Australia

A nation of early adopters with a modern banking system and a national broadband network. It sounds like a tech paradise, but look under the covers, and all isn't as it seems.

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Australia to restore dedicated privacy role amid growing data security threats

Following a year of high-profile data breaches, the Australian government now plans to appoint a dedicated privacy commissioner - a role that was scrapped by the previous administration.

May 4, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

Telstra admonished for cutting mobile service without sufficient notice to customers

The Australian mobile carrier was given a formal warning after it suspended or limited services for more than 5,400 customers over unpaid bills.

April 21, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Mobile Carriers

Faced with likelihood of ransomware attacks, businesses still choosing to pay up

Organisations in four Asia-Pacific nations have to fend off phishing, business email compromise, and ransomware attacks, with those infected in Australia, at 90%, the most willing to give in to ransom demands.

March 6, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

Australia retailer's customer data compromised in third-party breach

The Good Guys' customer data, including phone numbers and email addresses, have been compromised in a third-party breach that industry observers say is yet another reminder for businesses to scrutinise their suppliers' security practices.

February 23, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

Singapore tech firms offered acceleration scheme to expand in Australia

Enterprise Singapore and Haymarket HQ team up for a six-month acceleration scheme that aims to help Singapore startups expand into Australia, covering sectors such as Web3, fintech, and deep tech.

February 13, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Startups

Australia, Singapore firms amongst most likely to halt digital transformation due to cyberwarfare risks

Organisations in Australia, the US, and Singapore are amongst the top most likely to stall their digital transformation initiatives due to cyberwarfare threats, above the global average of 55%.

January 26, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

Australian man given two-year jail sentence for $69K phishing scams

Sydney Local Court dishes out a jail term totalling 32 months to a man who stole more than AU$100,000 ($69,751) in an SMS phishing scam involving 450 victims.

January 25, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

AWS launches Melbourne region, plans $4.5B investment

Amazon Web Services adds a second infrastructure region and is setting aside $4.5 billion in investments, through to 2037, with plans to build data centres and create jobs in Australia.

January 24, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Cloud

Australian law firms team up to seek compensation for Medibank data breach

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Bannister Law Class Actions, and Centennial Lawyers are joining forces to run a "landmark" data breach complaint against Medibank, seeking compensation for "tens of thousands" affected customers already registered with the law firms.

January 16, 2023 by Eileen Yu in Security

MyRepublic NZ, IPO plans in question following Australia exit

While it remains unclear whether its New Zealand operations will go the way of its decision to quit the Australian market, MyRepublic tells ZDNET its strategic refocus and the anticipated global economic downturn may impact its IPO timeline.

December 26, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Broadband

MyRepublic exits Australia broadband market to refocus on 'profitability'

Internet service provider will transfer its broadband subscriber base to Superloop, as it exits the Australian market in a bid to "refocus towards profitability" and its domestic Singapore market.

December 23, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Broadband

Australia throws out Telstra, TPG network-sharing deal

Nation's competition watchdog says the two telcos' pact to share network infrastructures in some parts of Australia will likely lead to less competition and leave mobile users worse off--a point which TPG has rebuffed.

December 21, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Mobile Carriers

Singtel adds $100M to startup investment arm

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