Australia’s cyber power is more bark than bite
Image: Asha Barbaschow/ZDNet Australia scored number eight out of 30 major nations for “cyber intent” in the National Cyber Power Index 2020 (NCPI) published...
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The idea of consent works its way back into Australia’s data-sharing Bill
The federal government is hoping to “modernise” and “streamline” its use of the data it holds as well as set guidelines on how it...
Australia’s CyberCX launches New Zealand chapter
Australian cybersecurity megamix CyberCX will be launching a new chapter in New Zealand, expanding to its first international market since it was stood up...
AFP used voluntary powers in Australia’s encryption laws three times in 2019-20
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) used the non-compulsive Technical Assistance Requests (TARs) three times between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020. Writing in...
Atlassian says encryption-busting law has damaged Australia’s tech reputation
Atlassian believes Australia’s encryption-busting legislation continues to have a negative impact on the country’s technology sector, both from the perspective of partnering with an...
Locked iPhones rendered almost useless in Australia’s COVIDSafe tracking efforts
Almost two months after the federal government released Australia’s coronavirus contact tracing app, researchers are still poking holes in the security of COVIDSafe. Software...
Australia’s wobbly start to COVIDSafe app transparency
Image: Department of Health The recent experience of Jim Mussared with the COVIDSafe app illustrates how Australia is still behind the pace when it...
Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing story is full of holes and we should worry
The message from Prime Minister Scott Morrison is simple, patronising, and dangerously misleading: Download the COVIDSafe app and we can start letting you out...
COVID-19 stalls Australia’s Data Availability and Transparency Act
The Australian government was hoping to introduce the Data Availability and Transparency Act (DATA) by 30 June 2020 as part of its commitment to establish stronger...
Over 1,000 private entities are using Australia’s document verification service
The federal government in early 2014 launched the commercial element of its Document Verification Service (DVS), a national system that allows organisations to compare...