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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...