The .au Blog

18 October, 2022

Leaders of Tech Q&A - Byron Holland on maintaining a trusted internet locally and globally

We recently had the privilege of interviewing Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), auDA’s Canadian counterpart. Byron shared his thoughts on CIRA’s latest innovations, the importance of multi-stakeholder internet governance model and building a trusted internet.

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4 October, 2022

ICANN75 Annual General Meeting digest

ICANN

The ICANN75 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17-22 September. It marked the first hybrid ICANN AGM in over two years, drawing nearly 2000 participants from 112 countries and territories.

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13 September, 2022

Key terms explained: website URLs

Domain name system

It's easy to feel lost in the terminology surrounding the Domain Name System (DNS). There are many acronyms and phrases that can be difficult to understand. In our key terms series, we break down key industry terms to help you navigate the .au domain. Here, we take a look at Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

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30 August, 2022

.au direct webinar: Priority Allocation Update

.au direct

In auDA’s latest webinar, we provided an update on Australia’s newest namespace, .au direct and the Priority Allocation Process for priority applicants. auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair AM and Chief Operating Officer Dr Bruce Tonkin hosted the discussion, covering the benefits of .au direct and details about Priority Allocation ahead of its closing date, 20 September 2022.

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Build your cyber fitness with Cynch Security

Security

Hayley Wigg Mon, 08/22/2022 - 18:38

According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, cybercrime reports in Australia increased by 13 per cent in the 2020-21 financial year. In addition, the recently released Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 report showed that 75 per cent of Australian businesses are expecting to be hit by a cyberattack over the coming year. With cyber security such a critical issue for Australian businesses, we sat down with Susie Jones and Adam Selwood, founders of Cynch Security, a specialist cyber fitness advisor for Australian small businesses.

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