WA digital drivers licence trial sparks cybersecurity concerns from expert In short: A cybersecurity expert is worried about potential security concerns when Western Australia rolls out a trial of digital drivers licences in the middle of next year. Curtin University's Dr Reza Ryan has told the ABC the data protection technology for digital credentials is not protected well enough yet to be rolled out on a mass scale. But another cybersecurity expert believes smartphones are equipped with enough security features to ensure people can have faith in the technology. A cybersecurity expert has warned people's privacy and security could be at risk once Western Australia rolls out its new digital drivers licences. The state government announced last week that a trial of the system would begin in the middle of 2027, with the aim of a wider rollout by the end of the year. Curtin University's Dr Reza Ryan said the centralised nature of these databases would create one giant honey pot of data for potential hackers. "If they hack that centralised system, they can get access to all the information about the people … the system could eventually be used for broader surveillance and to track individuals," he said. Dr Ryan told the ABC the data protection technology for digital credentials was not protected well enough yet to be rolled out on a mass scale. "Many existing Australian digital licenses do not meet the international security standard, making it more vulnerable to fraud rather than being safer," he said. The app that will store the digital licence, ServiceWA, uses "on-app holograms" as a security measure to arm devices against potential forgery. But Dr Ryan warned against these holograms, which he believes are not up to an industry standard that was advanced enough to be protected against frauds carried out