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Data wiping: how second hand devices may be a cybersecurity concern

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When selling or disposing of phones and computers, simply deleting personal files or performing factory resets may not be enough to protect our data from hackers. A study by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found 90 percent of second-hand devices contained leftover sensitive information, such as passwords, medical files or tax documents. However there are steps to …

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The Wire Weekly 30 November

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Trump Tariffs, Cyber Security laws,  Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision – Aplastic Anaemia  and Sydney Nightlife should be more like Melbourne’s one day! Image: The Wire Weekly Digest Produced By: Roderick Chambers First aired on The Wire, Saturday 30 November 2024

Cyber Security Package 2024: A Secure Digital Future for Everyone?

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security recently passed the Cyber Security Package 2024, which comprises the Cyber Security Act and several amendments to related legislation. The package includes a number of mandates intended to strengthen cyber security for both citizens and institutions, but how could Australians be directly affected? Image: UnSplashed Scott Graham …

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Australia’s rise in data breaches cause for major concern

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Australia’s biggest ticket sellers have fallen victim to major data security breaches in the last fortnight and on Wednesday, e-prescription provider MediSecure, announced it was going into administration after its own data breach in May. So, are cyber-attacks on the rise? And, what can be done to protect consumer data from being exposed? Image: Image: …

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PM’s office – Reserve Bank – AFP – ADF – all hacked

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Despite Freedom of Information requests  from earlier last year It was  finally quietly revealed at the second last day in parliament before Christmas just how bad the HWL Ebsworth data breach has been across all levels of Government. HWL Ebsworth is the largest commercial law firm in Australia, and has links with over 60 different …

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Federal Government releases new cyber security strategy, aims to be world leader in field

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Today marks the release of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. Aiming to boost the 2.3 billion dollars already invested in cyber security strategies, this new policy provides a 589.6 million dollar bump in funding. This funding boost will be primarily used to provide support for small-to-medium businesses and individuals vulnerable to a cyber attack. …

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ASIO chief reveals international espionage sanctioned by Chinese Government

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ASIO Director General Mike Burgess revealed at a Five Eyes intelligence summit in Palo Alto California today that his organisation had prevented an act of industrial espionage targeted at an Australian institution. Alongside his counterparts in Canada, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom, this unusually public intelligence summit was a response to …

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