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IN THE NEWS: Domain Security Tip Sheets Now Available Online, Scams Awareness Week next week, and more.
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Navigating domain registration processes can be tricky. Small business owners and employees need to be equipped with the right knowledge and resources to stay up to speed with emerging cybersecurity trends. Our simple guides aim to help small business owners protect their business, personal information, and private information like credit card details that are shared with them by customers. For ACCAN’s ‘Your Small Business Guide’ tip sheets, visit our Talking Telco page. [ACCAN]
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Scams Awareness Week 2022 takes place 7-11 November. ACCAN is encouraging you to learn ways to identify scams and take the time to check whether an offer or contact is genuine before you act on it. With scammers continually developing new ways to catch people out, we need to increase our vigilance in checking for those little clues that can alert us that something is a scam. [ScamWatch]
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ACCAN is delighted to invite you to attend the 2nd Annual Sue Salthouse Memorial Lecture. This event honours Sue Salthouse and celebrates Sue’s unfailing commitment to Disability advocacy and Human Rights. The online event will take place from 4:00 pm on Thursday 1st December 2022. Robin Wilkinson will be the keynote speaker for the event. Robin has an extensive background in disability and consumer telecommunications advocacy. In her advocacy on behalf of consumers, Robin focused on accessible communications equipment, emergency services, and priority assistance. [ACCAN]
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ACCAN’s Grants Round for 2023 is scheduled to open in January, with funded projects to begin from July. ACCAN encourages anyone interested in applying to discuss their project ideas with the Grants Team. For more information about our grants scheme, or how grants applications are assessed, visit our website. [ACCAN]
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Yesterday’s announcement of $36 million across two connectivity programs is a double win for farmers and people living in the bush, according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). The Federal Budget included $30 million across three years for the On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) and $6 million for the next three years to expand the NFF-led Regional Tech Hub. NFF President Fiona Simson said many people would be surprised by the advances in technology Australian farmers were adopting. [National Farmers’ Federation]
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The Turnbull government’s decision to ban Huawei equipment from Australian 5G networks has become part of the context behind Optus’ objections to the Telstra-TPG multi-operator carrier network (MOCN) deal. Optus' complaint is made in four recently published submissions to the ACCC’s ongoing inquiry into the deal, after the competition regulator last month sought input into what other options TPG might have, independent of Telstra. [iTNews]
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) breached the privacy requirements in the ABC Code of Practice by broadcasting an identifiable person’s profile in a news report about dating app scams. The Newshour segment, which was broadcast in May 2021, included footage of a screen scrolling through a dating app showing the profile of a person, including an image of a face, age and first name. [ACMA]
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The Albanese Government will undertake an independent audit of mobile coverage to better identify black spots and guide investment priorities from 2023. The 2022-23 Federal Budget confirmed $20 million funding which delivers on a key component of the Better Connectivity for Regional and Rural Australia Plan. The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review noted community concerns about mobile providers’ predictive coverage maps and suggested an audit could be helpful in validating them. [Minister for Communications]
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Australia will chair a taskforce of like-minded countries set on tackling ransomware through greater intelligence sharing and coordination between law enforcement and cyber security agencies. The virtual taskforce, to be hosted by the Department of Home Affairs and its recently established Critical Technology Coordination Centre, is expected to “coordinate resilience, disruption and counter illicit finance activities” when it is convened early next year. [Innovation Aus]
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Telstra services are back online after floods caused widespread outages left hundreds of customers without any mobile phone reception for more than five hours on Tuesday. Around 500 clients of the national telco reported losing mobile coverage in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Taking to Twitter to air their grievances, Telstra users near the border of NSW and Victoria said they had been without mobile service since 3am. [News.com.au]
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