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Australians unaware of govt's digital services

Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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Nearly a quarter of Australians are unaware of the government's digital services, according to new research from Accenture.
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Govts risk cyber attacks if they continue to demand encryption backdoors

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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Governments demanding encryption backdoors risk national security and economic stability, say experts, threatening vulnerabilities in election infrastructure.
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Experts comment on US Customs data breach

Wed, 12th Jun 2019
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The United States Customs and Border Protection agency has been responsible for the leaking of tens of thousands of images of travellers and license plates.
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Cloud-based ID card issuance will reinvent government processes

Thu, 6th Jun 2019
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HID Global meets the most demanding requirements for security, quality, and effective program execution in today's most complex ID programs.
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Huawei to Poland: 'We'll build a cybersecurity centre if that's what it takes'

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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Huawei says it will build a cybersecurity centre in Poland if that's what it takes to convince the world that it's a trustworthy organisation.
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Gartner: Governments to invest in analytics, security in 2019

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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Gartner has released the results of its 2019 CIO Survey, showing that Governments worldwide are set to scale up their investment in data analytics.
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NZ's pay equity progress is so slow that we won't achieve it until 2044

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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The year 2044. Sixteen years is a long time to wait for gender pay equity, but it may take that long to achieve it.
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Uganda data centre raided, operator 'held hostage'

Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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Concerning news has emerged of a data centre in Uganda that was raided forcefully without warning by government officials.
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Ministry of Social Development: Is it right to use data just because there's access to it?

Thu, 10th May 2018
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New framework introduced by Minister for Social Development in New Zealand to ensure privacy and human rights are considered in government initiatives.
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Damning report finds despite WannaCry attack, NHS still not patching

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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A government report has emerged that reveals despite the 'major' ransomware attack a year ago, the UK's NHS STILL has not learned its lesson.
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Singapore & UK Governments commit to building cybersecurity capacity for Commonwealth

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Singapore and the United Kingdom have taken their commitment to cybersecurity cooperation and teamwork to a new level this week.
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UKCloud invests in UK's first high assurance cloud platform

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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​UKCloud has announced significant progress in designing and building the first high assurance cloud platform for the UK's government systems.
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New cybersecurity export strategy from UK govt to bolster global defences

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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The UK government today announced the launch of a new strategy to support the export of the nation's cybersecurity technologies.
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Taiwan Cabinet to invest NT$11 billion for cybersecurity industry development

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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The Executive Wan's Department of Cyber Security is developing an action plan for the industry's development, which includes cybersecurity management.
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Huawei announces £3bn commitment to UK after meeting with prime minister

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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After procuring more than £2bn into the UK between 2013-2017, Huawei has committed to £3bn more over the next five years.
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Microsoft preparing displaced Aussies for future in tech

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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Microsoft has partnered with the government to provide digital skills to workers whose roles were displaced by automotive manufacturing plant closure.
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Cyber warfare set to surge in 2018 but expert says Britain is not prepared

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Cyber war has exploded and is now quite literally on our doorstep - despite this an expert claims Britain's defences are severely underfunded.
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Local government fuelled growth of TechnologyOne in 2017

Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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CEO reports that 'intimate knowledge' born of 'deep-industry engagement' with the sector was the key to success.
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New report details exploits of notorious cyberespionage group with EMEA targets

Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Known as CopyKittens, the group is politically-motivated and has increasingly been active in pursuing foreign espionage on strategic targets.
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Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government's incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.