Businesses and governments need to urgently address bias in their artificial intelligence systems and put in place mitigation strategies or stop using the technology entirely, according to Australian Human...
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Australian executives don’t understand the risks they’re facing, and they currently under estimate that their companies could be taken out by cyber-attackers, says the director, cyber security of the...
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According to Verizon, state-based actors are responsible for the great majority – 82 per cent – of cyber espionage, with attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government or...
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The government needs to set its ambitions for tech and innovation much higher and encourage creation rather than just adoption, newly appointed shadow minister for agriculture and resources Ed...
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The government still plans to introduce legislation imposing a bargaining code between tech giants and media companies, with Google outlining its conditions for agreeing to such a concept. The...
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New rules for critical infrastructure covering a broad range of tech firms are being “rushed” without proper scrutiny being applied, according to a number of submissions to government. The...
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Labor’s strongest tech sector advocate Ed Husic is back on the frontbench after stepping down as shadow minister for the digital economy last year. Mr Husic will initially serve...
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The federal government has responded to a parliamentary inquiry into My Health Record more than two years after it was tabled, rejecting a recommendation to make passwords the default...
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After delivering an interim report with recommendations for some “quick wins”, the parliamentary inquiry into FinTech will be turning its attention to longer-term structural issues for the sector. The...
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Australia and Israel are at once similar and different in the way they handle water management, but as digitisation disrupts water technology both countries must make their water systems...
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In April and May this year, when home working was at unprecedented levels as a result of COVID-19, the identity and access management (IAM) provider LastPass by LogMeIn surveyed...
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The accelerated implementation of digital transformation plans across all the sectors as a result of the COVID pandemic now includes an increase in demand for the private 5G network...
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The competition watchdog will lose most of its oversight powers for the Consumer Data Right with the federal government to bring decision-making powers in-house for the scheme under draft...
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The Digital Transformation Agency is readying for a “significant expansion” of its digital identity program over the next six months and will also soon launch a review of the...