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World SUP Surfing Tour Readies for Season Opener
supconnect.com - Staff
Kai Lenny at the 2017 Sunset Beach Pro. | Photo: Brian Bielmann LONG BEACH, New York - All eyes are now focused on the USA's most iconic City, New …
Northern California
Are Glerups The Best Aprés Anything Slippers?
adventure-journal.com - By Justin Housman
Are you familiar with the Danish term hygge? It’s usually translated as Danish for “cozy,” but there’s a little more to it than that. It’s about …
Weather
Travel the World With a Backpack | The Art of Manliness
artofmanliness.com - Guest Contributor
All images taken by Dave Danzeiser. Editor’s note: This is a guest post by David Danzeiser. I hung up the phone with the travel agent. I had just …
No apologies for growth! https://t.co/zA1iFocY4I
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Cyberbullying
Man shamed for trolling Clementine Ford apologises for online attack
canberratimes.com.au - Anthony Caggiano
On Monday, June 22, Mr Hawkins sent a message to Ms Ford's Facebook page that threatened to rape and bash Ms Ford and called her "lesbian scum". Mr …
UPDATE 1-Australian metal detector company counts cost of Chinese hacking
Reuters
* Hackers stole Codan’s designs for metal detectors * Codan forced to slash prices to compete with counterfeits * Hired private investigators to find counterfeiters * Companies spending less on cybersecurity,
AGD attacked by ISPs over data retention confusion
itnews.com.au
Australia's internet service provider industry has reacted angrily to tight timeframes and an ongoing lack of clarity from the Attorney-General's …
U.S. Federal Courts
Southern Phone Company breaches customer privacy, ACMA finds
computerworld.com.au
Southern Phone Company (SPC) failed to protect the privacy of 3854 silent line customers when uploading customer data to the Integrated Public Number …
The real risks of moving to the cloud
cio.com.au
Last week, I highlighted the Megaupload case as an example of how seriously things can go wrong in the cloud. In the second and final article in this …
Cybercrime
Queensland nude photos uploader near 'impossible' to prosecute
theage.com.au - Jorge Branco
They were planning to prosecute any offenders under the Commonwealth charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. But Mr …
Trend Micro
IDC
arnnet.com.au
Australia continues to represent a prime target for cyber-attacks, and C-level executives are increasingly sitting up and taking note, according to …
Middle Age
Middle-aged Australian women most at risk of falling victim to internet scams, study finds
abc.net.au - Stephanie Smail
Middle-aged Australians, especially women, are most at risk of being caught up in internet scams, a study has found. Griffith University researchers …
Telcos face fines over cyber security
news.com.au
ATTORNEY-GENERAL George Brandis said the laws, which were now out for consultation and will go to the parliament later this year, will ensure the …
‘Await your annihilation’: Scary new weapon
adelaidenow.com.au
Cyber stalking increasing, 'easy' way to abuse women: domestic violence report
abc.net.au - By Clare Rawlinson
Cyber abuse is increasing among perpetrators of violence against women, with the anonymity of the internet providing protection from authorities and …
Spying
Metadata spying by local councils on the rise
canberratimes.com.au - Hannah Francis
In the year ending June 30, 2014, two new councils jumped on the bandwagon in an attempt to access citizens' metadata, including The Hills Shire …
Selling
Private health insurer nib leaks customers' private details
smh.com.au - Tim Binsted
Between 10.33am and 11.35am on Monday, the data was available on nib's customer portal. A total of 329 customers accessed the online portal during …
U.S. Federal Courts
DBC wants alleged pirates' income, download details
itnews.com.au
The owners of the film Dallas Buyers Club plan to ask alleged copyright violators for details of their annual salaries and online file sharing …
Telstra
Telstra to kill off dial-up
itnews.com.au
Telstra will retire its dial-up internet plans and migrate the last of its remaining customers by December this year. The telco's director of fixed …
Machine Perception
Australian academic recommends privacy protection laws regarding facial recognition use
biometricupdate.com - Jun 22, 2015 | Justin Lee
A telecommunications law associate professor in Australia has called for new laws banning the use of face recognition technology to visual images …
RT @atomsoffice: RT sehnaoui: Dilbert on government, terrorists & #privacy. On point, as always. http://t.co/ruqRCQPJhH Americans'
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NIB apologises for privacy breach
abc.net.au
There has been a privacy breach involving the big Australian based health insurer, NIB. The mobile phone numbers, emails and claims history of around …
Online Life
Nib self-reports privacy incident to OAIC
computerworld.com.au
Private health insurer Nib has a confirmed an online privacy incident involving the personal details of a number of its customers. A Nib spokesperson …
Encrypting data at rest is vital, but it's just not happening
ZDNet - Stilgherrian
Regulators and security strategists recommend encrypting data at rest, but few organisations do it, and most get it wrong. Good thing there are …
Malcolm Turnbull
'We need accountability': Security firm warns that we needs mandatory data breach disclosure laws
theage.com.au - Brendan Foster
But he said keeping these breaches under wrap just made it easier for criminals to target more victims. "Often the credentials stolen in one attack …
Australia seeks rules for 'peacetime norms' in cyberspace
ZDNet - Stilgherrian
What cyber activities are legitimate to conduct in peacetime? What cyber activities should count as an act of war? Australia's defence minister wants …
Cybercrime
Defence willing to relax rules, offer more cash to recruit cyber experts
itnews.com.au
Australia's law enforcement chiefs are willing to relax physical requirements for employees and offer increased salaries in an effort to recruit more …
Prepare carefully before moving to the cloud
cio.com.au
Most companies are moving applications and systems to the cloud. But despite the attractions of this ever growing infrastructure model, the legal …
Cyber-attacks
Insiders are a greater threat to security than cyber attacks, says former WikiLeaks investigator
theage.com.au - Markus Mannheim
"Here's the interesting thing: all of the spies that have been caught in [US government agencies] passed background checks," he says. "They all …

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UPDATE 1-Australian metal detector company counts cost of Chinese hacking

AGD attacked by ISPs over data retention confusion

Southern Phone Company breaches customer privacy, ACMA finds

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Queensland nude photos uploader near 'impossible' to prosecute

IDC

Middle-aged Australian women most at risk of falling victim to internet scams, study finds

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Cyber stalking increasing, 'easy' way to abuse women: domestic violence report

Metadata spying by local councils on the rise

Private health insurer nib leaks customers' private details

DBC wants alleged pirates' income, download details

Telstra to kill off dial-up

Australian academic recommends privacy protection laws regarding facial recognition use

RT @atomsoffice: RT sehnaoui: Dilbert on government, terrorists & #privacy. On point, as always. http://t.co/ruqRCQPJhH Americans'

NIB apologises for privacy breach

Nib self-reports privacy incident to OAIC

Encrypting data at rest is vital, but it's just not happening

'We need accountability': Security firm warns that we needs mandatory data breach disclosure laws

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Defence willing to relax rules, offer more cash to recruit cyber experts

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Insiders are a greater threat to security than cyber attacks, says former WikiLeaks investigator