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• Legal bot builder platform Josef raises $1M

  Legal tech startup Josef, which helps Community Legal Centres (CLCs), law firms and enterprises create bots to assist clients with legal problems, has raised more than $1 million in a seed funding round.

• Regtech ready to tackle Hayne's bigger BEAR, says RTA

  ​The Regtech Association (RTA) has welcomed the recommendations in the final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, saying the changes represent a huge opportunity for the sector.

• Microsoft joins RegTech Association

  The industry body for the burgeoning regulation technology sector – the RegTech Association (RTA) – has announced the addition of Microsoft to its membership ranks.

• First CEO and refreshed board at RegTech Association

  ​Industry body for the burgeoning regulation technology sector – the RegTech Association (RTA) – has appointed a new CEO and two board members.

• VR gives training provider Harness a head for new heights

  ​Workplace training provider Harness has unveiled the first of 20 virtual reality experiences which will be integrated into its education programmes.

• Burning down the house: CEO attitudes to cyber security all wrong

  "How many houses burn down every year, compared to how many people buy house insurance?”

• ACMA puts telcos on notice with new set of rules for NBN migration

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has put the finishing touches on a new set of rules that provide regulatory safeguards for consumers moving to services delivered over the NBN.

• Many companies are not GDPR-compliant: report

  Despite undertaking measures to improve data security and privacy, 38 per cent of global organisations responding to a survey say they are still not compliant with the new general data protection regulation (GDPR) requirements.

• Regtech gets real as IRESS takes stake in Lucsan

  One of Australia’s largest financial services technology providers, IRESS, today announced it was taking a minority stake in regtech firm Lucsan.

• Business leaders overconfident on compliance prep, suggests survey

  ​Business leaders are brimming with confidence about their ability to comply with the fast approaching General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Notifiable Data Breaches Act, but their self-assurance may be misplaced, suggests a survey.

• Data privacy law compliance ‘not an obstacle’: NetApp lawyer

  Ensuring compliance with data privacy laws is not an obstacle for enterprises, it’s a competitive advantage, claims NetApp’s chief privacy officer Sheila FitzPatrick.

• How to ensure that your contracts are compliant with new data breach notification laws

  In response to the growing privacy concerns around personal data, the Australian Government recently passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 (Cth) (the ‘New Data Breach Notification Laws’).

• Aussies don’t mind being tracked by GPS at work

  How would you feel if your boss tracked your movements at work? Many Australians don’t care if new research is to be believed.

• ​Leading change: Compliance versus commitment

  IT leaders get compliance rather than commitment from their target audience and often don’t realise it

• Demand for iOS devices helps drive enterprise mobility strategy

  Companies transitioning to iOS devices as part of a CYOD program can expect a suspicious number of “wet BlackBerries” turned in, according to AirWatch's A/NZ chief Rob Roe.