Tag: Clare O’Neil

Optus, Medibank breaches the ‘tip of the iceberg’: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s two most high profile cyber incidents that exposed millions of people’s personal information are only the “tip of the iceberg”, Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil said on Tuesday, warning...

Govt moves to centralise security vetting within ASIO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is tightening and centralising security clearances within the domestic spy agency amid its warning foreign agents are “trying to work their way into government”. Home Affairs...

Home Affairs restructuring to give govt a cyber ‘spine’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A restructure of the Department of Home Affairs is being progressed to reorientate the national security agency around issues of cybersecurity and foreign interference amid a worsening geopolitical environment....

New critical infrastructure obligations to cost $1bn annually

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Critical infrastructure operators could face a collective regulatory burden of $1 billion each year following the commencement of the final tranche of obligations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure...

Cybersecurity is both a long game and a short game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is a central imperative in cybersecurity that is all about the immediate – to detect and respond to cyber threats as they emerge, very often in real time....

Australia-led global ransomware taskforce gets to work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A ransomware taskforce representing 37 likeminded governments and chaired by Australia on Monday commenced operation, aiming to improve global cooperation on disrupting the lucrative cyber crime. Agreed to in...

Basics baffling govt agencies after ‘cyber slumber’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Nearly 90 per cent of Australian government entities still aren’t implementing basic cyber resilience protections despite a growing risk, an annual assessment of Commonwealth cyber posture released on Friday...

Govt cyber reset to make Australia ‘most secure’ country

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will be “the world’s most cyber-secure country by 2030” under an ambitious new plan outlined by Cyber minister Clare O’Neil in Canberra on Thursday. It includes an entirely...