Wesnet has created simple language posters for your waiting or counselling room that have now been translated into 7 new languages: Assyrian, Hazaragi, Nepali, Portuguese, Tamil, Urdu and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole). Use these posters to help your clients identify whether they may be experiencing technology facilitated abuse. Find them here. [...]

You have just received that dreaded email or text from your once trusted service provider that your details have been impacted by the most recent data breach. Many organisations will take accountability, some may even apologise for the inconvenience, but rarely will they tell you the next step to recovering and strengthening your [...]

Applications sourced from alternative sources to official app stores are known as ‘sideloaded apps’. Sideloaded parental control apps differ from those in the Google Play or Apple App Store because they are not bound by protective regulatory and vetting processes. A comparative analysis of apps has raised significant concerns, particularly about sideloaded parental [...]

Cybercriminals are starting to target password managers to gain access to important digital accounts. A recent report, Picus Security's Red Report 2025 revealed there have been three attacks in the last year and that 25% of malware now targets credentials in password managers, a three-fold increase from last year. This finding comes from [...]

Australians are being urged to educate themselves about their vehicle safety with privacy database, Privacy4Cars. By entering the vehicle's VIN number, Privacy4Cards generates a free Vehicle Privacy Report (VPR) that allows consumers to check the privacy credentials of their vehicle, including whether it stores personal data, location information, phone data synced via Bluetooth, [...]

Global tech giants must tackle child sexual abuse material and pro-terror content under new standards set by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. Starting December 22 of last year, companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta will be required to take effective measures to prevent harmful content from being stored or shared. These new standards also [...]

The federal government’s proposed ban on social media accounts for users under 16 will not require all Australians to use the digital identity scheme, according to communications officials. They noted that age verification methods will not involve the myID system (formerly GovID), and tech companies must implement measures to prevent users from bypassing the ban using virtual [...]

A critical vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) attacks has been found in several D-Link VPN routers. Since these models have reached their end of life, D-Link will not issue a patch and recommends users replace them with newer models. D-Link confirmed that both hardware and firmware for these devices are no longer supported. [...]

Google now provides real-time scam call alerts and warnings about hidden malware on Android devices. The Scam Detection feature is available as a public beta on Google phones from the Pixel 6 to the Pixel 9 and uses AI to detect scam call patterns. Google Play Protect offers live threat detection on the [...]