Tag: Cybersecurity

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Cyber security strategy needed ‘yesterday’

Australia’s new cybersecurity strategy was needed “yesterday”, with the government’s recent cyber warning stoke fear and uncertainty around the country, a number of industry experts have said. The Coalition...

Govt must mandate encryption on national interest

Posted on   |  by Francis Galbally
There is not a day that passes where we do not read about a company or government agency having been hacked and had data stolen, or the organisation held...

All eyes on China as PM warns on cyber

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian governments and businesses are being targeted by a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed, as the wait for a new cybersecurity strategy continues. Speaking...

NSW plants $1.6b in digital-led recovery

Posted on   |  by James Riley
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has unveiled a $1.6 billion investment over three years in government digital infrastructure as part of the state’s post-COVID economic stimulus funding and includes $240...

Govt ‘missing in action’ on digital SMEs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More needs to be done to help Australian SMEs improve their cybersecurity and digitisation, with the government’s handful of policies in the space so far proving underwhelming, the Labor...

Govt silent on cyber despite COVID risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has accused government of neglecting cybersecurity despite the heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of high-profile hacks of large Australian companies, as the industry...

COVID widening the cyber gap: Report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The COVID-19 crisis has widened the cybersecurity gap between large businesses and SMEs, with smaller firms increasingly vulnerable to attacks, a new report has found. The report by the...

Transparency on public sector cyber resilience

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Better transparency is needed on the cyber resilience measures taken by departments and agencies in the wake of damning exposures of cyber shortcomings across government, with Labor now calling...

Nation needs bipartisan federal cyber policy

Posted on   |  by Francis Galbally
Australia’s federal opposition spokespersons on cyber-security, Kristina Keneally and Tim Watts, have presented a constructive direction to help Australia become cyber-secure. Their statement – “We need policies that bring...

Labor turns to national cyber resilience

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There needs to be a rethinking of cybersecurity policy in Australia with a focus on national resilience and community-based efforts, according to shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts....