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Gone phishin’: New OAIC report

More than two data breaches are being reported by Australian companies each day, with phishing attacks on the rise, according to the latest Office of the Australian Information Commissioner...

Larry Marshall on startup bingo

Too much attention is given to tech startups in Australia while successful, potentially lucrative science-based companies are often ignored, according to CSIRO chief Larry Marshall. At a senate estimates...

Vic Libs signal innovation chief

The Victorian opposition will create a new government role of a chief innovation officer to “drive commercialisation” if it wins next month’s state election. Somewhat strangely, the Victorian Liberal...

Where to now for cyber policy?

It is clear that 2018 has been a watershed year for cyber security across the public sector. The federal government cyber apparatus been substantially restructured, and the philosophical thinking...

Data Republic on de-identification

Balancing the demands of privacy and innovation is not impossible, according to Data Republic co-founder Danny Gilligan, and he is out to prove it. Data Republic has just launched...

Look beyond cyber audits: ASD

Damning audits of government departments and agencies do not paint the full picture of the state of play in public sector cyber security, according to Australian Signals Directorate chief...

Piracy bill is a hallucinogen: Husic

The government’s new crackdown on online piracy is a “regulatory hallucinogen” that does not address the real issue, while further copyright reform is needed to promote innovation, according to...

Heritage list may nix Apple plan

A likely heritage listing could derail the Victorian government plan to help tech giant Apple to establish a “flagship” store at Federation Square. Heritage Victoria late last week confirmed...

ANU’s search for space business

The Australian National University in Canberra is the latest institution to jump on the space sector bandwagon, launching a new Institute of Space to act as a bridge between...

DTA fronts its big staff issue

The Digital Transformation Agency’s new chief executive has made bringing stability and leadership to the troubled organisation his key priority in an effort to combat the “relatively high staff...

Selling the new digital identity

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s deep-dive through the hidden recesses of the federal government’s digital identity program is a timely contribution to an overdue discussion on data rights and...

DTA goes cold on blockchain

The Digital Transformation Agency appears less than impressed with blockchain’s current capabilities after it was given $700,000 in budget funding to investigate the technology. After its initial research, the...

Opt-out to pass before MHR change

The federal government’s series of amendments to improve the security and privacy of the My Health Record system are now unlikely to be passed before the opt-out period ends....

Active startups now in decline

The number of active startups in Australia has declined along with the number of women involved with the sector, a “massively concerning” new report has revealed. Startup Muster, an...