Tag: Thinking Cybersecurity

DTA releases COVIDSafe encryption details

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has finally released details of the encryption process behind its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, but no further information on the server used to store the...

Govt urged to ditch COVIDSafe for GApple

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government has been urged to follow the footsteps of the UK and ditch its contact tracing app in favour of the model provided by Apple and Google,...

DTA digital ID hit by transparency concerns

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A lack of transparency around the federal government’s $200 million digital identity scheme and process of accrediting third-party organisations could lead to increased security and privacy risks, according to...

App server code needed for transparency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The code for the COVID-19 contact tracing app national database and algorithm used to sort through contacts needs to be made public so its security can be fully and...