Hi John, Australia’s five telecommunications companies received more than 88 million enquiries fin the 2017-18 financial year and in some cases customers had to wait up to 4 to 6 minutes for their call to be answered, according to a new report from the ACMA. When news of the breach of the Federal Parliament network broke on Friday, the Australian Signals Directorate was quick to point out that attribution, if it was made, would take time. However, the ABC must have better knowledge than the ASD because it has already blamed China.
The Australian Labor Party says, if elected, it will create a new eSmart Digital Licence for children to arm them with digital skills and promote discussion about online safety between youngsters and parents, carers and teachers. Opus’ rollout of its 5G network continues, with the telco announcing a new live 5G site in Kellyville, in Sydney’s north-west. New clauses in China's cyber security laws give the Ministry of Public Security broad powers to carry out on-site of remote inspections of the computer networks of any company with five or more machines connected to the Internet, the security intelligence firm Recorded Future claims. Huawei has expressed a willingness to accept supervision and suggestions from all governments, customers and partners in Europe, saying it sees cyber security as a technical rather than an ideological issue, according to the company's chief representative to EU Institutions, Abraham Liu.
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