Twitter will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, as social media platforms face pressure to block attempts to steer elections with false information.
Australia’s controversial Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (TOLA Act) was intended to combat the problem of criminals and terrorists ‘going dark’: Using technologies and services, such as messaging apps with end-to-end encryption, that make traditional interception techniques ineffective for law enforcement and spy agencies.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) says it is working on an adjusted timeline and “alternative implementation approaches” for its new data collection platform, amid fears that banks and other regulated entities may struggle with the transition.
Microsoft has revealed that Australian law enforcement agencies sent the company 887 requests for customer data in six months.
Queensland is seeking to make more government transactions available through online channels, with a document issued by the Department of Housing and Public Works (HPW) acknowledging that the state has not kept pace with digital transformation efforts in New South Wales and Victoria.
Microsoft has won the Pentagon's US$10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) says that it has received “dozens of confirmed reports” of Emotet malware across a variety of organisations, including critical infrastructure providers and Australian government agencies.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has issued a battle cry to the technology industry to overhaul the IT networking underpinning its global military outposts.
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre — AUSTRAC — has advertised for a new chief information officer to lead its Innovation and Technology Solutions (ITS) Branch, which sits in its Corporate Operations Division.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has called for the redrafting of a government bill designed to establish a national facial recognition system.
The New South Wales government says its new Opal Connect service could become a ‘one stop shop’ for transport payments and information, potentially allowing users to pay for ridesharing, taxi services, road tolls and parking as well as public transport.
The Australian Signals Directorate says that it categorised the successful penetration of the Parliament House network as ‘C1’ on the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Cyber Incident Categorisation Matrix.
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is preparing to launch an online marketplace that government entities can use to purchase cloud services.
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gave Samsung detailed technical advice during a three-year evaluation process that resulted in the Galaxy S9 and S9+ being certified for use with classified government data.
Australia should reject any form of online voting that doesn’t support a rigorous method of verifying that fraudulent ballots haven’t been cast, a group of high-profile security researchers has argued.
A three-year period of uncertainty for Victorian shared ICT agency Cenitex between 2011 and 2014 prevented it to make future plans, resulting in no investment in technology during the period.
The NSW government has launched Park'nPay app, an application that allows drivers use their phones to pay for parking and top up as well.
IBM, Vocus and Vocus subsidiary Nextgen have settled a lawsuit relating to the high-profile failure of the Australian Census website in 2016.
Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit unveiled motorbikes equipped with drones to help map crash sites.
A legal challenge by the ACCC against TPG Telecom over alleged misleading conduct relating to a $20 ‘prepayment’ fee has been dismissed.
