Author: Justin Hendry

Tech lobby wants ‘good faith’ exemptions for data breach fines

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s technology industry groups have called on the federal government to include safe harbour provisions in privacy legislation designed to impose significantly higher penalties on organisations for serious data...

Coalition accuses govt of blocking ransomware bill

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has been accused of blocking a Coalition bill that would introduce tougher penalties for ransomware gangs and give additional powers to authorities at a time when...

Digital ministers agree to develop identity resilience strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A national identity resilience strategy will be developed in response to the recent spate of high-profile data breaches that have compromised the credentials of millions of Australians. Commonwealth, state...

Charting Australia’s EV uptake as boomtime nears

Posted on   |  by Bill Tsouvalas
Electric Vehicles as many say – are the future.   In Australia, EV uptake is on the cusp of rapid expansion and mass adoption.   According to the Electric Vehicle Council...

Digital ministers meeting gets cyber focus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
All three federal ministers responsible for digital and cybersecurity will take part in the first inter-jurisdictional meeting of digital ministers to occur since the formation of the new Albanese...