Tag: cyber security

ASD’s Burgess slams mandarins

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The new boss of the Australian Signals Directorate has come down hard on Federal agency chiefs who don’t put strong cyber risk management strategies in place. ASD director Mike...

Tobias Feakin, Cyber Ambassador

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is one year since Australia appointed its first Ambassador for Cyber Affairs, and Dr Tobias Feakin – the former Head of the International Cyber Policy Centre at the...

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...

Subsea cables the new cyber threat

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
In a major speech this week presenting his National Security Strategy, US President Donald Trump named China and Russia as competitors and “revisionist powers”. No real surprises there, although...

Diversity a key for cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s cyber security skills crisis won’t be solved by thinking conventionally and relying on traditional training methods or talent pools, said Sandra Ragg, Head of the Office of the...

TAFE’s sign new cyber curriculum

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Educational organisations around the country have signed up to new national standards for cyber security training in an effort to address Australia’s “critical” skills gap. The guidelines ensure a...

Look to ex-military for cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is in the midst of a cyber skills shortage, with available positions far outstripping the numbers of people who can fill them. The continuing debate around 457 visas...

Identity is the new perimeter

Posted on   |  by Andrew Ryan
The rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and bring-your-own-app (BYOA) is causing a fundamental shift in the way we think about corporate security, said Gil Kirkpatrick, chief technical officer at identity...

Reskilling our future workforce

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There’s no argument that the world is in the middle of a major inflection point, as digital disruption changes industries, government and the way people work. However, as author...