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Westpac and TCS are building two integrated command centres
Two arrested over large-scale SMS phishing scam
La Trobe University plans "significant" increase in online-only degrees
Westpac to settle AUSTRAC transaction monitoring lawsuit for $1.3bn
US Justice Department proposes changes to internet platforms immunity
interception
Security products endanger customers through poor TLS interception
Introduce Logjam, POODLE, CRIME and other vulnerabilities.
Feb 8 2017 12:15PM
Do telcos make for competent spies?
Intelligence agency overseer wades into telco data retention.
Mar 7 2014 6:35AM
"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic
Among 125 law enforcement agencies in 33 states, one in every four use the "tower dump" tactic, new reports reveal.
Dec 10 2013 2:05PM
ASIO raids lawyer office seeking Timor wiretap documents
Documents claim ASIS agents planted bugs in Govt office walls under aid work guise.
Dec 3 2013 7:06PM
NSA planned to spy on Australia
Breach 'common understanding' not to spy.
Nov 22 2013 10:04AM
Yahoo encrypts ALL DATA
Says it never gave data to government agencies.
Nov 21 2013 5:30AM
Australia spied on Indonesian President
President, wife and inner circle tracked.
Nov 18 2013 12:49PM
British spies used fake LinkedIn, Slashdot pages to tap telco
Quantum Insert tool used.
Nov 13 2013 4:00PM
New Zealand's spying law passes
Gives intelligence agencies a say in network procurements.
Nov 6 2013 8:15AM
Spy game: Australia and the Asia-Pacific
It’s 'not cricket' to spy on friends.
Nov 5 2013 1:49PM
US privacy experts debate worth of mass data collection
A panel shared their views on online privacy expectations.
Oct 30 2013 11:00AM
Smart TVs a spying portal for hackers, researcher finds
Don't keep your TV in the bedroom, consumers warned.
Oct 24 2013 12:17PM
NSA phone taps deterred a 'few' terrorists, not 54
Director to exit hot seat next year.
Oct 17 2013 4:00PM
Aust spy agency gave 300k contacts in one day to NSA
NSA raiding address books.
Oct 16 2013 11:27AM
NSA report says Aust spooks swiped 311,113 contacts in one day
NSA raiding address books.
Oct 15 2013 12:25PM
NSA tool may track burner mobiles
Metadata provides rough phone fingerprint.
Oct 15 2013 9:26AM
Russians eavesdrop WiFi, phone comms during Olympics
Sochi visitors warned.
Oct 8 2013 6:00AM
17 ways to make NSA spying more expensive
New Snowden documents alleged the National Security Agency has deployed vast resources to break encryption and secure backdoors in vendor software and services. While concerned users and organisations need to evaluate their entire online habits and security postures, here's a handful of tools that could help make the NSA's job a little harder. Add your suggestions to the comment section
Sep 6 2013 1:55PM
Leaked documents shed light on FinFisher govt spyware
Claims it can break encryption.
Sep 2 2013 8:55AM
US intercepted UN comms: report
Chinese beat NSA to it.
Aug 26 2013 9:00AM
