Tag: cybersecurity

Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity

Robert Olson, Rochester Institute of Technology TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinised over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but...

Cybersecurity resilience emerges as top priority for companies

Cybersecurity resilience is a top priority for companies as they look to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, according to the latest edition of...

Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower for spam, security details

Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower, seeking documents and communications on the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as he battles to end an...

Ex-security chief exposes Twitter’s cybersecurity misrepresentation

Twitter Inc misled US federal regulators about its defences against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko says in...

Gov calls for review of critical technologies for economy and security

The federal government is inviting Australians to say which critical technologies will matter most to the economy and national security over the next decade. Businesses...

Microsoft and NSW Gov renews partnership for digital transformation

Microsoft has extended its partnership with the NSW Government for another five years to support the needs of government agencies during their digital transformation journeys....

Businesses warned of cybersecurity risks with new domain changes

Business owners have been warned of increased cybersecurity risks in the wake of changes to Australian internet domains. New rules were introduced in March this...

Meta takes action against Facebook and Instagram data scrapers

Meta has filed separate lawsuits against a company and an individual for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram. The first lawsuit is against Octopus, a...

TikTok launches new series of summertime online safety tips

TikTok has released new cyber safety guidelines and a cybersecurity toolkit called “TikTok Summertime Safety Tips” in collaboration with ConnectSafely, the Family Online Safety Institute...

Australian online safety an underinvestment for Facebook

Former Facebook employee turned whistleblower Frances Haugen says the company underinvests in online safety measures on its platforms in Australia, a parliamentary committee has heard....

Australia and UK enter into Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership

Australia has entered into a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with the United Kingdom to help shape a positive technology environment and maintain an internet...

Federal Labor unveils national “scam-buster” policy

Federal Labor has promised to establish a “tough cop on the beat” to tackle scam activity that cost victims $33 billion last year alone. A...

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...

BlueVoyant and Telstra create new cyber detection and response service

BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity company, has partnered up with Telstra to launch Telstra’s Cyber Detection and Response – Endpoint in Australia and New Zealand. Telstra’s Cyber...