The federal government will repurpose $1.35 billion of Defence budget toward enhancing the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities over the next decade through the Australian Signals Directorate and Australian Cyber Security...
Cyber Security
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Addressing indigenous high-school students at the Clontarf Foundation in Townsville last year Canberra Raiders National Rugby League (NRL) coach Ricky Stuart said that when faced with adversity you can...
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There are concerns the government’s rumoured plans to mandate cybersecurity standards in the private sector could lead to SMEs being punished and difficulties around enforcement. Cybersecurity experts and the...
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Australia’s new cybersecurity strategy was needed “yesterday”, with the government’s recent cyber warning stoke fear and uncertainty around the country, a number of industry experts have said. The Coalition...
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The remarkable intervention of the Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday in the mainstream cybersecurity conversation certainly had its desired effect. Through the use of the Prime Ministerial megaphone,...
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A lack of transparency around the federal government’s $200 million digital identity scheme and process of accrediting third-party organisations could lead to increased security and privacy risks, according to...
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There is not a day that passes where we do not read about a company or government agency having been hacked and had data stolen, or the organisation held...
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Australian governments and businesses are being targeted by a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed, as the wait for a new cybersecurity strategy continues. Speaking...
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The federal government’s refusal to engage and support security researchers is putting Australian agencies and the general public at risk, according to Labor cybersecurity spokesman Tim Watts. While countries...
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Labor has accused government of neglecting cybersecurity despite the heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of high-profile hacks of large Australian companies, as the industry...
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall will officially open the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre at the Lot 14 innovation precinct later this month as the state hones its focus on...
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The COVID-19 crisis has widened the cybersecurity gap between large businesses and SMEs, with smaller firms increasingly vulnerable to attacks, a new report has found. The report by the...
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Better transparency is needed on the cyber resilience measures taken by departments and agencies in the wake of damning exposures of cyber shortcomings across government, with Labor now calling...
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The government is looking to monetise its digital identity program as it prepares to allow state and territory governments and private sector companies to participate in the scheme which...