Author: Justin Hendry

Australia-US CLOUD Act treaty clears final roadblock

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has been given the all-clear to ratify a treaty with the United States that will expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes after the...

Leapfrogging cyber hurdles for small businesses

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
Private and public sector discussions intensify around cybersecurity threats to small businesses (SMBs) in Australia, with ransomware attacks up by 15 per cent annually.  As cyber criminals increasingly target...

Court dismisses ACCC’s data linkage case against Google

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google did not mislead Australian consumers when it used an on-screen notification to seek consent for significant changes to the use and collection of personal data for targeted advertising...

The blind spot in Australia’s approach to privacy reform

Posted on   |  by Jordan Wilson-Otto
After the horrific and upsetting breaches involving Optus, Medibank and others, the federal government acted swiftly, dramatically bolstering our privacy regime. The penalties facing Australian businesses that infringe our...

GovERP faces summer slowdown as SAP build enters new phase

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Work on the federal government’s massive enterprise resource planning system overhaul will be drastically cut back over the next two months, as the late-running multi-million-dollar project enters a new...

Ukraine crisis a test case for new critical infrastructure regime

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Ukraine crisis and recent significant data breaches have proved to be test cases for Australia’s landmark new critical infrastructure regime. Recent cyber-attacks on Optus and Medibank have highlighted...

A billion-dollar industry set to take off

Posted on   |  by Adriano Di Pietro
The Albanese government has moved quickly to put innovation on the agenda. Research into new technologies – robotics, cyber, AI and quantum – will be a national priority. But...