Author: Eliza Sayon

Facebook removes ad-targeting options from online platform

Facebook will be removing detailed ad-targeting options that refer to “sensitive” topics, such as ads based on interactions with content based around race, health, religion,...

CommSol breaches new network infrastructure rules

ACMA has found that CommSol Holdings Pty Ltd (commonly referred to as CommSol), a Canberra-based wholesale telco, breached the new network infrastructure rules, marking it...

Corporate comms professionals address the need to adapt new strategies

Corporate communications professionals came together online on 13-15 October 2021 to learn how to adapt their communications strategies to fit the current environment. Change was<span...

Questacon launches Cyber Ready Program to educate Aussie students

Australian students will be benefitting from Questacon’s $14.9 million Cyber Ready Program, an education initiative that will boost cyber security skills and prepare them for...

NSW Government unveils post-lockdown tourism campaign

The NSW Government has unveiled a new tourism campaign that will sell the state to domestic and international visitors as the country reopens its international...

Australian Government successfully blocks scam texts

The Australian Government has successfully blocked scam texts masquerading as legitimate government sender IDs through several initiatives. “I am very pleased that so many scam...

Telstra and the Australian Government to buy Digicel Pacific

Telstra and the Australian Government have partnered together to buy Digicel Pacific, the leading telecoms group in the South Pacific region. Through Export Finance Australia,...

New bill banning political spam messages proposed to Parliament

A new bill was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, sparking a debate on whether or not politicians should be allowed to send out unsolicited text...

Reset Australia urges Facebook to do more in tackling misinformation

As Facebook launches videos urging users to ‘think critically’, Reset Australia believes that the platform should do more to tackle rising misinformation. The social media...

Australia’s cyber spies to receive better cyber security powers

Australia’s cyber spies will soon be able to further protect critical infrastructure as the Australian Government moves to introduce new legislation that will give them...

Wall Street dips as China’s economic growth slows

Wall Street has its main indexes falling as China’s economic growth slowed significantly within the third quarter of this year. Data has shown that the...

Logan City commences digital infrastructure program

Logan City will be commencing a long-term works program that will improve its digital infrastructure and connectivity to boost the local economy for years to...

Australian Government launches new cyber guard for government data

The Australian Government, through the partnership between the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and Nominet Cyber, is taking steps to protect the government’s valuable data...

WA Government adopts cloud-based system for grant application

A user-friendly, cloud-based system has been adopted for the latest round of the Criminal Property Confiscation Grants Program by the Western Australian Government, making it...

Australian Government launches Ransomware Action Plan

As ransomware attacks continue to disrupt services and steal from Australians, the Australian Government has launched the new Ransomware Action Plan to protect the country’s...

Smart Motorways tech to be installed on Bruce Highway

Bruce Highway will be receiving a high-tech boost as the designs for the installation of additional Smart Motorways technology between the Pine River and Caloundra...

Facebook apps go down worldwide

Facebook, as well as Instagram and WhatsApp, have gone down across the globe, affecting all mobile phone apps and websites of platforms related to it....

Australia seeks re-election at UN International Telecommunication Union

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has revealed that Australia will be pushing for re-election in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council at the Plenipotentiary...

Australia needs a national approach to reporting cyberattacks

With the number of cyberattacks increasing every year, Australia is in need of a simple national approach to reporting cyberattacks that every cybercrime victim can...

Servgard digitalises construction industry with new beta platform

Servgard, a blockchain-based technology provider for construction and facilities management industries, has announced that its smart contracts platform is ready to go into beta with...