Is Australia’s Public Sector Ready for a Major Cyber Security Incident?
Recent investigations into the cyber security preparedness of Australian Federal Government agencies have found gaps in the public sector’s readiness for cyber security attacks or major data breaches, contributing to a focus in 2024 on improving their cyber readiness. An audit of two government agencies,...
U.S. Prepares To Defend Israel, Which Bibi Says Is Already In ‘Multi-Front War’ With Iran
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even...
Australia’s Atlassian: Measuring Software Developer Productivity Is Missing the Point
Developer productivity is essential to Atlassian. The Australian tech firm comprises approximately 5,000 engineers worldwide and is home to a number of globally competitive software products for work teams. Its success depends on engaging developers and shipping great products. However, Atlassian thinks measuring developer productivity...
Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures
2022 was a big year for cyber security breaches in Australia. Both telecommunications provider Optus and private health insurer Medibank suffered large-scale data breaches affecting tens of millions of Australians, leading to heightened regulatory and business focus on cyber security in the years since. The...
Olympic Swimmer Collapses Poolside Moments After Finishing Heat
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics and was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher. Potocka, 21, was seen wearing an oxygen...
US Recognizes Edmundo González As Venezuela’s Presidential Election Winner
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The stakes grew higher for Venezuela’s electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the country’s presidential election after the United States on Thursday recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the victor, discrediting...
Israel Claims Hamas Military Leader Killed In Airstrike
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement came a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed...
Drag Queen Defends Olympics Opening Ceremony In Most Beautiful Way
PARIS (AP) — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag...
The ‘True Spirit’ Of The Olympics Summed Up In 1 Selfie
A photograph of a selfie taken during Paris 2024 has been hailed as showing the “true spirit” of the Olympics. South Korean table tennis player Lim Jonghoon was caught on camera snapping an image of himself and teammate Shin Yubin with North Korean rivals Ri...
Israel Kills Gaza Journalists Who Covered Dire Conditions During Hospital Raid
An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinian journalists on Wednesday, including an Al Jazeera correspondent who told the world about the conditions he and other members of the press faced while detained by Israeli soldiers raiding Gaza’s largest hospital earlier this year. Correspondent Ismail...
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