Technology

Australian businesses will be required to disclose cyber ransom attacks to the federal government, as lawmakers attempt to shield traders from digital attacks costing billions of dollars each year.

As retailers prepare for Christmas sales, DP World Australia closed its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle port operations after detecting the breach on Friday, leaving cargo and containers stuck on the docks.

Australia's privacy commissioner Angelene Falk says the lack of fines over data breaches is part of her office's 'regulatory strategy'.

Job scams are on the rise and Australians are being warned to be wary, with losses since January this year reaching $20 million.

The federal government will work with small businesses as they encounter significant data safety obligations for the first time, Minister for Small Business Julie Collins has reaffirmed, using a Cyber Security Awareness Month statement to remind SMEs of major changes in the digital arena.

We’re seeing a surge in the use of electronic monitoring and surveillance devices in the workplace. These devices allow managers to “watch over” employees in their absence.

The federal government says the small business exemption to the Privacy Act, covering some 2.3 million enterprises, should end.

As organisations obtain more video data, they are faced with significant security and privacy challenges.

Scammers constantly target unsuspecting buyers and sellers using PayID on online trading sites such as Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree.

Scammers are inundating targets with fake messages asking them to provide their myGov details, the Australian Taxation Office has revealed, while urging taxpayers to remail vigilant when completing their tax returns.

Almost half of all IT policymakers are considering bans on smartphone apps in the workplace, including restrictions on social media platform TikTok.

Fraudsters exploited a weakness in the myGov ID system to redirect other people’s tax refunds to their own bank accounts.