Tag: Cybersecurity

Queensland passes mandatory data breach notice laws

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has become only the second state to legislate a mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities, as an almost identical scheme comes into effect in New...

Govt strategy underestimates Australia’s cyber challenge

Posted on   |  by Jason Murrell
Facing rapidly escalating cyber threats, Australia’s cybersecurity landscape demands a decisive and strong response. The Australian Government’s 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy, while a big step forward, grossly underestimates the...

FifthDomain takes out Cyber Award for talent platform

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Canberra-based firm FifthDomain has taken out the Innovation2023 Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity for its innovative efforts to address the skills gap in the sector. The InnovationAus 2023 Awards...

Use Modern Slavery Act for AI data oversight: Cybersecurity CRC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s modern slavery laws present an opportunity to stop artificial intelligence models from spreading misinformation, according to a new report that warns state actors and cyber criminals could “poison”...

The next wave of cyber-crime scams will be devastating

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Australia is not prepared for the next wave of cyber-crime. Government has yet to implement regulations that would reduce the impact of what is coming. And Australian businesses and...

Calls for new ‘national interest’ test for datasets

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New ministerial powers preventing certain datasets from being stored outside of Australia should be handed to the federal government, according to a local cloud services provider and data centre...

A $94m fund for more NSW government tech and cyber apprentices

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New South Wales government departments and state-owned corporations will train more IT and cybersecurity apprentices through a $93.5 million skills push by the Minns government. Confirmed in the new...