“Smoke and Mirrors”: Startups react to the 2023 budget
Labor has handed down its second budget, with more startup and SME measures that last time. But founders have still found gaps.
The top five reasons companies aren’t ready for a cyber crisis when it hits
Too many business owners are declining to take even rudimentary steps to better equip their companies to get crisis-ready.
Budget 2023: Seven predictions for how small businesses could benefit
The Federal Government has long signalled the upcoming 2023-2024 budget will not be a spending free-for-all, but portfolio priorities suggest how new financial pledges could flow through to the small business sector.
Optus faces class action over data breach that likely exposed small businesses
Optus is facing one of the largest class action claims in Australian history, with legal firm Slater and Gordon arguing a data breach that exposed the data of almost 10 million customers breached privacy laws, made users vulnerable to fraud attempts, and caused significant emotional distress.
Cybersecurity needs a little less conversation, a lot more action
How many more times will we have to hear some struggling organisation announce that a cyber breach or data leak was caused by failure at a third-party contractor?
Fivecast secures $30 million for its AI web monitoring aimed at national security
Adelaide-based AI startup, Fivecast, just secured $30 million in Series A for its cybersecurity analysis platform which can hunt down online info almost as fast as your girls' group chat.
Webinar recap: Your security and compliance cheatsheet
In recent years, a spate of high-profile data breaches has made consumers more wary of handing out their personal information online.
The ‘oversharing’ generation is entering the workforce — what it means for business’ cybersecurity
While gen Z employees may have grown up in the era of TikTok and Instagram, the research suggests our first generation of digital natives are among the least cyber-safe, lacking the awareness and key competencies of cybersecurity compared to their older colleagues.
NSW will soon digitise high-risk work licences, says Victor Dominello
NSW Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello is continuing his all-out push against paper before stepping down from politics.
Higher data breach penalties a wake-up call to business
After updated privacy legislation amendments sailed through Parliament, it is now imperative that boards and business leaders question why they collect and store the data that they do.
Five things I’ve learnt from building cybersecurity for high-growth companies
SafeStack founder Laura Bell Main shares the cybersecurity lessons she's learned after many years deep inside high-growth companies.
ATO puts businesses on notice over data storage and scam threats
The ATO's Jeremy Hirschhorn has warned corporates they must not lose sight of matters moral when putting data to work.
