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Twitter users have reported difficulties accessing two-factor authentication on the platform, raising concerns about the possibility of individual and business users losing access to their accounts.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will replace Steve Vamos, retiring after almost five years at the helm, as Xero CEO in February 2023.

The Department of Home Affairs says it has abandoned the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List in favour of a refreshed visa processing system, after the reported removal of tech and cyber security occupations from the list caused concern among the local IT sector.

The federal government will reportedly cut job titles including software engineer and ICT security specialist from its priority skilled migration list, surprising a local tech sector still desperate for talent.

The identity of nearly one in two Australians has been embroiled in several high-profile cybersecurity breaches spanning telecommunications, health and retail this year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to Parliament to state that the telco should pay for victims to obtain new passports.

Australian states and territories have been scrambling to change their driver's licence renewal policies in the wake of the Optus hack.

An account claiming to have hacked Optus has deleted its extortion threat and apologised, not long after releasing a data set it claimed belonged to 10,000 customers.

As a result of the hack, many Optus customers have been keen to change their passports and licences as a safety measure, but it's not the easiest or cheapest process.

The Australian government will be rolling out new cyber security reforms off the back of the Optus cyberattack, Minister for Cybersecurity Clare O'Neil has announced.