Tag: AustCyber

The future of the Growth Centres

When the Industry Growth Centres initiative was launched by then Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane in 2014, it was aimed at encouraging Australian business to better utilise the expertise of Australian researchers. The Growth Centres initiative was the major component of the Abbott government’s...

ASPI, AustCyber on encryption bill

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The recently-passed encryption bill had the potential to “harm the economic viability and growth of Australia’s cybersecurity sector” if a series of serious concerns were not addressed, a report...

AustCyber report on encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A “myth-busting” report on the economic impact on the local cyber security industry of controversial proposed encryption laws is set to be released in the next week as the...

Cyber centres for Hobart, Darwin

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Turnbull government’s slow off the blocks Joint Cyber Security Centre program will hoist its flag in Hobart and Darwin, as Federal cyber czar Alastair MacGibbon promised to ‘do...

Craig Davies departs AustCyber

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just days before he was due to lead the largest ever delegation of Australian cybersecurity companies to the giant RSA Conference in San Francisco, AustCyber’s inaugural chief executive Craig...

National plan for cyber studies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Nationwide TAFE cybersecurity qualifications have officially been launched in a “significant step forward” in combating the industry’s ever-growing skills gap. The National Cybersecurity TAFE Qualifications were launched by Minister...

AustCyber’s brand new curriculum

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
AustCyber is readying a nationwide standards for TAFE institutions in an effort to make Australia the “leading force” in cyber security education. AustCyber chief executive Craig Davies said the...

Defence cyber challenge unveiled

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
AustCyber has launched a big push to bring more people into the Australian cyber security industry to combat the sector’s dire talent shortage and take advantage of the wealth...