@RIMPA_ACT

ACT Branch of the Records and Information Professionals Australasia. Tweeting records and information management topics for the ACT and beyond.

 Canberra ACT
Joined August 2011
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Treasure trove of historical Mildura footage saved in WIN TV building clear-out abc.net.au/news/2023-01-12/h… via @ABCaustralia

Historical footage salvaged from regional Victorian office clear-out at WIN TV

A historian intends to digitise the archival footage of Mildura taken from the former TV news building, which he says is oftentimes "the only coverage" of local past events.

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Disquiet in the archives: archivists make tough calls with far-reaching consequences – they deserve our support theconversation.com/disquiet… via @ConversationEDU

Disquiet in the archives: archivists make tough calls with far-reaching consequences – they deserve...

In a post-truth era, with limited resources, archivists face difficult decisions about what should be preserved, but the problem is not new.

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WA to get Privacy Commissioner, data breach notice scheme innovationaus.com/wa-to-get-…

WA to get Privacy Commissioner, data breach notice scheme

Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public sector...

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Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online abc.net.au/news/2022-12-11/t… via @ABCaustralia

Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online

Telstra apologises to thousands of Australians whose details are published online accidentally by the communications giant.

abc.net.au
5.4 million Twitter users' stolen data leaked online — more shared privately bleepingcomputer.com/news/se…
Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data theconversation.com/why-are-… via @ConversationEDU

Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data

The cybercrime ecosystem is vast and complex – and increasingly littered with specialists who will cheaply sell your data.

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Renter data, IDs exposed in Harcourts breach innovationaus.com/renter-dat…

Renter data, IDs exposed in Harcourts breach

Real estate firm Harcourts has apologised and launched an external investigation after exposing customers information in a data breach. The company on Thursday issued a public statement confirming...

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Lifeline funding protects Archives’ records, but shortfall looms innovationaus.com/lifeline-f…

Lifeline funding protects Archives' records, but shortfall looms

Lighthouse logbooks and photographs of Darwin after tropical cyclone Tracy were among 850,000 at-risk records digitised by the National Archives last year after securing lifeline federal funding from...

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Australian Defence Department caught up in ransomware attack abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/d… via @ABCaustralia

Australian Defence Department caught up in ransomware attack

Defence fears personal data such as dates of birth may have been compromised after a communications platform used by the military was hit by a ransomware attack.

abc.net.au
Woolworths says 2.2 million MyDeal customers’ details exposed in data breach theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Woolworths says 2.2 million MyDeal customers’ details exposed in data breach

MyDeal chief executive apologises and says incident is being investigated

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Hear Fackson Banda, Chief, #DocumentaryHeritage Unit @UNESCO & @froude_simon DG @naagovau open the symposium HONOURING STORIES OF STRUGGLE: reassessing Aus records of disadvantage - in the #Memoryoftheworld’s 30th year - FREE 1.00-5.15PM AEDT Fri 21 Oct link in bio #HereWeAre2022
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ACA@archivistsdotca12 Oct 2022
Today is #AskAnArchivist Day, created by our friends at SAA! Today, archivists around the country will answer questions about archives on social media. You can participate by asking and answering questions all day. Just follow the hashtag to see what folks want to know about us!
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The easy way to prevent a data breach: don’t collect data afr.com/technology/the-easy-…

The easy way to prevent a data breach: don’t collect data

The data collection practices that have become prevalent since COVID-19 are ‘absolutely excessive’, a privacy expert warns.

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How to make things make sense.
Information is Beautiful
@infobeautiful5 Oct 2022
Love this toothpaste label - let's roll it out across all products
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Interested in learning about how to minimise #databreach risks – join us for a workshop on Information Lifecycle Management Register here. 12 October: infogovanz.com/product/ilm-w… @sibenco #InfoGov #optusdatabreach #cybersecurity #privacy #records #rim #datagovernance
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Digital is a significant shift for archives and other collecting institutions, offering as many opportunities as it presents challenges. Find out more here - ow.ly/fkCK50KQVBe #RIMPA #informationmanagement #recordsmanagement
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Nobel prize in physics awarded to pioneers of quantum information newscientist.com/article/234… Upgrade anyone? ‘These showed that information could be instantly transmitted over infinite distances, known as quantum teleportation.’

Nobel prize in physics for 2022 has been jointly awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton...

The 2022 Nobel prize in physics has been jointly awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger

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Privacy Foundation demands right to data breach compo from defective organisations themandarin.com.au/201768-pr… via @TheMandarinAU

Privacy Foundation demands right to data breach compo from defective organisations

Australia's peak privacy group says corporates need to clean up their own mess from data breaches instead of cost shifting to consumers and tax payers.

themandarin.com.au
Inquiry to unpack procurement best practice for federal agencies themandarin.com.au/201762-in… via @TheMandarinAU 'The inquiry will accept submissions from interested stakeholders until Friday, 11 November 2022.'

Inquiry to unpack procurement best practice for federal agencies

Commonwealth agencies who cut corners on procurement rules to 'make life easier for themselves' will face scrutiny in a new inquiry.

themandarin.com.au
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