Turnbull, Morrison defend Census security
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have both sought to reassure Australians in the wake of privacy concerns over the 2016 Census.
Rohan Pearce | 04 Aug | Read more
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have both sought to reassure Australians in the wake of privacy concerns over the 2016 Census.
Rohan Pearce | 04 Aug | Read more
Hackers love health apps because their popularity has outpaced the industry's ability to safeguard them. Technology experts discussed the privacy and security risks at a House hearing July 14 with the Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
Xuanyan Ouyang | 27 Jul | Read more
Victoria’s Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection, David Watts has issued the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards (VPDSS).
Rohan Pearce | 27 Jul | Read more
Before you throw away that old hard drive, make sure you purge the memory clean. A new study has found that most users are accidentally giving up photos, social security numbers and financial data, by failing to properly delete the files on their recycled hard drives.
Michael Kan | 29 Jun | Read more
I’ve been a fan of drones for a while now. I enjoy messing about with them and I even have my own micro drone with a camera. Now, while I saw the I enjoy playing with drones I’ve always kept a keen eye not to get video of my neighbours backyards and so forth.
Dave Lewis | 20 Apr | Read more
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward new regulations requiring Internet service providers to get customer permission before using or sharing their Web-surfing history and most other personal information.
Grant Gross | 01 Apr | Read more
Security and privacy concerns continue to weigh heavily in companies' choice of cloud provider, according to new global research from law firm Baker & McKenzie that found the issue was named by almost 90 percent of cloud buyers as their primary concern.
David Braue | 09 Mar | Read more
Snapchat says its payroll department leaked confidential data to attackers who posed as the company’s CEO Evan Spiegel in a phishing email.
Ransomware extortionists may find new reason to target Romanians and Americans after a multi-country survey found that Internet users in those countries are among the world's willing to pay up if they were hit by ransomware.
David Braue | 18 Feb | Read more
Just in time for Valentine's Day this weekend, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has advised extra caution amongst romantics and IT administrators alike on the back of figures suggesting that more than 2500 Australians lost some $22.7 million to dating and romance scams last year.
David Braue | 12 Feb | Read more
The average successful hack gains attackers less than $US15,000 ($A20,600), a recent Ponemon Institute study has found. Yet that may still be enough to lure attackers who are proving adept at navigating “confusing” industry messages on endpoint security, believes one security specialist who argues that the result is hampering companies' ability to shore up privileged-account security.
David Braue | 09 Feb | Read more
Every year SplashData releases a list of the world's worst passwords, and for the last five years that list hasn't changed much. While the list is an amusing look at password blunders, the real lessons are in how and why those passwords exist in the first place.
Steve Ragan | 01 Feb | Read more
Nation states don’t seem keen on protecting people’s fundamental rights to privacy from web giants, so what should be done?
Mainstream use of biometric authentication has taken a big step forward as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) begins using voice biometrics to replace security questions and passwords for taxpayers phoning the organisation's enquiry line.
David Braue | 22 Jan | Read more
Amid claims that secure messaging app Telegram is the go-to tool for ISIS the company says it’s suspended 78 accounts affiliated with the terror group.