Whitewashing, greenwashing, pinkwashing, and now we're seeing #cyberwashing.

We're increasingly seeing corporations make bold, exaggerated and misleading claims around security and privacy.

Monash University has released a report saying a properly functioning legislative framework is the fix. Tranche II of the #Privacy Act reform package will help fix this issue.

Contact your MP and Senators and demand delivery of these much needed reforms.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Contacting_Senators_and_Members

#auspol #electronicfrontiersaustralia

Monash University: Moving beyond ‘cyberwashing’ to ensure robust digital security. “A new Monash University report highlights the growing problem of organisations resorting to ‘cyberwashing’ to mislead the public about their data privacy practices and recommends measures to build a genuine culture of cybersecurity.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/monash-university-moving-beyond-cyberwashing-to-ensure-robust-digital-security/

Heute findet wieder der #SaferInternetDay statt! Das ist ein europaweiter Tag, der dazu einlädt, sich mit Sicherheit im Internet zu beschäftigen.

https://www.saferinternetday.org/

Was wir daran cool finden: Die Idee ist total gut, und Aufmerksamkeit auf das Thema ist total wichtig.

Was wir daran nicht cool finden: Der #SaferInternetDay wird gefördert von Institutionen wie #Europol #Interpol und den üblichen Verdächtigen #facebook #apple #google #snap #tiktok - das nennen wir beim Namen! #CYBERWASHING

An op-ed by two champions of women's professional tennis lays out a rationale not only for the WTA not to stage its championship in Saudi Arabia, but a perfectly cromulent reason why the #BlackHat conference should not now, or ever again - at least until its draconian social laws dramatically change - host an infosec conference in Saudi Arabia.

#Infosec already treads a fine line and many members of our professional community are women, nonbinary, LGBTQ+, or members of other groups that are threatened, or have been subject to deeply offensive and (in some cases) genocidal behavior by those in charge of that country.

Nobody should have to wonder whether being accepted to speak at a professional conference will result in their death at the hands of the state where the conference will take place, or that their civil and human rights may be strictly curtailed by the host country.

It's disgusting that an organization with as much power as #Informa PLC would even consider hosting a professional conference in the KSA, as they plan to do in November.

I appeal to members of this community who care about human rights and their fellow community members who simply cannot travel to this part of the world without the fear of imprisonment, torture, or death not to support this conference, not to submit to their call for papers, not to promote or encourage others to attend, and to speak out about the human rights this government violates - KSA behaves abhorrently every day.

Informa PLC - you must end the practice of hosting this conference in Saudi Arabia until circumstances drastically change there.

Those of you who gladly appear on the Black Hat MEA website as speakers or keynote speakers - we see you, and this tells us everything we all need to know about you and your values. You should be deeply ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/24/evert-navratilova-wta-saudi-arabia/

#HumanRights #KSA #DefCon #InformaPLC #SportsWashing #CyberWashing

C'est rigolo cette histoire d'Institut de la Cyber paix financé par de gros fournisseurs de l'armée US, sans doute les gens les plus cyberbelliqueux au monde. Ça existe le #CyberWashing ? 🤔

https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2019/09/26/le-cyberpeace-institute-une-ong-pour-defendre-la-cyberpaix_6013073_4408996.html