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Telstra facing potential legal action over DCB services withdrawal
Law

Telstra facing potential legal action over DCB services withdrawal

Sydney-based digital marketing provider Impelus says the decision to axe Direct Content Billing will have a 'material impact' on their revenues.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018

Global Stories

Law stories

Clyde & Co appoints Sydney-based cybersecurity partner
Breach Prevention

Clyde & Co appoints Sydney-based cybersecurity partner

Clyde & Co expects that breach notification requirements will lead to an increase in demand for specialised advice across Australia this year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
2018 a 'defining year for privacy', says NZ law firm
Data Protection

2018 a 'defining year for privacy', says NZ law firm

2018 is a pivotal year for privacy, says NZ firm Simpson Grierson, as the Privacy Bill progresses through Parliament, aiming to strengthen data protection.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Apr 2018
While the AU govt praises the new US Cloud Act, others aren't so welcoming
Data Privacy

While the AU govt praises the new US Cloud Act, others aren't so welcoming

Australian Government welcomes US move to allow law enforcement agencies access to overseas data to combat crime.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Apr 2018
Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR
Hyperscale

Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR

The DCIM software company announced the global availability of its new GDPR solution for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
Singapore hackathon triumphs 'data protection by design'
Data Protection

Singapore hackathon triumphs 'data protection by design'

Data protection by design considers the protection of personal data from the earliest possible design stage, and throughout the operational lifecycle.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
Exclusive Interview: The mandatory data breach laws are here, but can the channel take advantage?
Network Infrastructure

Exclusive Interview: The mandatory data breach laws are here, but can the channel take advantage?

We spoke to Juniper Networks to get their take on the Mandatory Data Breach Laws, and where they see opportunity for channel partners.

By Patrick Martlew • 7 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
AU Govt warned to take hard look in mirror after UK 'Snooper's Charter' ruled illegal
Surveillance

AU Govt warned to take hard look in mirror after UK 'Snooper's Charter' ruled illegal

This week the UK Court of Appeal ruled that surveillance under the UK Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act was illegal.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2018
Where to focus your threat protection strategies this year
Malware

Where to focus your threat protection strategies this year

Some might think that by now organisations would have come to a point where they are a step ahead of criminals.

By Dan Slattery • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Law stories

Health and safety sentencing emphasises the importance of training
Risk & Compliance

Health and safety sentencing emphasises the importance of training

Training failures left a supervisor with severe burns and a skin graft after molten zinc splashed over his safety boot in a chain-jam incident.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Ninth enforceable undertaking agreed
Risk & Compliance

Ninth enforceable undertaking agreed

A worker’s hand injuries have prompted safety changes, after WorkSafe accepted a ninth enforceable undertaking in lieu of prosecution.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Apr 2018
Do you really know what your workers are doing?
Law

Do you really know what your workers are doing?

A Whangarei engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered severe burns when a jammed galvanising machine failed above molten zinc.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Apr 2018
Health and safety enforcement measures a live wire
Risk & Compliance

Health and safety enforcement measures a live wire

Courts are still split on how far tougher health and safety penalties should go, leaving businesses uncertain over likely fines and undertakings.

By Michael Curreen • 11 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
Machine guarding no new phenomenon
Risk & Compliance

Machine guarding no new phenomenon

WorkSafe says inadequate guarding still exposes workers to life-changing injuries, after two Southland firms were fined for amputations.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018
Playing down workplace incidents doesn’t pay
Risk & Compliance

Playing down workplace incidents doesn’t pay

Workers face greater risk when serious injuries are under-reported, after a depot was fined for failing to notify and minimise a plasterboard accident.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
Use the gear you’ve got
Risk & Compliance

Use the gear you’ve got

A woman was badly injured and Stumpmaster has been fined after ignoring barriers that could have kept the public clear of a tree-felling site.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 11th Feb 2018
Auckland District Law Society gets behind digital alternative to paper signing
Digital Signage

Auckland District Law Society gets behind digital alternative to paper signing

Auckland District Law Society partners with Secured Signing to launch a Digital Signing Service, enhancing efficiency and security for over 1,000 NZ law firms.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017