Yearlong programme with Science Centre Singapore to kick off on World DNA Day Illumina Singapore, subsidiary of Illumina Inc today announced an inaugural partnership with the Science Centre Board to inspire 2,800 students through the power of genomics. “The future of our Mission to improve human health is reliant on nurturing and…
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The ACCC calls for a united front
Scammers steal over $USUS3bn from Australians The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $US3.1 billion to scams in 2022, as government, law enforcement and the private sector look to improve collaborative efforts to support the community in the fight against scams. This is an 80 per cent increase…
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This Discussion Paper shows the extent of community support The next phase of developing the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy is underway following the closing of public submissions on the Strategy’s Expert Advisory Board discussion paper. The Department of Home Affairs received over 280 submissions on the discussion paper, which articulated…
Read MoreTop 10 government technology trends in 2023
There are solid opportunities to shape the next generation of digital government Gartner, Inc. identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2023 that can guide public sector leaders in accelerating transformation as they prepare for post-digital government and a relentless focus on mission objectives. “Not only is the current global turmoil and technological…
Read MoreDismissal of lawsuit initiated by SAS against Altair
This legal milestone follows Altair’s acquisition of World Programming in 2021 Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Altair (World Programming) by affirming the dismissal of SAS Institute’s 2018 Texas lawsuit against World…
Read MoreCriminal marketplace disrupted in International Cyber Operation
Genesis Market offered access to data stolen from over 1.5M computer worldwide The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international operation against Genesis Market, a criminal online marketplace that advertised and sold packages of account access credentials – such as usernames and passwords for email, bank accounts, and social media –…
Read MoreACCC set to increase consumer data rights
The ACCC has focused on data holders’ compliance Executive summary The Consumer Data Right (CDR) improves consumer choice, control, and convenience by enabling access to data organisations hold about consumers and products. For the CDR to be effective it is critical that CDR data is good quality. This includes product…
Read MoreClassified Pentagon documents said to be leaked online
A Pentagon team continues to assess the veracity of the photographed documents The US Government has addressed the shocking revelations that classified Pentagon documents have now been leaked online. Chris Meagher, Assistant to the Secretary of Defence for Public Affairs, addressed the media over the weekend. “We’ve been processing this…
Read MoreTasmania Government investigates loss of data
Breach referred to relevant state, federal authorities and ACSC The Tasmanian Government continues to investigate a compromise of a third-party file transfer service, which may have resulted in the loss of data held by the Government. Minister for Science and Technology, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the security of government information and…
Read MoreHong Kong government announces CITID
Members of the CITID are representatives and experts from many industries The Government promulgated the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint (the Blueprint) on December 22, 2022, and announced that the CITID would be set up to enhance the co-operation among stakeholders and help drive the development of innovation…
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