Tag: data

Industry data classifications to help manage breach risk

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian organisations now have access to a free government tool to classify and label the data they hold to ensure appropriate protections are in place and they can follow...

Cops’ data-without-borders law under review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The legislation allowing US and Australian law enforcement authorities to seize data from people’s social media and emails accounts to counter serious crime will be reviewed by Parliament’s joint...

‘Data rich, intelligence poor’: The challenge facing govt

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Australia’s public sector has spent years building the digital foundations for more connected, responsive and secure services. But as agencies work towards the ambitions of the 2030 Data and...

AUSTRAC doubles down on Trump-aligned spy tech Palantir

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s financial intelligence agency will continue to rely on controversial US tech firm Palantir for core software for up to another six years as its duties grow to monitor...

To make sense of AI, first make sense of your data

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
There’s a moment in every technology cycle where the conversation shifts from possibility to execution. According to Mandy Andress, chief information security officer at Elastic, that moment has arrived...

Musk’s Starlink will now allow consumer data to train AI

Posted on   |  by David Jeans and Joey Roulette
SpaceX revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training, a shift that could bolster Elon Musk’s AI ambitions. Ahead of a blockbuster...

PM’s department weighed down by ‘clunky’ tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Outdated and “clunky” technology is holding back public servants at the heart of government, an independent review of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has found. The capability...

Defence gives itself more time to phase out legacy tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence will give itself at least another year to retire its legacy systems, as it races to adopt modern cloud-based platforms across its IT environment and scale the use...

US suppliers swing at Australia’s data sovereignty rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US cloud, cyber and software firms have called on policymakers to unwind Australia’s data localisation laws and reconsider “sovereignty” goals, claiming the geo-bounding actually increases cybersecurity risks. AWS, Google...