Security
CERT, Australia’s Cybersecurity watchdog moves in on Brisbane
The Joint Cyber Security centre opened in Brisbane just before the weekend. CERT, the Computer Emergency Response Team that has......
Hi-tech hack implicates China
The now defunct Australian satellite company NewSat Ltd was comprehensively hacked three years ago to the extent that all the systems had......
Lock down your computers! The metadata laws are here
Australian telcos are now required by law to keep track of your phone, email and internet use, for up to......
National security or national wind up?
In February then Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced further national security measures today in the wake of the report on......
Mixed reactions to Biosecurity Bill
The 2015 Biosecurity Bill, which passed through the Upper House of NSW parliament last night, will give officers from the......
Government, ALP quash Greens national security oversight bill
In the senate, the government and the Labor Party have ensured a Greens’ bill to increase oversight over our national......
National security or national wind up?
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced further national security measures today in the wake of the report on the siege at......
The Wire Summer: Security and Privacy
Today on The Wire Summer’s Security and Privacy episode: Do we have the right to be forgotten, or should we?......
Hicks angry at what government knew
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks’ heckling of Attorney-General George Brandis has today seen him labelled as a terrorist and......
Report shows Australian whistleblower protections still need work
A report into whistleblowing protections in G20 countries shows Australia can be proud of its protections for public sector whistleblowers,......