- Australia’s bold plan for cybersecurity growth (ZDNet): Australia is taking big steps to bolster its cyber security framework. According to an article last week, Australia is going to triple its cyber budget from AU$2 billion to AU$6 billion. The Australian Cyber Security Growth Network (ACSGN) announced their Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan (SCP), which is their plan for implementing the budget expansion. The full report is 98 pages, and can be read below. The article also discussed changes in board members and some hardware devices that Australia has recently produced. The full article can be found here.
- Trump’s cybersecurity plan is officially late (CNET): President Trump has failed to keep up with his promised cyber security timeline, a report said last week. The article said that Trump promised a cyber plan within 90 days of his taking office, and that deadline was Thursday. One source quoted in the article stressed cyber’s important role in security and economics and said that the Administration needs to develop a plan. While White House officials say a team has been assembled, it does not appear that a plan is coming anytime soon, the author suggested. The full article can be found here.
- Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (Reuters): A lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago last week sought an injunction against Bose to stop their “wholesale disregard” for customers’ privacy rights. An article discussed the lawsuit filed by Kyle Zak, who was shocked when he found out that Bose was retaining his information to sell to third parties. The complaint alleges that a person’s choices in the music they listen to provides “an incredible amount of insight” into their private lives. While Zak is seeking millions of dollars in damages, he and his attorney say this is a problem the public should be very concerned about. The full article can be read here.
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