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This year has been really tough and I’m sure we are all counting the days to 2021, yet there is an important topic I’d like to quickly touch on before the New Year – already...

I applaud all schools who have taken up the essential cause of protecting student privacy online during this pandemic. In fact, a positive outcome of this horrible experience is the triggering of necessary improvements in...

Mandatory data breach notification in Australia… after several attempts to place my thoughts succinctly on paper, to highlight what I believe are some key industry takeaways before the NDB scheme comes into force next month, I am...

HAVE YOU HEARD OF ‘FUNCTION CREEP’? IT’S THE GRADUAL WIDENING OF THE USE OF A SYSTEM OR TECHNOLOGY BEYOND THE ORIGINAL USE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED. A recent get-together with friends revealed that this...

EVERY PARENT, OR INDEED ANYONE WHO HAS RECENTLY BINGE-WATCHED ‘OUR NICOLE’S’ EMMY AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE IN BIG LITTLE LIES, WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE EMOTIONALLY-CHARGED CHALLENGE OF KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE IN SCHOOL. The proliferation of...

With National Child Protection Week launched earlier this month, there’s been a fair bit of talk about our children’s behaviour online and the associated risks of “being online”. The percentage of kids in Australia that still...

RECENTLY A FRIEND OF MINE FELL OUT OF FAVOUR WITH SOME OF THE PARENTS AT HER DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL. THERE WAS A MOMENT OF STANDING TOE-TO-TOE IN THE PLAYGROUND, SUPPORTERS EVENLY DIVIDED, BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE...

DID YOU KNOW OVER 80% OF DATA BREACHES IN AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR OCCURRED IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR? I didn’t either until I asked a member of my team to conduct some quick research of our...

One of the main reasons I started my own digital business over 5 years ago was because I was increasingly concerned about the impact social media would directly have on my young daughter. The dilemma was that...