Cyber attacks financially hit half of US small businesses
02 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHalf of US very small businesses have suffered financial losses due to cyber attacks on their web presence, according to GoDaddy.
50m Facebook accounts exposed in security breach
02 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAttackers have exploited three vulnerabilities in Facebook's code to potentially gain access to nearly 50 million user accounts, the company has disclosed.
Australia's privacy leaders slam decryption Bill
20 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's top privacy groups have urged parliament to reject a Bill that would allow law enforcement to demand tech companies provide access to encrypted data.
British Airways reeling from payment data breach
11 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPersonal and financial details including payment card numbers of 380,000 British Airways customers have been exposed in a protracted data breach.
UQ hosts open data hackathon
07 September, 2018The world's largest open data hackathon will be held at the University of Queensland this weekend.
Australians urged to act on data encryption: EFA
06 September, 2018All Australians who want to keep their data secure are being urged to notify parliament.
Over 146 billion records expected to be stolen by 2023
09 August, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJuniper Research expects the number of records compromised in data breaches worldwide to increase from 12bn this year to over 33bn in 2023.
Telstra discloses minor privacy gaffe
30 July, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra has revealed a data leak that exposed the contact details of 18 users of its Your Telstra Tools online service for business customers.
Job applicants' data exposed in PageUp breach
19 June, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPageUp has provided an update on the potential data breach disclosed by the company at the start of the month.
92m records stolen from DNA testing site
06 June, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe email addresses and hashed passwords of all customers who had signed up to MyHeritage by October 2017 have been stolen in a data breach.
Boards ramping up security, privacy investments
06 June, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCompany boards are rushing to ensure compliance with the new EU GDPR and respond to the expanding cyber threat landscape.
UK data protection law takes effect
28 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUK citizens will be able to demand free access to data held on them by organisations under a new data protection law coming into effect.
GDPR is an opportunity not a threat
24 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAlthough many Australian businesses won't be ready for the implementation of the EU's GDPR on Friday, experts say it's not time to panic yet.
Only 9% of Aussie orgs ready for GDPR
17 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWhile most Australian businesses are confident they can meet the requirements of the NDB and GDPR regulations, only 9% are actually ready to comply.
Aussies would punish firms over data breaches
16 May, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingConsumers in 14 markets including Australia would take steps including boycotting a brand over a breach of their personal data.
