The Victorian government has hosed down concerns about the security of the state’s transport ticketing system overhaul after its vendor, digital services giant Conduent, was subject to a data...
Cyber Security
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Two of the federal government’s digital regulators will team up to enforce the social media age ban and new online age verification standards, as Australia pursues tougher online safety...
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A New South Wales public servant has been charged by the state’s Cybercrime Squad after allegedly stealing thousands of sensitive files covering multiple state government departments. NSW Treasurer Daniel...
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Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing said on Monday that banks were in close contact with European watchdogs about Anthropic’s Mythos as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks...
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The Trump administration and Anthropic’s chief executive on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the AI firm...
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Kersti Eesmaa is well known to the local cybersecurity community as the former Ambassador of Estonia to Australia who is now a driving force behind a push to create...
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Critical infrastructure providers could be forced by government to remove or avoid technology deemed “high-risk” under sweeping changes proposed to plug gaps in existing laws. The powers, part of...
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Australia’s critical infrastructure laws are complex, duplicative and ill-equipped to respond to the emerging technological or geopolitical risks now facing the country, an independent review has found. The review...
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A US tech unicorn offering companies bespoke control over how employees use and secure internet browsers, artificial intelligence and software is setting up shop in Australia to take advantage...
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Australia’s push to strengthen its cyber workforce capability is accelerating, with the CyberPath: Paving the Way Forward for Cyber Professionals program launching a nationwide consultation series to define how cyber security professionals are recognised and developed across the country. Launched...
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Australia’s top cyber spy agency has released a new digital tool it hopes will shave days if not months off the time needed to analyse large-scale malware and engineer...
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It feels like only yesterday that ChatGPT took the world by storm. Its ability to reason and give human-like responses made everyone believe that artificial intelligence is set to...
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Chronic underreporting of cybersecurity incidents has taken hold across the federal government, with most agencies failing to report the majority of incidents to Australia’s top cyber spy in each...
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Victoria’s privacy watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a major data breach potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of current and former public school students. The Office of the...