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Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

The federal government has mandated that agencies use protective domain name system services to prevent malware and other infections from malicious websites in the wake of several high-profile data...

Police data access requests to grow with US CLOUD Act treaty

15 September 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A treaty with the United States to expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes is predicted to lead to a jump in requests to US tech companies...

PM’s ‘online trolls’ law not about trolls at all: Department officials

2 February 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s anti-trolling bill is not actually about online safety or combatting trolls, according to department staff, despite the Prime Minister claiming they are “some of the strongest powers...

Privacy Act review delayed as reforms stall

8 July 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A significant review of the Privacy Act has been delayed, with a discussion paper still yet to be released 18 months after it was launched, while draft legislation introducing...

Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber controls

10 June 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government will move to mandate the Essential Eight cybersecurity controls in public sector entities, after it was revealed that many agencies have not even implemented the basic...

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Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

PM’s ‘online trolls’ law not about trolls at all: Department officials

Privacy Act review delayed as reforms stall

Govt to mandate Essential Eight cyber controls

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