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Federal agencies ordered to ‘stocktake’ technology assets

A stocktake of internet-facing systems will be carried out across the federal government over the next 12 months as part of a new directive designed to weed out vulnerable...

New rules mandate appointment of CISOs to top 100 govt agencies

3 September 2023 | by Justin Hendry

The federal government has introduced new rules requiring 100 of its largest agencies to appoint chief information security officers, boosting cyber security leadership in Canberra at a time of...

Govt urged to end reliance on ‘inadequate’ cyber self-assessments

30 June 2023 | by Brandon How

“Persistent optimism bias” in cybersecurity reporting by Commonwealth entities is muddying government oversight of the issues, with a parliamentary committee now calling for self-assessments to be subject to an...

Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

7 December 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The federal government has mandated that agencies use protective domain name system services to prevent malware and other infections from malicious websites in the wake of several high-profile data...

On cybersecurity, compliance, and total cost of ownership

3 December 2021 | by David McClure

High levels of regulatory compliance, crippling skills shortages and a relentlessly shifting risk landscape are combining to make military-grade cloud, including physical infrastructure, increasingly attractive to commercial and government...

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Federal agencies ordered to ‘stocktake’ technology assets

New rules mandate appointment of CISOs to top 100 govt agencies

Govt urged to end reliance on ‘inadequate’ cyber self-assessments

Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

On cybersecurity, compliance, and total cost of ownership

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