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....
Cyber Security
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The nation’s controversial encryption laws will not stand in the way of Australia securing an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, the US Justice department said in a...
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There have been a lot of fine people running around with their hair on fire yelling about sovereign capability holes in the manufacturing sector, specifically in relation to COVID...
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There are “big questions” to be answered over Amazon Web Services’ involvement with the federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, especially around the company’s use of a China-owned data...
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The government has defended its decision to store data from the planned contact tracing app with Amazon Web Services, committing to pass new laws mandating that the information must...
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Strict policy-based structures no longer meet the security needs of organisations in a modern digital economy and would be better served through the creation of zero trust environments augmented...
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...
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The European Union’s privacy commissioner has called for the coordinated use of COVID-19 contact tracing apps to ensure privacy is upheld as much as possible. European Data Protection Supervisor...
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The revamped Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is unclear when policy re-write will be released. The Department of Home...
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Independent skills training provider Data Scouts will offer its ‘Cyber Safety Awareness’ remote working program free of charge to the public for the first time as part of its...
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The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...
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The federal government’s troubled digital ID project is set to be used for online age verification, with biometrics capability also to be launched by the middle of the year....
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The Australian Signals Directorate has an important role to play in helping build Australian sovereign capability in cybersecurity, in software development, and in the creation of a resilient ecosystem...
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The Australian Signals Directorate’s fundamental restructure of government cybersecurity support infrastructure is a potential disaster for home-grown tech companies and a disaster for Australia’s sovereign capability. The devil will...