Australia's Macquarie Telecom has labelled its critical infrastructure as inadequate, warning that data storage and processing service providers may be capable of avoiding regulations due to emphasis …
Australia demands answers from China over alleged laser incident at sea
Australia has demanded that China investigate an incident that occurred in waters off the country's north coast. The incident consisted of the alleged use of a laser to illuminate an Australian jet. …
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Services Australia brushes off vulnerability concerns in COVID-19 digital certificates
Services Australia has received criticism due to its lack of concern over security risks in Covid-19 digital certificates. The company was grilled by senators in Australia's federal Budget Estimates …
Clearview AI to be Fined $22.6m for Breaching UK Data Protection Laws
US-based facial recognition company Clearview AI will likely be fined roughly $22.6 million for serious breaches of the UK's data protection laws. The penalty was announced yesterday by the UK's …
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Queensland government energy generator hit by ransomware
On Tuesday, a Queensland government-owned energy generator stated that it had suffered from a ransomware incident over the weekend and was working to mitigate the situation. The company, CS Energy, …
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Major Water Supplier Suffers Nine-Month Long Breach
One of Australia's largest regional water suppliers was allegedly breached for several months before detecting unauthorized access to systems. For security professionals, this marks another worrying …
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US-Led Quad Launches New Cyber Group
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has signaled its commitment to cybersecurity in announcing a new group that will aim to promote best practices and shared standards in the cybersecurity …
More than 130,000 malicious IP addresses were blocked during Census 2021
According to Amazon Web Services, more than 13,000 malicious IP addresses were blocked during a successful Census 2021. The IP addresses were blocked to ensure that no breaches or interruptions were …
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Eftpos granted government accreditation as first private ID exchange operator
Eftpos has become the first Australian non-government entity accredited to operate a digital identity exchange under the federal government's Trusted Digital Identity Framework. Eftpos can now …
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Melbourne earthquake: Tremor rattles southeast Australia
At approximately 9:15 local time on Wednesday, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in southeast Australia. Buildings in the city of Melbourne were damaged, but no reports of serious injuries were …
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