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Landmark cyber package expands govt’s ‘last resort’ powers

Australia’s first ever Cybersecurity Act was among a landmark legislative package introduced by the Albanese government on Wednesday with promises of protections for businesses that cooperate with authorities on...

‘Ineffable’ cryptography turns the Tide for cybersecurity

A common refrain around cyber-attacks and data breaches is that they are inevitable.  The conversation around cybersecurity is typically focused on mitigation and reducing threat vectors, with an acknowledgement...

AustCyber reborn as Australian Cyber Network

AustCyber, the former government-funded cybersecurity Industry Growth Centre, has shed its ties with startup incubator Stone and Chalk and been reborn as the Australian Cyber Network. Launched on Wednesday,...

New laws to prevent future NBN sell-off

New laws to keep the NBN publicly owned will be introduced to federal Parliament, preventing any future sell-off of the network that delivers high-speed broadband to 8.5 million households....

Defence scuppers critical $3.5b ERP switchover at 11th hour

Defence has postponed the cutover to its multi-billion dollar new enterprise resources planning system, further dragging out the mammoth SAP build amid the department’s latest push to eradicate legacy...

ClearVue: A window into our solar energy future

Nearly a third of all Australian houses have rooftop solar panels.  That’s more than 3.6 million houses which are utilising the renewable energy source, and this figure is expected...

The sagacious school: Education for the age of agility

I attended school and university under the old social contract; do your best at school, complete your homework, study for exams, get a good final score, go to university,...

AIM sells two more anti-drone lasers to Defence

AIM Defence has delivered two more of its high-powered counter-drone laser systems to Defence, bringing its work with the department to more than $10 million over the past year....

Can Australia become a green data centre power?

In a recent interview, the outwardly mild-mannered former Google chief executive and chairman Eric Schmidt made some bold statements. He revealed that ‘his friends” at the forefront of artificial...