Tag: Department of Home Affairs

Tech giants rally against data localisation in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Global tech giants and their industry associations have rallied against the federal government introducing localisation requirements for data storage, arguing it brings no inherent benefit to cybersecurity and that...

Gig Guide: Victoria poaches new digital chief

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government has poached Services Australia’s chief information officer to run its new centralised IT services entity Digital Victoria, while consulting giant Deloitte has hoovered up more high...

Govt considers new crypto and ransomware laws

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is actively considering implementing global cryptocurrency data-sharing rules and a mandatory ransomware notification scheme. At appearances at Senate Estimates hearings this week, Department of Home Affairs...

Govt signs Five Eyes ransomware pledge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
In anticipation of international borders reopening , Australia has recommitted to collaborating with its Five Eyes counterparts on migration, foreign interference, child exploitation and cybercrime – including the growing...

Pezzullo blasts ‘unconscionable’ tech giants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
American technology giants’ surveillance capitalism model of exploiting the personal data of individuals is “unconscionable” and will be increasingly curbed through regulation in Australia and abroad, Home Affairs secretary...

Love Me Tender: Mainframe fix for Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
The Department of Home Affairs is currently considering the future operation of its mainframe platform and is seeking relevant information aimed at modernising and optimising existing mainframe workloads. The...

Robo-debt risk of visa privatisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s controversial plan to privatise aspects of the visa system could lead to other disasters like the robo-debt scandal, the public sector union has warned. In a submission...