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1. Eight Australian international airports implement IDEMIA's end-to-end border control solutio: (Security); Identity technology company, IDEMIA, has developed an end-to-end border control solution comprising kiosks and eGates, which is being installed by the Australian Department of Home Affairs into eight international ...; Created on 16 January 2023
2. Optus agrees to refund NSW users for licences, others are in limbo: (Security); Telco Singtel Optus has agreed to reimburse the costs of a new driving licence for NSW residents who were hit by the telco's catastrophic data breach. In other mainland states, the respective departments ...; Created on 08 November 2022
3. Optus yet to pay even one cent towards replacing users' passports: (Security); ... agreed to pay for replacement passports for those affected by the data breach." An Optus spokesperson said: "As a result of discussions with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of ...; Created on 24 October 2022
4. Microsoft accused of using tax havens, subsidiaries to minimise tax: (Government Tech Policy); ... contracts, and A$270 million just since 2017. "The majority of these contracts are for Defence (A$90 million), Services Australia (A$42 million), the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (A$13 ...; Created on 17 October 2022
5. ACMA probes Optus data breach: (Technology Regulation); ... to provide fraud mitigation protections. The ACMA is working with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Department of Home Affairs to ensure effective information-sharing across ...; Created on 13 October 2022
6. CyberArk explains what the critical infrastructure protection act means for you: (Security); ... cyber incidents to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours. There is much ...; Created on 11 September 2022
7. Accenture and Australian Red Cross support newly arrived refugees with employment pathways: (Not For Profit); ... clients develop employment skills and to support them in achieving their employment and training goals”. Through the program, which is co-funded through the Federal Department of Home Affairs, refugees ...; Created on 07 July 2022
8. ACMA and New Zealand’s Internal Affairs fight unlawful spam and scams: (Government Tech); The Australian Communications and Media Authority and New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs have signed a memorandum to combat unlawful spam and scams in their respective countries. Australia ...; Created on 15 June 2022
9. Miller joins KPMG Australia as cyber partner: (People Moves); ... the bench of experts that our clients can access when working with KPMG.” Miller joins KPMG from the Department of Home Affairs, where he was a first assistant secretary since 2018, also serving as deputy ...; Created on 30 May 2022
10. Hobson's the choice as general manager of Data#3's ACT bran: (People Moves); ... recently worked as a branch manager. He began his Australian career in management consulting, then took on various leadership roles at organisations including IBM, EDS/HP, the Department of Finance and ...; Created on 09 May 2022
11. Senator Patrick calls for new diplomatic effort to free Assange: (Strategy); ... foreign ministers and the diplomats of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. “At no point have they been prepared to see this prosecution for what it always has been – a direct assault on the ...; Created on 12 April 2022
12. Part 2: More tech executive commentary on Australia's 2022-23 Federal Budge: (Government Tech); ... process overhaul, wholesale cultural change is necessary. Not just in the IT department, where it can be relatively straightforward to effect, but across all operations functions as well. The outcomes ...; Created on 30 March 2022
13. Government opens new AFP-led centre to tackle online crime: (Government Tech Policy); The Federal Government has opened a new centre to combat online crime, to be led by the Australian Federal Police, alongside a national plan to combat online crimes. The plan was agreed to by ministers ...; Created on 21 March 2022
14. Public hearing into second tranche of cyber laws: (Security); ... from key government agencies, such as the Australian Signals Directorate and the Department of Home Affairs. "Australia’s security outlook has never been more uncertain, and so it’s critical that government ...; Created on 16 March 2022
15. A 2022 big issue for Australian company directors: Ransoms, to pay or not to pay?: (Security); ... State and Federal governments continue to intensify their focus on addressing ransomware, including the Federal government’s Home Affairs Department issuing a Ransomware Action Plan document. This package ...; Created on 21 December 2021
16. Four sales appointments at Unisys: (People Moves); ... continuous learning, evolution, inclusiveness and opportunities for growth." Michael Jenkins (pictured top) is now client executive for the Australian Department of Defence. He joins Unisys from ...; Created on 24 November 2021
17. ForgeRock tech to be used in Australian digital passenger cards: (Technology Regulation); Technology from identity solutions provider ForgeRock will be used to build the new digital passenger cards that Australia will use once international borders reopen fully. A statement from the company ...; Created on 16 November 2021
18. Cyber resiliency must be the foundation of economic recovery: (Guest Opinion); ... and critical infrastructure. Just this year we’ve seen attacks on news networks, hospital operators and state education departments The financial ramifications of cybercrime are enormous and will cost ...; Created on 08 November 2021
19. Can we litigate our way to better cybersecurity?: (Guest Articles); ... of the executives at these companies. The Department of Home Affairs has been looking at cybersecurity as an incentive problem; its recent Home Affairs Cybersec Regulations call for papers has brought ...; Created on 28 October 2021
20. Govt snubs tech industry, re-introduces cut-down emergency powers bill: (Technology Regulation); ... spokesman, Brendan O'Connor, saying on Wednesday: "In supporting this legislation, Labor is relying upon the intention stated in the bill and as given by the department and indeed by agency heads – that ...; Created on 20 October 2021
21. How Qlik was instrumental to Universal Business School Sydney’s shift to online learning and its operations: (Guest Articles); The Universal Business School Sydney (UBSS) has deployed Qlik’s Sense data analytics platform in order to ensure smooth operations in all of its departments amidst COVID-19. Australia’s higher education ...; Created on 20 July 2021
22. New cyber rules will be judged by their efficacy: Tenable chief: (Security); ... in the US Department of Homeland Security. "Make no mistake — no one policy, government initiative or technology can do that. But this is a great start." He described the executive order as "one of the ...; Created on 14 May 2021
23. MEGA UPDATED: Australian IT industry responds to 2021 Federal Budget: (Government Tech); ... that has to go right through the business or government department. We have seen the issues fragmented data causes businesses, and even those operating with a cloud-first mentality are not escaping it ...; Created on 11 May 2021
24. Peter Dutton launches Cyber Security Industry Advisory Committee Ransomware Paper: (Government Tech Policy); ... good news is that many ransomware attacks can be avoided by implementing basic cyber security controls and I urge businesses to take the time to review the advisory committee’s advice.” His department ...; Created on 11 March 2021
25. Surveillance laws to be overahuled after review by former ASIO chief: (Government Tech Policy); ... Intelligence Organisation Act. The Home Affairs department is expected to consult industry and the public on the new framework. "The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act was developed in ...; Created on 06 December 2020
26. Forcepoint official welcomes PM's decision on cyber-security rol: (Security); ... within the Department of Home Affairs. Savvides said today’s economy and society depended on digitisation, with every organisation being a technology organisation. "This was highlighted during the pandemic, ...; Created on 27 November 2020
27. AIIA cautions govt not to rush critical infrastructure bill through: (Technology Regulation); ... that the threat of non-action was worse than the threat of unintended consequences and potentially poor drafting. "Further, the Department of Home Affairs advised in an industry briefing that the legislation ...; Created on 13 November 2020
28. Sydney Morning Herald shows it knows nothing about encryption: (Open Sauce); ... The SMH probably felt it had to write something after it organised a so-called National Security Summit last week, at which Michael Pezullo, the secretary at the Department of Home Affairs, and a known ...; Created on 26 October 2020
29. Young Australians lose most to threat-based scams: (Security); ... regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC says threat based scammers often pretend to be from government departments and rely on fear, intimidation and people’s instinct ...; Created on 26 October 2020
30. Australia to digitise incoming passenger cards once intl travel opens: (Technology Regulation); ... also allow for the digital uploading of certified COVID-19 vaccination certificates when these became available. A statement jointly issued by the two ministers said the Department of Home Affairs would ...; Created on 18 October 2020
31. DFAT shows its digital skills by leaking stranded Aussies' email addresses: (Security); The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has demonstrated how adept it is at digital operations by leaking the private email addresses of about 1000 Australians who are stranded overseas due to the ...; Created on 01 October 2020
32. Communications Alliance calls for government co-operation on critical infrastructure reforms: (Telecoms & NBN); ... The CA call comes following the Department of Home Affairs focus on principles-based outcomes for its recently proposed Critical Infrastructure Reforms designed to further strengthen the security of ...; Created on 22 September 2020
33. Australia would be world leader in 5G if not for Huawei ban: claim: (Telecoms & NBN); ... that while Huawei was banned because it was Chinese, all the equipment going into the 5G networks in Australia was being made in China by other Chinese companies. "Moreover, the US Department of Defence ...; Created on 18 September 2020
34. Macquarie Telecom wants government action ‘now’ on cyber-security strategy: (Security); ... appreciate that the prime minister has listened and understands the need to continue investment and support with cyber security - as evident by the Cyber Security Review, which was led by the Departmen ...; Created on 06 August 2020
35. Secure cloud rules suddenly favour locals. Pigs have taken wing: (Open Sauce); ... Canberra sources tell iTWire, that the change came about when AWS was given the contract — without any competition, by the Department of Home Affairs — to store data for the Australian COVIDSafe app. ...; Created on 28 July 2020
36. ASPI wants a clean Internet. Will washing with tap water do the trick?: (Open Sauce); ... Thales, Amazon, the Cyber Security Co-operative Research Centre, the National Archives of Australia, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, AWS, the Australian Signals Directorate, AISA, CyberCX, ...; Created on 23 July 2020
37. Government impersonation scams on the rise, warns ACCC’s Scamwatch: (Security); ... impersonating government departments; fake government threats and phishing scams.” “Both of these scams can be quite convincing and can lead to significant financial losses or even identity theft.” According ...; Created on 22 July 2020
38. Xenophon asks why Telstra not facing queries over 5G gear source: (Government Tech Policy); ... through the same joint venture. Panda Electronics, a Chinese state-owned company, was listed by the US Department of Defence along with 19 other companies that it says are either owned by, or controlled, ...; Created on 13 July 2020
39. DoD listing: Ericsson claims products made by Chinese partner not used in equipment: (Government Tech Policy); ... China, Panda Electronics, has been placed on a list drawn up by the US Department of Defence and said to contain firms that are either owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The company was responding ...; Created on 08 July 2020
40. Ericsson under cloud after US places its Chinese partner on blacklist: (Telecoms & NBN); ... including Huawei. A list released by the Department of Defence a few days back also lists Panda Electronics Corporation as a company that has links to the Chinese military. Sweden's Ericsson partners ...; Created on 06 July 2020
41. Locals ignored as govt gives federal defence contract to Microsoft: (Open Sauce); ... Web Services was picked to store data collected by the COVID-19 contact-tracing app. In this case, the contract was awarded by the Department of Home Affairs which then denied any role by saying: "The ...; Created on 22 June 2020
42. MyBudget lack of disclosure shows breach law no use to public: (Security); ... expert Helaine Leggat told iTWire at the time that the Department of Home Affairs and other Australian authorities may have decided to practice "security through obscurity". The long-suffering clients ...; Created on 09 June 2020
43. Home Affairs' new biometric system to monitor borders goes live: (Technology Regulation); A new biometric identity system built by Unisys and IDEMIA for the Home Affairs Department, for use in securing the country's borders, has gone live, the two companies who built the system say. The ...; Created on 04 June 2020
44. AIIA urges govt to appoint minister for digital capability: (Government Tech Policy); ... in the country. According to the AIIA, the minister should be part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, report directly to the prime minister, advise cabinet and have a whole-of-government ...; Created on 21 May 2020
45. DTA says AWS will not store COVIDSafe data at Chinese-owned data centre: (Government Tech Policy); ... also concerned about this aspect of AWS' functioning in Australia. The Department of Home Affairs, which handled the initial stages of the tender, that was limited to AWS, has been pushing other government ...; Created on 30 April 2020
46. COVIDSafe app: AWS using Chinese-owned data centre in Sydney, says Husic: (Government Tech Policy); ... and the Department of Home Affairs, which awarded the contract to AWS in a tender process that was limited to just the company itself, has been pushing other government departments to move their data from ...; Created on 29 April 2020
47. ACCC authorises supermarket trading rule changes to ensure grocery supplies during COVID-19 crisis: (Market); ... last Friday. “We have worked very swiftly to consider this interim authorisation application, because of the urgency of the situation, and its impact on Australian consumers,” Sims said. The Department ...; Created on 24 March 2020
48. Five Eyes countries outline steps to tackle online child sex abuse: (Government Tech Policy); The US Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security has, along with government ministers from the other Five Eyes countries - the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - published a list ...; Created on 06 March 2020
49. Govt departments unlikely to meet deadline for data move: (Government Tech Policy); A number of Federal Government departments are unlikely to meet a September deadline set by the Department of Home Affairs to migrate their data from a company that is now totally Chinese owned to a new ...; Created on 05 March 2020
50. Ex-Navy officer Bradshaw to head cyber security centre: (Security); ... Bradshaw has the proven experience to continue the ACSC’s commitment to ensuring Australia is the safest place to connect online.” Bradshaw has also served in the Department of Home Affairs and the National ...; Created on 02 March 2020

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