The federal government has finally released its $1.7 billion 2020 Cyber Security Strategy, with initiatives including new laws to protect critical infrastructure, additional powers for police to target the...
Cyber Security
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning on the threats posed by foreign interference, cyber-attacks and disinformation in the Indo-Pacific region, as the federal government prepares to unveil...
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In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines. After months of speculation about national security risks and users’ data being harvested...
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Former NSW Police deputy commissioner and United Nations investigator Nick Kaldas has joined the cybersecurity sector, appointed to the Asia Pacific managing director role at San Francisco-based Secured Communications....
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Federal guidance for the new decentralised and deregulated cybersecurity regime has been released to mixed reviews, with some concerned that the new framework puts Australian companies at a disadvantage...
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The recent independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s anti-encryption powers and the ongoing parliamentary inquiry should be a “significant turning point” for the highly controversial legislation, Digital Rights...
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The federal government should take the lead to fund a Clean Pipes cyber security strategy to ensure individuals and SMEs are better protected online, a new report by the...
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Earlier this week the Department of Home Affairs published the Industry Advisory Panel report which seeks to feed a neat sixty recommendations from industry into Australia’s upcoming 2020 Cyber...
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The world is entering a dark place as trust breaks down at societal, governmental and digital levels, and Australia will need to dig deep to survive and become more...
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The powerful national security committee of the Parliament has restarted its inquiry into the government’s highly controversial encryption laws with a public hearing set for next week. The Parliamentary...
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Increased investment and a series of new initiatives and policy reforms are urgently needed to combat the growing cyber threat and improve resilience across the economy, the federal government’s...
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Hundreds of thousands of Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are at serious risk from cyberattack, not only to themselves but also to the companies that they do business...
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Labor has demanded a briefing from the government on it’s massive $1.35 billion cybersecurity strategy and assurance that work is being done to improve information security of the public...
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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...