Government shuns ethical hacker safeguards

By Darren Pauli on Nov 25, 2011 3:46AM

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Rejection of industry submissions was "disgusting".

The Australian Government has rejected efforts to create legal safeguards for ethical hacking, according to a UNSW researcher. Researcher Alana Maurushat was among several security professionals to raise the idea during the recent reviews of Australia’s cybercrime laws. Maurushat told SC ...

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