Retail — News

Small, unsophisticated developers perpetuating IoT security lapses: IBM

Despite years of education about security threats, software developers in Australia and elsewhere are still writing code that is too insecure and will open up massive holes as the Internet of Things (IoT) develops, IBM's X-Force security arm has warned as a prologue to recent research that found most malware threats continue to come from outside of Australia but can nonetheless affect all countries.

David Braue | 26 Nov | Read more

The week in security: iappANZ weighs privacy progress; Obama, industry fight government spying

Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim released a new Privacy Regulatory Action Policy as the iappANZ Privacy Summit kicked off. Also instructive on the policy front was Scotland's National Health Service, which shared its experience meeting healthcare privacy requirements with attendees. Vodafone's head of privacy was also on hand, pointing out that economics is playing an increasing role in discussions about the risks of privacy.

David Braue | 25 Nov | Read more

Privacy is a Business Disrupter

Although there's obviously a significant interest in privacy from a legal and compliance perspective, Vodafone's head of privacy, Stephen Deadman, told the audience at the recent IAPP Summit that there's an increasing focus on economics.

Anthony Caruana | 20 Nov | Read more

US strikes massive tech support scam

The war on tech support scams continues with the latest legal action targeting operations accused of fleecing consumers of $120 million — including one that sold “lifetime” packages for a real AV product.

Liam Tung | 20 Nov | Read more

Thought Leadership in Privacy

Privacy laws around the world are playing a game of catch up as emerging technologies change the nature of information gathering, storage and processing in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago.

Anthony Caruana | 19 Nov | Read more

Privacy and the Internet of Things

It is almost impossible to attend any event that has an IT edge without hearing about the Internet of Things. Until recently, we only really used the Internet as a way of connecting people via computers and servicer. But we are hurtling forward into a world where all sorts of devices have sensors and controls that can be connected, controlled and read over the Internet. That's the Internet of Things.

Anthony Caruana | 19 Nov | Read more

The Right to be Forgotten

Very few people wouldn’t have an embarrassing photo hiding away. Or have made a silly comment that they wish would be forgotten. Or perhaps a minor criminal matter that is long past but keeps bobbing up, hindering you even though it is long since past.

Anthony Caruana | 19 Nov | Read more

Larry Irving: We're Flying Without a Net When it Comes to Privacy

Imagine trying to write policy around privacy and the Internet back in the 1990s. It was a world with fewer than 20 million internet users, most of them based in the United States. The task was given to Larry Irving in 1994 after he co-authored a paper on internet privacy. He became the first internet advisor to the then Clinton-Gore government.

Anthony Caruana | 18 Nov | Read more

Security is “a massively complex topic” - CA World

Security is “a massively complex topic,” according to Mike Gregoire, CEO of CA Technologies, who cited considerations including transparency (telling people how you will use the data you collect), protection (sadly, the bad guys seem to be smarter than the good guys, so organisations need to work together and share information about compromises) and identity (so data can be protected without frustrating bona fide users).

Stephen Withers | 17 Nov | Read more