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Aussie Business Lags On Security Spending Latest Figures Show

At a time when Australian companies are facing increased security problems – with no fewer than 242 data breaches recorded in the three months to June 30 (CDN, Aug. 1) – the nation appears to be falling well behind world trends in its spending on security, new figures from market research firm Gartner suggest. Gartner’s … Read more

Airport Guards To Check ID Of Suspects Via iPhones

Border Force officers at Australia’s eight international airports are trialling the use of Apple iPhones as portable biometric scanners, able to identify suspicious non-citizen travellers The department’s identity and biometrics division head Joe Franzi last week told a Canberra conference that the latest iPhones give officers the ability to “very quickly take a minimum of … Read more