ASIO assesses that espionage and foreign interference is Australia’s principal security concern Today the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Amendment Bill 2023 was introduced into Parliament. The introduction of the Bill is a significant step towards reforming and uplifting Australia’s security clearance vetting capability in relation to the highest level…
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Operation Guardian is already working with public and private sectors The AFP has expanded Operation Guardian to help protect Latitude Services customers whose personal information has been stolen by cybercriminals. Operation Guardian, a joint initiative with state and territory police run through the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3),…
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Managing investigations into the next decade The AFP has launched a modern technology platform aimed at providing investigators with a contemporary and fully scalable system for managing investigations into the next decade. In 2018, the AFP approached the market to find a solution to manage its extensive investigative activities for…
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Deployment of state-of-the-art, integrated platform is a key component of UNDP United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Infosys Public Services (IPS), a US-based subsidiary of global next-generation digital services and consulting leader Infosys, announced the successful deployment of UNDP’s Quantum Global Digital Management System. Quantum, based on Oracle’s Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, provides a unified and…
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Australia first in three of four assessment criteria – critical infrastructure, organisational capacity and, importantly, policy commitment. Australian Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil delivered a speech on cybersecurity in Canberra on March 23, 2023. She began by honouring the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of Canberra and acknowledging the Indigenous…
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A month after the financial company closed its BNPL services in Australia Financial announced on 16 March 2023 that it had detected unusual activity on its systems which it can now confirm as a sophisticated, well-organised and malicious cyber-attack which remains active. The company recognised distress to customers caused by…
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The AFP maintains its dedicated presence in Indonesia The AFP and Indonesian National Police (INP) will jointly target regional cyber criminals after signing a new cooperation and intelligence sharing agreement in Sydney this week. The agencies also renewed a longstanding arrangement to cooperate on preventing and combatting transnational crimes and…
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China is driving the economy towards a high value-added model The government has announced the optimisation of the epidemic control measures, recruitment market is expected to rebound and gradually stabilise, according to the Salary Survey 2023 released by Robert Walters, one of the world-leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies. The demand for mid-to-senior…
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The DOJ determined that Ericsson has breached its obligations Ericsson (ERIC) today announced that it has reached a resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding non-criminal breaches of its 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). Under the agreement, and as provided for by the DPA, LM Ericsson will enter…
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The number of sellers has tripled over a 3-year period The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has recently launched a Reports and insights page on BuyICT.gov.au that is already delivering greater insights into where the government is spending money and what it’s spending it on. With the page updated monthly, anyone can explore…
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