Technology

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.

Forty Victorian small businesses will today experience their first hands-on Cyber Wardens session, a debut event for the cyber security training scheme set to receive more $23 million in federal government funding.

In a win for cybersecurity, Australian startup Secure Code Warrior has landed over $72 million in Series C funding to help educate businesses.

Australian regulators and agencies have warned taxpayers to be extra vigilant during tax time this year and to be on alert for dodgy EOFY scams.

Businesses are the frequent targets for cyber attacks involving scammers, hackers and digital malcontents wanting to steal money, secrets and identities.

The firm was hit by a cyber attack in March after a hacker used privileged credentials from a third-party vendor to access its systems and steal the data of 7.9 million customers.