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Banks to undergo cyber war games in a bid to ensure customers' data is safe

The federal government will bring major banks and financial services companies together to practice responses to future cyber attacks.

ABC News

Home among the glumtrees

A record number of people will be unable to make their home repayments this year, and more Liberal defections are expected over the Voice to Parliament.

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The 17-year-old hacker helping organisations stay safe from cybercrime

As a fresh-faced teen preparing to sit his Year 12 exams, Jackson Henry is not what most people might imagine when they hear the word "hacker".

ABC News

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Former defence leaders urge government to release report into national security risks posed by climate change

Former Australian defence force chief Chris Barrie says the government should immediately release a declassified version of the report to help the public grapple with looming risks.

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Australia to 'hit the gym' in cyber exercises

Critical entities will take part in a series of cyber exercises to beef up defences against potentially crippling attacks.

AAP

Australia faces ‘dystopian’ future of cyber-attacks targeting fabric of society, Clare O’Neil says

Home affairs minister says Medibank and Optus breaches the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as she announces cyber exercises focusing on critical infrastructure

The Guardian - AU

TikTok to be banned from Australian government devices

The federal government will ban TikTok on government devices following fears the app's security is compromised, and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China.

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Defence struggling to process staff security clearances needed ahead of AUKUS rush

Defence insiders say the department is facing "a massive backlog" for vetting new employees, a crucial requirement for anyone working on the highly secretive endeavour involving the United States and United Kingdom.

ABC News

Lower productivity firms are leaning on migrant labour and it's threatening living standards, think tank says

Shifts in Australia's migration intake over the past decade appear to be a major contributor to the sharp decline in productivity growth, threatening economic expansion and living standards, a new report finds.

ABC News

Asio to take over issuing high-level security clearances due to ‘unprecedented’ espionage threat

Government introduces bill transferring responsibility for ‘positive vetting’ to Australia’s spy agency to tackle foreign interference

The Guardian - AU

Latitude Financial faces possible class action after millions affected by data breach

Cyber-attack in which information of 14 million customers has been exposed dubbed Australia’s largest to date

The Guardian - AU

Latitude Group says 7.9m customer records stolen

Consumer finance company Latitude Group says 7.9 million Australian and NZ customers had their driver license data stolen in the hack on its systems.

AAP

US Congress grills TikTok chief at a hearing that may speed ban in Australia

Countries have raised security concerns about TikTok. Could Australia be next joining the list of those banning it in some capacity?

The New Daily

Left to their own devices, politicians tackle TikTok

As the federal government weighs up advice from security agencies, MPs and senators are taking it upon themselves to delete TikTok from their devices.

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TikTok bans on Australian government-issued phones should be extended to other apps, experts say

Researchers say federal departments should not only focus on Chinese-owned TikTok, as other apps also collect a lot of user data

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Personal details leakage stains the fabric of society

To prevent massive data breaches of people’s personal details, the Albanese government will appoint a cyber security co-ordinator, as soon as the wi-fi works.

AAP

Spies urged to publicly call out foreign interference

The reduced time between a person becoming radicalised and then taking to violence has led to national security agencies undergoing reform to tackle the threat.

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Australian government seeks advice on TikTok

Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is facing bans across a number of foreign governments, as Australia seeks advice on security risks.

The Guardian - AU

Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block

A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on private companies – causes alarm among Coalition and Greens

Reuters

Australia plans to reform cyber security rules, set up agency

The Australian government on Monday said it planned to overhaul its cyber security rules and set up an agency to oversee government investment in the field and help coordinate responses to hacker attacks.

ABC News

Federal government to rewrite cyber laws after Optus, Medibank hacks

Australia's home affairs minister says the nation's cyber laws were "bloody useless" during the Optus hack, as the federal government announces an overhaul of cyber policy.

AAP

New commissioner to oversee cyber security incidents

A new commissioner will be appointed to help oversee cyber security breaches as part of an overhaul of the sector in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Cybersecurity ‘gaps’ exposed by hacks, paper says – as it happened

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Strict new security rules for Adelaide nuclear submarine-building facility in bid to protect military secrets

Operators of Osborne naval shipyard ordered to guard against ‘deliberate or accidental manipulation’ of critical components

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