disinformation.
Telcos, banks, and social media platforms could face $50m fines under new Scam Code Act
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has done the media rounds selling the government’s tough new stance on fighting scammers and platforms that fail their customers.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Government explores AI regulation legislation, plans for ‘mandatory’ guardrails
The Australian government has announced plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) safety legislation to manage the development and use of AI.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Clearview AI declared ‘illegal’, fined €30.5m by Dutch watchdog
Controversial facial recognition software developer Clearview AI has been declared illegal and slapped with a €30.5 million (roughly $50.3 million) fine by the Dutch data ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
CrowdStrike to appear before Congress following global outage
CrowdStrike is set to appear before the US Congress to testify on the global IT outage that occurred as a result of a bad company software update.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 02 Sep 2024
AUCloud appoints Samantha Maher as head of government relations
The new appointment brings more than 30 years of policy and strategic communications experience to the role.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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