Tag: cyber security

Cyber safety program free for all Australians

Posted on   |  by Elise McDonald
Independent skills training provider Data Scouts will offer its ‘Cyber Safety Awareness’ remote working program free of charge to the public for the first time as part of its...

2020 cyber strategy elephant in the room

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Government is currently developing our nation’s next Cyber Security Strategy in its efforts to protect Australians from cyber threats. The 2016 Cyber Security Strategy was a four-year...

Calls to reinstate cyber minister role

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must reinstate the position of Minister for Cybersecurity as part of the updated 2020 national Cyber Security Strategy, the Opposition and industry figures have said. The...

Tobias Feakin on norms of behaviour

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is more than twenty years since possible rules of behaviour in ‘cyberspace’ were first discussed at the United Nations, and it is now two-and-a-half years since Australia appointed...

Encryption bill hits cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s controversial encryption laws could impact cybersecurity education providers as the local sector takes a reputational hit, Holmes Institute executive director Stephen Nagle says. The Holmes Institute currently offers...

ScoMo boost for cyber security

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
A re-elected Coalition government has unveiled a $156 million package to bolster Australia’s cyber security defences and improve the nation’s ability to quickly respond to online attacks. The Prime...

Parliament cyber attack details

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A nation-state was behind the recent cyber attack on the federal Parliament, and the networks of both major parties were also compromised, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed. Speaking...

Call to regulate the IoT sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia risks lagging other jurisdictions in the regulation of Internet of Things devices to improve cybersecurity, according to Secure Logic chief executive Santosh Devaraj, and government should be considering...

Look beyond cyber audits: ASD

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Damning audits of government departments and agencies do not paint the full picture of the state of play in public sector cyber security, according to Australian Signals Directorate chief...