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The Weekly Cybers #39
October 11, 2024
Australia’s massive new cybersecurity legislation package, a move to keep NBN in public hands, the continuing push for social media age bans but with hints of a rollback strategy, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #38
October 4, 2024
A plethora of stories ranging from shoddy AI and unethical practices with medical data to cables under the Pacific, digital driver licences, and cybercrime.
The Weekly Cybers #37
September 27, 2024
A Federal Court win for FoI, a rebranding for Australia’s digital ID, Optus outage leads to various changes, yet more on social media age restrictions, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #36
September 20, 2024
Australian cops and their global colleagues take down the Ghost encrypted messaging network, a robodebt ringleader has a great big sook, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #35
September 13, 2024
What a week! A burst of legislation from privacy to misinformation to hate speech, an anti-scam “plan”, Meta gets caught out, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #34
September 6, 2024
Government proposes “mandatory guardrails” for high-risk AI, ASIO hints at using the big stick on encrypted chats, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #33
August 30, 2024
Defence to get $11 billion IT upgrade, “Twiggy” Forrest takes on Meta with an early win, more sookage about the News Media Bargaining Code from both sides, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #32
August 23, 2024
Australia and New Zealand agree that a cyber attack could trigger the ANZUS Treaty, the government blows $340 million on the abandoned GovERP project, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #31
August 16, 2024
Shorten announces a digital ID Trust Exchange but it’s just a proof-of-concept with many unanswered questions, public servants get a new AI policy, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #30
August 9, 2024
Lots of small items this week, because we’re in the calm before the storm of Parliament’s spring sitting — except for myGov fraud, Centrepay, and some routine reports.
The Weekly Cybers #29
August 2, 2024
A cabinet reshuffle gives Tony Burke the cybers, the government ramps up its cyber rhetoric in the fight against scams and ransomware while its own report card looks poor, talk of a new Cyber Security Act, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #28
July 26, 2024
Some thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage, another busy week for the eSafety Commissioner, a few AI stories (of course), and more.
The Weekly Cybers #27
July 19, 2024
MediSecure hack affects 12.9 million Australians but now the money has run out, and a range of smaller stories fill out a relatively quiet week.
The Weekly Cybers #26
July 12, 2024
Australia and allies blame China for APT40 cyber espionage, dating apps agree to a code of conduct, and experts ask whether Australia needs an infowar militia.
The Weekly Cybers #25
July 6, 2024
Amazon scores $2 billion for a top secret data cloud, online child safety gets more attention (yet again), and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #24
June 28, 2024
Another week when social media age restrictions dominate the discourse, governments agree to digital license technical standards, and there’s a new framework for government AI use — plus a lot more.
The Weekly Cybers #23
June 21, 2024
Medibank and Optus cyber practices slammed, Australia’s FOI regime also, and yet more new eSafety rules.
The Weekly Cybers #22
June 14, 2024
A proposed social media ban for under-16s dominates the news this week. Also, a My Health Record audit, updates on eSafety and robodebt, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #21
June 7, 2024
It’s another week of eSafety! The commissioner’s case against X is dumped, but there’s new Basic Online Safety Expectations, and legislation to ban sexually explicit deepfakes. Plus a big FOI win against robodebt, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #20
May 31, 2024
eSafety dominates the news this week. There’s also a new National Robotics Strategy, news of recent hacks, and a glorious new government excuse for not doing things.
The Weekly Cybers #19
May 24, 2024
MediSecure data posted for sale, News Corp signs content deal with OpenAI, age assurance tech hits The Discourse, IPA lashes the eSafety Commissioner, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #18
May 17, 2024
It’s a Budget special! Also, Digital ID laws passed, eSafety injunction against X lapses, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #17
May 10, 2024
Australia versus The Socials! eSafety vs X Corp in the federal Court, vice versa in the AAT, Meta vs All The News, and yet another inquiry into social media. That and more in the final week before the Budget.
The Weekly Cybers #16
May 3, 2024
Online age assurance pilot gets the green light, Online Safety Act to be reviewed (again), telcos told to sort out Triple-Zero, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #15
April 26, 2024
Elon Musk versus the eSafety Commissioner, ASIO and the AFP versus online platforms, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #14
April 19, 2024
New defence strategy to boost cyber and space capabilities, AFP runs into AN0M problems, and Chinese hackers target think tank ASPI.
The Weekly Cybers #13
April 12, 2024
Australian startups sook about proposed mergers regulation, a new way to measure the cyber threat, and are smartphones really bad for teenagers?
The Weekly Cybers #12
April 6, 2024
The ATO creates a new logo for myID but continues to be under fire for robotax, Elon Musk sues the eSafety Commission, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #11
March 28, 2024
Digital ID bills become law but with amendments, Coalition invents a new online crime, problems predicted with anti-doxxing laws, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #10
March 23, 2024
ACCC looks into search engines and AI, cops have trouble complying with surveillance laws, and the eSafety Commission's continues her Whac-A-Mole game.
The Weekly Cybers #9
March 16, 2024
It’s many small items this week, plus a podcast about international cyber law and things.
The Weekly Cybers #8
March 9, 2024
Toughest anti-encryption laws still not being used (maybe), the politician-spy was working for China, and much more.
The Weekly Cybers #7
March 1, 2024
An easy ride for Digital ID bills, ASIO warns of cyber sabotage, cybersecurity advice, a new podcast about disinformation, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #6
February 23, 2024
A new plan for the Navy, failures at the BoM, robotax dramas, cyber failures, and criticisms of eSafety’s scan plan.
The Weekly Cybers #5
February 16, 2024
A rush to criminalise doxxing, progress on government AI, a $4.7 billion GST fraud, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #4
February 9, 2024
Wet-lettuce robodebt sanctions, more Digital ID special pleading, and the DTA almost does something.
The Weekly Cybers #3
February 2, 2024
As the work year starts, AI and digital ID loom large, Wyatt Roy goes Saudi, and cabinet archiving fails are simply incompetence not politics.
The Weekly Cybers #2
January 26, 2024
Australia sanctions a Russian hacker, the ACSC offers cybersecurity advice for business leaders, and more.
The Weekly Cybers #1
January 19, 2024
A personal look at what the Australian government has said and done in the digital and cyber realms.
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