Justin Hendry, Author at InnovationAus.com

Cyber Security

Hack of sensitive Medibank health data a ‘dog act’: O’Neil

A cyber-attack against Australia’s largest private health insurer and subsequent threats to sell the stolen customer information has been described as a “dog act” by Home Affairs minister Clare...

iVote written out of NSW law as digital voting review begins

19 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Digital voting has been written out of New South Wales electoral law following the Electoral Commissioner’s decision to scrap the iVote system until after the 2023 state election, as...

Bronwyn Harch named interim Qld chief scientist

18 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Renowned statistician and data scientist Professor Bronwyn Harch has been appointed interim Queensland Chief Scientist while the state government searches for a permanent replacement. Professor Harch assumed the top...

Inquiry ‘absolutely necessary’ after Optus breach: Dominello

18 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A national inquiry into identity and data sharing is “absolutely necessary” in the wake of the Optus data breach, according to New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and...

WA Police to retain COVID border entry data for 25 years

14 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The Western Australian police will retain personal information collected by the state’s COVID-19 border management system for at least 25 years, before archiving it indefinitely, the state government has...

Katy Gallagher on in-house consulting model for APS

14 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

An in-house consulting unit will be established within the federal government to provide professional services to agencies, reducing the reliance on external consultants, while contractors will be used “only...

Optus breach has the potential to forge a new approach to cyber security

13 October 2022 | by Kate Pounder

Challenges generally bring out the best in Australians. Floods, bushfires, drought and even a global pandemic show that our society is adept at standing together to find a way...

Google launches digital micro-credential courses, free scholarships

12 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A new micro-credentialing program from Google has launched to train Australians in digital skills of “high demand” in six months or less, with 10,000 free scholarships to be offered...

Facial recognition use ‘misunderstood’: NSW Police

11 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The use of facial recognition by law enforcement is “misunderstood” and there is no agreed definition of high-risk applications, according to NSW Police, which has defended employing the controversial...

Govt urged to end privacy, spam exemptions for political parties

11 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Exemptions to privacy laws for political parties should be ditched in the wake of mass unsolicited spam texts and other attempts to spread misinformation during this year’s election campaign,...

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Hack of sensitive Medibank health data a ‘dog act’: O’Neil

iVote written out of NSW law as digital voting review begins

Bronwyn Harch named interim Qld chief scientist

Inquiry ‘absolutely necessary’ after Optus breach: Dominello

WA Police to retain COVID border entry data for 25 years

Katy Gallagher on in-house consulting model for APS

Optus breach has the potential to forge a new approach to cyber security

Google launches digital micro-credential courses, free scholarships

Facial recognition use ‘misunderstood’: NSW Police

Govt urged to end privacy, spam exemptions for political parties

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