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An encryption bill with holes in it

The Federal government’s assertions that its new encryption-cracking legislation won’t create a backdoor in encrypted communications is “ludicrous” according to digital rights experts. The Coalition is expected to finally...

Govt rewrites security manual

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A quite fundamental shift in Australian Government cyber security policies and practices was on public display last week through Senate estimates, with revelations that the baseline rules in the...

Russia testing new cyber norms

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As Russia gets pinged throughout the western world for going rogue on cyber, Australia’s freshly minted Cyber Ambassador has called for greater international cooperation on punishing malicious cyber activity....

MacGibbon backs Azure status

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The nation’s National Cyber Security Adviser and deputy director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate Alastair MacGibbon says he is “very, very satisfied” with risk mitigation measures deployed by Microsoft...

Big Tech data gets opened up

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The federal government is looking to quickly sign a new bilateral agreement with the US that would allow local authorities with a warrant to directly access user data held...

Azure parades new ASD status

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Microsoft Azure has scored the coveted Protected status for its public cloud from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), giving it a big advantage over arch competitor Amazon Web Services...

Harvard blues for DTA’s Slater

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Embattled Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater has taken an extended leave of absence from the organisation to undertake a business short-course at Harvard University. The DTA will...

Breach scheme adds cyber focus

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Australia’s mandatory data breach notification scheme has officially come into effect as the federal government looks to further ramp up its focus on cyber security. The data breach notification...

National plan for cyber studies

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Nationwide TAFE cybersecurity qualifications have officially been launched in a “significant step forward” in combating the industry’s ever-growing skills gap. The National Cybersecurity TAFE Qualifications were launched by Minister...

Summer reading: An ultimate list

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Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas to all fellow travellers and happy campers! May you all get the holiday break you deserve after a hilarious and ridiculously busy 2017....