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Here’s how much access the Australian police have to your data – 11 September 2017
The Australian government is seeking greater intelligence power, though backdoor access to encrypted messaging services, claiming this will give them better capabilities when it comes to preventing terrorism. This has sparked discussions about the current level of access law enforcement agencies have into our data, and how it is used.
AIPI National Conference 2017 – 8 September 2017
The AIPI National conference took place in Melbourne, on Thursday September 7. This year, the conference theme was technology enabled financial crime, which covered aspects such as prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution and reparation. A topic seemingly appropriate in light of the increasing threat technology continues to pose to Australian organisations.
To read more about what was presented, please click here:
https://www.aipi.asn.au/2017-aipi-national-conference/
Top secret data on ex-US military personnel exposed on Amazon S3 server. – 6 September 2017
Resumes of over 9,000 US military personnel have been exposed on an unsecure amazon platform. It is believed the lapse was mainly due to human error, and occurred during a document transfer using the S3 server between a security contractor and recruitment firm.
China forbids digital currency fund-raising activity – 5 September 2017
China has banned fund-raising activities in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin following several major hacks of digital currency exchanges. Several of China’s financial regulatory organisations have released a joint communication addressing the ban.
https://www.scmagazine.com/china-forbids-digital-currency-fund-raising-activity/article/686656/
