The effectiveness of government attacks on the internet can be blunted by some easily-accessible tools.
Identity theft
Vodafone’s infosec balls-up a symptom of wider problems
Vodafone’s apparent information security breach, if it’s being described accurately, certainly suggests a botched approach. But corporate Australia’s blasé attitude to our personal identity information is as much to blame.
Health ID cards unleash ‘scary’ Little Brothers
The Healthcare Identifiers Bill introduced last Wednesday is sketchy at best, and Health Minister Nicola Roxon has already been forced into releasing an equally sketchy draft of the accompanying regulations on Friday.
eCrime: the bad guys pwn the internet
“Information is the money of the internet” and that’s exactly what cyber thieves are after. Online criminals are getting smarter and faster at stealing and authorities aren’t doing enough to stop it.
The Marcellin College database debacle
A “human error” last month saw the personal details of over 6000 former Marcellin College students published online, writes Eleri Harris.
Millions at risk in ATO security bungle
Millions of taxpayer dollars are at risk from criminal gangs accessing private tax details due to a serious Australian Taxation Office security bungle, writes Chris Seague.
