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Hacker threats rising against Oracle and SAP business software – 26 July 2018
Systems at two government agencies and at firms in the media, energy and finance sectors were hit after failing to install patches or take other security measures advised by Oracle or SAP. The alarm was raised because firms store highly sensitive data – including financial results, manufacturing secrets and credit card numbers – in the vulnerable products, known as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and in related applications for managing customers, employees and suppliers.
https://www.cio.com.au/article/644347/hacker-threats-rising-against-oracle-sap-business-software/
Australian government ‘drunk on surveillance’ – 25 July 2018
Government moves to increase law enforcement agencies’ ability to access encrypted communications and the support at both a federal and state level for the creation of a national facial recognition system are two of the recent developments that have alarmed human rights advocates.
https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/644257/australian-government-drunk-surveillance/
I was a ‘puppet’: Former financial planner claims AMP pressured him to sell inferior products – 23 July 2018
As part of the ABC Four Corners investigation, a former AMP planner has described the financial services AMP giant as a “dictatorship”, claiming he was pressured to sell in-house products, including to a client who would have been left thousands of dollars a year worse off.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-23/why-financial-planner-quit-amp-in-disgust/10013846
How can HR protect against employee fraud? – 23 July 2018
Employee fraud in Australia is more common than most companies realise and consequences are wider than the obvious financial impact. Article discusses pre-employment screening and the importance of rescreening to prevent ongoing employee fraud and mitigate risk.
https://www.hcamag.com/hr-news/how-can-hr-protect-against-employee-fraud-252685.aspx
