Over the next 12 months, the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) will be running trials to link the federal government's online portal myGov with its digital identification play, hoping to make the ...

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The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) was probed last week on its digital identity play during Estimates by senators who were confused mostly with what exactly the government agency was working on.

The Optus hack has prompted companies to improve their security measures so no customer data will be stolen in the process. To prevent future cyberattacks from exploiting users, the Australian ...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - 2024/05/05: A protester holds a placard during the No Digital ID rally organized by Australian right One Nation Party and Freedom Party in front of Parliament of Victoria in ...

The federal government has been asking the public for feedback on proposed legislation to create a “trusted digital identity” system. The aim is for Australians to use it to prove their identity when ...

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) paid out more than half a billion dollars to cyber criminals between July 2021 and February 2023, according to an ABC report. Most of the payments were for small ...

In recent months, thousands of myGov accounts have faced suspension due to growing concerns that they've fallen victim to malicious "scam-in-a-box" kits available on the dark web. These kits are ...