Dept of Health to improve data privacy
29 March, 2018 by Jonathan NallyA 2016 incident that saw publication of improperly de-identified datasets has led the department to improve its governance and release processes.
Palaszczuk lays down law on ministerial emails
20 March, 2018 by Jonathan NallyQueensland's Premier has banned ministers from using private email accounts for ministerial business.
Canberra's $44m biometric capability boost
19 March, 2018 by Jonathan NallyUnisys Australia has been awarded a contract to implement a new Enterprise Biometric Identification Services system.
Have I Been Pwned to monitor govt domains
14 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has arranged to have all Australian Government domains monitored for security leaks using Have I Been Pwned.
Secure IT lifecycle facility opened in Canberra
13 March, 2018 by Jonathan NallyGreenbox Systems' IT Commissioning Centre will provide secure services backed by Defence standards, and ISO and R2 accreditations.
Queensland passes facial biometrics bill
09 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIn time for the Commonwealth Games, Queensland has become the first state to allow police access to shared facial biometric services.
BoM staff questioned over crypto mining
08 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTwo BoM employees are reportedly being investigated by the AFP over the potential misuse of government computing resources for cryptocurrency mining.
NSW gets poor score in security audit
07 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNSW's Auditor-General has warned that the state government's ability to detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents "needs to improve significantly and quickly".
9% of ACT Govt servers running outdated OS
01 March, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingACT Government agencies are still running outdated servers, have idle active user accounts and are not duplicating critical systems, an audit has found.
DTA releases Trusted Digital Identity framework
21 February, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe first parts of the proposed Trusted Digital Identity framework — the basis for a single digital identity across Australia — have now been published.
Government websites hacked by coinminers
14 February, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian Government websites are among those hacked and hijacked by a coinmining operation.
Victoria Police to trial body cameras
13 February, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Victorian Government plans to provide 11,000 body cameras to the state police by 2020, starting with trials in Epping and Ballarat this April.
Sydneysiders willing to submit police evidence digitally
31 January, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey shows that half of Sydneysiders think it should be easier to contact the police digitally, with 9 in 10 willing to submit evidence through these channels.
AUSTRAC plans counterterrorism codeathon
18 January, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingParticipants will take part in a 32-hour event designed to find solutions to complex challenges in tackling terrorism financing.
1 in 10 Aussies' health records exposed
18 December, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDe-identified Medicare Benefits Scheme and PBS datasets released by the Department of Health can be re-identified by matching the data against known patient information, research shows.
