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Mike Burgess gets ASIO call-up

Less than two years ago, Mike Burgess was the chief information security officer within Australia’s largest telecommunications carrier Telstra. From the middle of next month he will become the...

Spooks form a view on TelcoLand

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A decision whether Chinese telecommunication companies will be prevented from selling telecommunications equipment in the United States is expected soon. The Trump administration has considered using an executive order...

CyberCRC and the new ecosystem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It’s only two years since the federal government launched its cyber security strategy, but the nation’s former spy chief David Irvine says Australia is well on the way to...

Former spy boss seeks new agency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Former spy chief David Irvine says Australia’s capacity to counter threats and criminal activity using cyber investigative tools is “relatively weak” and has called for the creation of a...

Our massive cyber task ahead

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The launch of the National Cyber Security Strategy in 2016 was a positive step toward securing Australia, but there is still more do be done, according to Jeremy Hulse,...

Ex-ASIO chief in Cyber CRC bid

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
A prospective Co-operative Research Centre devoted to cyber security that boasts a former ASIO head as its chair will re-apply for funding at the end of May, hopeful that...

Turnbull, Obama lift cyber alliance

Posted on   |  by Elaine McFadden
Australia has strengthened ties with the US on cyber security, another sign that analyst and vendor predictions citing cyber security as a big ticket item to watch in 2016, is on...