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Privacy Act amendments hit parliament

Proposed changes to the Privacy Act that would shore up information security online and give the Privacy Commission greater enforcement powers, including the power to dish out hefty fines, have gone before parliament this week.

3 days ago in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

Consumers not ready for piracy talks: govt

The Australian Government didn't think that consumer organisations were ready to tackle the issue of online file sharing, excluding them from a closed-door meeting held earlier this year, which was set up to determine how industry should cooperate on online piracy.

December 23rd, 2011 in Piracy by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Vic auditor backs speed camera reliability

Victorian auditor-general Des Pearson has today backed the reliability of the state's speed cameras after a lengthy audit process.

August 31st, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 1 Vote

Mutual trust the sole data protection: AFP

Information sent to foreign government agencies under the proposed Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 would be sent on the assumption of trust, with no enforceable mechanisms in place to ensure that the information is used for the purpose it was provided.

August 2nd, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote

Government to fund emergency info app

The Australian government will fund the development of a National Emergency smartphone application to help reduce unnecessary calls to triple zero in the event of natural disasters.

August 1st, 2011 in Government by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote

Facebook to get age bans, parent control?

Australian attorneys-general are today discussing extra measures to protect children using Facebook, including age verification, even possibly a lock-out for under 18s and a requirement for parental access to children's accounts.

July 22nd, 2011 in Government by AAP, and Michael Lee 8 Comments 3 Votes

Australia pressured on data breach laws

Data breach notifications have been flagged as one of the pressing issues to be tackled under a multinational joint action plan outlined by the attorneys general of the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia last week.

July 18th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment 3 Votes

Vic, WA fight ID theft with document checks

Victoria and Western Australia have signed up to use a document-verification service, which aims to nip identity theft in the bud by cross-referencing documents between government agencies.

July 11th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote

Inside CERT Australia

The Australian Government has a list of software holes that are so sensitive they're kept hidden from the public. These weaknesses are being used by criminals to steal our money and our data. These vulnerabilities are also the bait with which cyber-criminals are caught.

April 11th, 2011 in Security by Darren Pauli Comment 4 Votes

Aussie engineers get training at 'Stuxnet labs'

The Federal Government's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia has sent more than 200 engineers to be trained in protecting critical infrastructure at the same lab that the New York Times alleged was used to create the Stuxnet worm.

April 6th, 2011 in Security by Darren Pauli Comment Vote

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