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22 October 202229 October 2022

Digital developments from Canberra 10

There weren’t any big-ticket items this week. It’s the calm before next week’s storm of a Budget session of Parliament. That’s why there’s so many reports to read. Next week will also see reforms to the Privacy Act.

08 October 202208 October 2022

Yes of course Optus suffered a “cyber attack”, just one which looks like it was trivial to accomplish

It’s still an attack even if the defences were useless. It’s still a crime even if it were easy to commit. Optus may have been a target ripe for the taking, and may well have been negligent, but the hackers are still the baddies here.

05 October 202205 October 2022

Talking passwords and cybersecurity on ABC Canberra

What with the massive Optus data breach, the somewhat smaller Telstra data breach, and even a breach at security firm G4S, consumer cybersecurity is back on the agenda big time. So this morning I was on ABC Canberra.

03 April 202201 May 2022

Weekly Wrap 618: Drones and cybers and caterpillars

My week of Monday 28 March to Sunday 3 April 2022 was remarkably productive, at least towards the end. A podcast, a news story, some editorial consulting, and even some progress on the geekery. There was even sunshine on Sunday!

20 February 202226 February 2022

Weekly Wrap 612: Summer nears its end with some actual summer, a couple of podcasts, and a rose

Monday 14 to Sunday 20 February 2022 was one of more productive weeks. Two podcasts recorded. A major update to a blog post. And a lot of attention paid to what was happening in parliament. I even managed to enjoy the almost-end of summer.