Policy & Regulation — Page 5
Windows will start backing up work laptops by default in 2026
Microsoft is flipping its enterprise settings backup tool from opt-in to opt-out for Windows 11 26H2, and IT teams have until later this year to decide if they want it on.
The Software Safety Label Problem: Why What Companies Ship Often Doesn't Match What They Report
A growing body of regulation now requires software makers to list every component inside their products. A Toronto-based firm says most of those lists are wrong before the ink dries, and regulators are starting to agree.
Vietnam charges seven over HiAnime, the piracy site that briefly out-streamed Disney+
Police say the operators earned nearly $13 million from ads across 100+ sites hosting 26,000 pirated anime titles.
Why Cybersecurity Teams Are Starting to Speak the Language of Business
Security programmes built around technical checklists often fail to show executives what is actually at risk. A growing push asks teams to tie every control directly to business outcomes.
Nigel Farage's Undeclared Gifts from Convicted Crypto Entrepreneur
Reform UK's Robert Jenrick states that Nigel Farage accepted gifts from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster, without declaring them.
Farage Ally With US Fraud Conviction Gave Undeclared Support, Reports Say
A Sunday Times investigation claims Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accepted staffing, security help, and use of a London property from George Cottrell — a friend convicted of wire fraud in 2017 — without registering it with Parliament. Reform says no rules were broken.
Tasmania Becomes Last Australian State to Outlaw Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
After years of victims being turned away by police with no clear law to apply, Tasmania's government has announced it will criminalise the sharing — or threatening to share — intimate images without consent, including AI-generated fakes.
AI-Powered Street Cameras Are Quietly Building a National Surveillance Grid — And Some Cities Are Walking Away
Cameras made by Flock Safety scan licence plates and flag vehicles automatically. Critics say the resulting data is a federal immigration agency's dream. A growing number of communities are cancelling their contracts.
US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Fable AI After Two-Week Freeze
The Commerce Department cleared Anthropic's most powerful AI model for international customers following a government review triggered by fears the system could be used to assist serious cyberattacks.
Australian Health Websites Secretly Fed Patients' Fertility and Medication Searches to Meta and TikTok
Australia's privacy regulator has ruled that Monash IVF and Medmate broke the law by embedding invisible tracking code on their health websites — code that sent sensitive visitor data to social media giants without asking anyone's permission.
American Tech Is Quietly Powering the Global Scam Machine
A joint investigation by AP and FRONTLINE found that tools built by US companies are helping criminals run fraud operations at industrial scale — and most victims never see it coming.
Australians Are Safer Online Than Last Year — Unless They Run a Small Business
A new government survey found cybercrime fell across Australia in 2025, but small business owners are facing more legal and staffing fallout than ever before.
CISA's New Playbook Nudges Agencies Toward Zero Trust — and Everyone Else Can Read Along
The agency's updated TIC 3.0 guidance folds Secure Access Service Edge into federal network modernisation, and the advice travels well beyond government.
Twitter's Former Security Chief Filed an 84-Page Federal Complaint Accusing the Company of Hiding Security Failures From Regulators
Peiter Zatko says Twitter misled a federal watchdog, left half its servers unprotected, and may have foreign spies on staff. Twitter calls him a disgruntled ex-employee. Congress says it wants answers.
CISA orders federal agencies to patch SharePoint flaw by Saturday as attacks begin
A newly exploited Microsoft SharePoint bug lands in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, triggering a three-day patching clock under Binding Operational Directive 26-04.