Category: Uncategorized

Category: Uncategorized

519 data breach notifications include 33 from Australian government entities
January 28, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

One of the 33 breach notifications was the result of a brute-force attack, the OAIC has detailed in its latest report.

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Victorian firefighters get a dedicated drone unit
January 28, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

The new unit will be responsible for operating drone technology to assist firefighters.

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India’s homegrown messenger Hike signals its demise and a missed opportunity
January 27, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

Hike says its super app concept didn’t work because of network effects of overseas players like WhatsApp. Yet, an opportunity that laid within arm’s reach could have changed its fortunes.

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10-years-old Sudo bug lets Linux users gain root-level access
January 27, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

The vulnerability, named “Baron Samedit,” impacts most Linux distributions today.

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AWS skills training for 4,000 Telstra staff by 2025
January 27, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

Telstra said the training will help staff “apply innovative, cloud-first thinking”.

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Predictive policing is just racist 21st century cyberphrenology
January 27, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

Opposition is building against the ethically dubious practice of predictive or algorithmic policing, but in Australia and elsewhere it’s something that the cops just don’t want to talk about.

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OAIC orders Home Affairs to compensate asylum seekers over data breach
January 27, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

The order comes seven years after the legal action against the Australian government for leaking details of nearly 10,000 asylum seekers first commenced.

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Google: North Korean hackers have targeted security researchers via social media
January 26, 2021 Uncategorized administrator

Google TAG warns security researchers to be on the lookout when approached by unknown individuals on social media.

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