$80m government cyber hubs pilot axed


A Coalition-era program to centralise federal government networks through hubs in Canberra’s biggest agencies has been axed after an $80 million pilot, with a series of new initiatives to harden cyber security now under development.

InnovationAus.com can reveal the four cyber hubs established in Defence, Home Affairs, Services Australia and the Tax Office from July 2021 will be “decommissioned” at the conclusion of the two-year pilot next month.

Agencies currently …

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