Currently developing a digital transition roadmap. Australian Federal Police have been advised to make a number of changes to the technology they use in a newly released audit by the auditor general of the Australian National Audit office. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the national and principal federal law…
Read More
Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongheng talks about the rise of cyber security incidents in the country during the pandemic. In the past year or so, the COVID-19 disease has ravaged the world and changes the business model of enterprises and the living habits of citizens; remote business, working…
Read More
Noted it was over reliant on Accellion. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua – has released the findings of independent reports on an illegal data breach and its handling of sensitive information. The Bank accepts the findings and has, and will continue to, implement the recommendations,…
Read More
Enterprise Singapore and IMDA rollout digitalisation program. About 1,000 enterprises and 75,000 employees will be able to take advantage of the marine and offshore engineering (M&OE) industry digital plan (IDP) to overcome current industry challenges through digitalisation. This would allow M&OE enterprises to mitigate some of the impact brought about…
Read More
Announced just as the country heads into another lockdown. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has launched MDEC Innovation Exchange (MIX), a program designed to accelerate the digitalisation of the nation’s economy. MIX is part of the agency’s corporate innovation efforts aimed at empowering large corporates with value-added digital transformation…
Read More
New technologies can threaten human rights, equality, non-discrimination, privacy, safety from violence, access and more. The Australian Human Rights Commission recently released report calls for far-reaching changes to ensure governments, companies and others safeguard human rights in the design, development and use of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). The Human…
Read More
High-profile cyber incidents reinforce cyber risks in supply chains. The New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has developed resources to help business leaders and cyber security professionals better understand and manage the cyber security risks in supply chains. NCSC Director Lisa Fong said the recent…
Read More
New initiative to improve collaboration in digital transformation in both countries. Asia Pacific nations Australia and Malaysia have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance technology collaboration between the two countries. The Australia–Malaysia Tech Exchange (AMTX) is a program of business activities across multiple sectors jointly implemented by Austrade and the Malaysian…
Read More
Emails warning about breach of over 300,000 files and documents unanswered. A London-based security firm has issued a warning to The Solicitor General of the Philippines and the Philippines Government about a potential breach that appeared to contain over 300,000 files and documents. According to TurgenSec it sent these emails…
Read More
ACSC’s Critical Infrastructure Uplift Program to protect essential services from cyber security. The ACSC is calling for ACSC Partners to help pilot the Critical Infrastructure Uplift Program (CI-UP). CI-UP will help protect Australia’s essential services from cyber threats by raising the security levels of critical infrastructure organisations. CI-UP is part of the Australian Signals Directorate’s…
Read More