Medical Records Found Outside Brisbane Hospital
Secure Medical Documents Found Outside Brisbane Hospital In scary scenes for patients of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), a staff member found abandoned files containing sensitive patient data on a road near the hospital. Such a case raises some serious...
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Canva Data Security Breach
What would you do if your data ended up in the wrong hands? This was the frightening reality faced by almost 140 million users of Australian online design platform Canva in a recent data security breach on May 24th. This information breach saw the data of these users...
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e-Waste Victoria Landfill Ban
The Victorian Government has announced it will ban e-waste to landfill on 1 July, 2019. This ban intends to increase the volume of resources recovered and support jobs in the recycling industry while keeping potentially dangerous chemicals out of landfill. E-waste is...
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Winners Announced: Easter Getaway Promotion
Congratulations to the following customers who have won one of our three lucky prizes in our Easter Getaway Promotion! The winning entries had creative responses to the question "Do you have an annual Easter Tradition?" Trent K - "For 20 years now we are forced to go...
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International e-Waste Day
International e-Waste Day To honour one of the most significant issues facing the age of information, the 13th of October marks the first International e-Waste Recycling Day. The initiative was founded by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum –...
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Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR
As of May 2018, the European Union’s laws regarding data protection and regulation have changed. Even though the laws don’t strictly cover Australian businesses and trading, it’s still worth understanding what’s going on and vital if your business trades with those...
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The Future of e-Waste in Australia
It was recently announced that as of 1 July 2019, Victoria’s laws on e-waste management will be completely reformed. The upgrade will see at least one e-waste disposal point within a 20-minute drive of 98% of Victorians. But, more importantly, fines will be applied...
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How Identity Theft is Affecting Australians
It’s more commonly seen as the outlandish plot of a spy thriller – but identity theft is an incredibly real threat. And as technology and the age of information have become more and more integrated in our lives, this threat has only increased. Thankfully, we’ve got...
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The Importance of E-Waste Destruction & Recycling
For many Australian businesses, a changeover in technology (or even a dying old computer) means one thing: your investment, your trusted work tool, and your data ends up in landfill. It’s typically done without much consideration of alternatives, or any thought of the...
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Classified Government Documents Accidentally Dumped in Canberra
It’s almost beyond belief, but the Australia Government this week endured a living nightmare. For any industry dealing with sensitive information, the greatest fear you hold is that the information will be stolen or leaked. For a body as significant as a national...
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