Vulnerability exposed
In the middle of last year, 2021, according to data activist Asher Wolf, teachers still had access to a single directory for all student contact emails, amongst other details, using the Google Classroom.
cyber security
Ticket to ride
This certificate was my ticket out of lockdown and into bars, clubs, events and houses, whenever restrictions are lifted. A literal ticket to travel. A ticket that protects me from serious disease and admission to hospital. There have been 5.86 billion doses of vaccines administered at the time of writing, worldwide 15.4% are fully vaccinated. Lockdown fatigue and declining mental health is real and both factors are leading governments around the world to lean heavily on vaccination rates of 70 – 80% of adult populations to ease restrictions.
The travel bug
When the Medicare app was first released some years ago, I was a first adopter. I told everyone who would listen that the “Medicare wallet is the ultimate convenience”. I enthralled medical receptionists with the app technology that was basically a picture of my Medicare card and immediate access to me and my family’s immunisation history…
A current hacking affair
The media are mostly responsible for the reportage of hacking scandals and malware infiltration as they largely affect all manner of institutions; government, commercial and public.
Rolled enrolments for RMIT
RMIT University is a leader in the field of cybersecurity education for tertiary students. They have hosted innovative competitive workshops like Hackathon in years gone by and spruik their cyber-wares to all that have a digital leaning.
