Australia’s cyber intelligence agency has witnessed a falloff in businesses proactively reporting cyber incidents in recent months, delaying their ability to respond as firms increasingly lawyer up.
As Parliament considers new ‘Limited Use’ protections to shield companies from immediate regulation action, officials from the Australian Signals Directorate on Friday revealed growing caution by businesses.
“We are seeing a relative decline in the number of proactive incidents being reported to ASD from industry,” ASD first assistant director-general for cybersecurity resilience Stephanie Crowe told a parliamentary inquiry.
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