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Cyber ecosystem is not an island

Modern IT and communications systems are so complex that effective data security is possible only with a significant amount of collaboration between organisations. That’s the theme of consultancy PwC’s...

Israeli CyberGym arrives in Aust

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Israeli cyber security specialist CyberGym will open its doors in mid-July at Melbourne’s Docklands as the company pursues the Asia Pacific market for its intensive digital threat reaction training....

Cyber is about culture not tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Until boards of directors are grappling directly with cyber security rather than passing it off to technology departments, companies will struggle to attain any comfort on cyber issues. Cyber...

China cyber deal a shocking rort

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Buoyed by its rather spectacular failure to ink a deeply flawed extradition treaty with China, the Turnbull government has once more charged fearlessly into fresh deals with the country’s...

Huge new boost for cyber sector

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government’s $230 million Cyber Security Strategy turns one this week and the industry scores a boost from a new Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan launched today. The...

Audit slaps Govt cyber practice

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Parliamentary inquiry is underway into two government agencies’ lack of ‘cyber resilience’ due to a failure to adhere to basic cybersecurity practices. The Joint Committee of Public Accounts...

Cyber’s uncertain career paths

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For all the talk about the fundamental importance of cyber security and top-notch technical skills to secure Australia’s place in the global digital economy, there is little said about...

The Fed’s big fat security push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Federal Government has passed a privacy amendment bill through Parliament that gives Australian business a reason to prioritise digital security and protect consumer information. By passing the Privacy...

Data laws to drive cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The already hot market for cybersecurity skills is likely to get super-heated in coming months – especially for board-level executives with tech and change management expertise – as a...

ASD refreshes cyber guidelines

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Signals Directorate has updated its baseline cybersecurity procedures for the first time in three years, with the government intelligence agency now advising all businesses to disable Flash...