Author: Justin Hendry

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Digital

The road to decentralised digital ID in NSW

With a string of recent data breaches turning the spotlight on the fragility of physical identity credentials, finding a secure, privacy-enhancing method of verifying identity in an increasingly digital...

WA to get Privacy Commissioner, data breach notice scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public...

The systemic roadblocks to improving public sector capability

Posted on   |  by Alistair Gordon
The Albanese Government has made it clear that it intends to reduce public sector reliance on external consultants, with Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher recently revealing plans...

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...