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IN THE NEWS: Release of the 2022 National Online Safety Survey, The Safer Internet Day 2023 campaign is officially underway and more.
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The 2022 National Online Safety Survey has highlighted the need for greater collaboration to boost awareness of the eSafety Commissioner, empowering Australian parents and children to have safer and more positive experiences online. The survey, released by the Australian Government, reveals a lack of awareness of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner and its services, and the significant under-reporting of incidents online. [Minister Rowland media release]
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Safer Internet Day is a global event that brings together communities, families, schools and organisations from more than 200 countries to help create safer online spaces. This worldwide initiative is celebrating 20 years in 2023, making it a great time to reflect as well as look forward. [esafety commissioner]
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The U.S. and Japan have invested about $73 million each (in credit guarantees) in Telstra’s purchase of Digicel Pacific, the largest telecommunications company in the Pacific region. Digicel Pacific services Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu with its phone network. Now, after being purchased by Telstra back in July, Japan and the U.S. have thrown their weight behind it. At the G20 Summit, it was announced that the United States International Development Finance Corporation and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation will each provide $US50 million (about $73 million in Australian dollars) in credit guarantees for Telstra’s acquisition of Digicel Pacific. [Gizmodo]
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Join us for our online event: Keep Ukraine Connected. We will hear from the incredible René Fichtmüller, as he shares his experience on building and operating a network in a war zone. Spend an hour learning about how the Keep Ukraine Connected task force came together, from planning and organising to delivering equipment. We’ll take a technical deep dive to learn more about the infrastructure, how the task force mapped the backbone dataline, the supply and demand tool they’re still using to determine the equipment needed to keep communications going, and so much more! [Internet Association of Australia website]
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Australian consumers and businesses have been warned by one cyber security firm to be extra cyber savvy this coming Black Friday/Cyber Monday (25 and 28 November) and to be on the lookout for scams. Email and collaboration cyber security provider Mimecast says that recent data from its threat research team has revealed that social media platforms, as well as delivery businesses and services, are most likely to be attacked or impersonated this year. [iTWire]
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The ACCC has recommended a range of new measures to address harms from digital platforms to Australian consumers, small businesses and competition. The fifth report of the ACCC’s five-year Digital Platform Services Inquiry has proposed that platforms be subject to mandatory dispute resolution processes and stronger requirements for combating scams, harmful apps and fake reviews, among other measures. The Report has also proposed mandatory codes of conduct for certain platforms and services to protect and promote competition. [ACCC]
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The Albanese Government has opened consultation on draft guidelines to deliver on its $40 million Federal Election commitment to address problem black spots in identified areas across the country. Feedback from the telecommunications industry and local communities will inform the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for the $40 million Improving Mobile Coverage Round (IMCR) of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP). The IMCR was funded in the 2022-23 Federal Budget. [Minister Rowland media release]
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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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>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]replace text between arrows [media outlet]<
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The only thing standing between you and your valuable information, in most cases, is a password. So why on Earth is the most common password still ‘password’? VPN provider NordVPN every year releases a report on the 200 most common passwords. This year, despite growing cybersecurity awareness, old habits are clearly dying hard. [Gizmodo]
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