Tag: cyber

Cyber strategy a big miss for local industry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s $1.7 billion cybersecurity strategy’s lack of focus on the local industry is “frustrating” and a “wasted opportunity”, according to CyRise chief executive Scott Handsaker. The strategy was...

Cyber strategy a missed local opportunity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If anyone were waiting on the Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy 2020 to include a set of industry policies that would help grow the local cyber security sector, they...

Digital trust and sovereign cyber capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For a government that has turned its attention to sovereign capability and supply chain issues in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, industry growth centre AustCyber has come up...

Who will be our next cyber boss?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are varying opinions of who should be Australia’s next cyber security chief, what that role should look like, and whether there’s an opportunity for an incoming government to...

NSW startups get $500k cyber boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW Cyber Security Network (NSWCSN) will be handing out money vouchers to cyber security startups and SMEs to work with selected NSW universities on cyber security research, as...

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...

Victorian cyber focus sharpened

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has been a groundswell of attention and support for cybersecurity in the Victorian government, with recent high-profile breaches serving as a wake-up call for public servants, according to...

Five Eyes’ data access warning

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The political leadership of the Five Eyes’ law enforcement infrastructure has put the world’s tech giants on notice that governments expect them to open up encrypted data – and...

AEC urged to action on cyber

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Urgent action beyond just buying new equipment is needed to shore up the cybersecurity of Australia’s electoral system, the Opposition’s cyber spokesperson Gai Brodtmann says. In a submission to...