The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs has launched in inquiry into age verification mechanisms for access to online gambling and pornography services.
The Queensland Police Service says that there is a case for extending from 24 months to seven years the length that telcos need to retain ‘metadata’ to comply with Australia’s data retention regime.
A new agreement between La Trobe University and Cisco will see the launch of a Cisco Co-Innovation Centre in Melbourne.
Optus says it is working to improve the experience of migrating to the NBN, with the telco’s CEO, Allen Lew, today revealing details of an initiative to smooth the transition to the new network.
The Australian Taxation Office has reiterated its frustration at being excluded from the list of government agencies able to obtain warrant-free access to telecommunications ‘metadata’ as part of the data retention regime.
Engineering company Aurecon has appointed former Telstra Ventures director Eric Louw to lead a global data and analytics team, building on the experience of firm’s customer-focused Machine Learning Lab.
NAB and La Trobe University will collaborate on cyber security research and training as part of a new ‘strategic alliance’ detailed by the organisations today.
The Australian Space Agency (ASA) has launched a public consultation a command and control centre that can help test and operate artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems designed for use in orbit.
Xinja Bank has been granted a full banking licence, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announced today.
Victoria’s Country Fire Authority (CFA) is gearing up for a pilot of virtual reality training ahead of incorporating VR simulations into its ‘business as usual training’ regime.
The Queensland government says a newly created chief customer and digital officer role will boost efforts to build new online services.
Major Australian Internet service providers (ISPs) have been directed to continue blocking access to eight sites that host footage of the Christchurch terrorist attacks or the manifesto written by the alleged attacker.
The government is seeking feedback as to whether its role in fighting cyber crime should change in order to offer “greater assistance to Australian businesses to defend against highly sophisticated malicious actors”.
A new service built by Telstra in partnership with Microsoft allows enterprises to share access to their data with business partners via a secure, permission-based platform.
A significant revamp of a key cyber security document is designed to provide government agencies with strategic guidance on protecting their data.