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...
Cyber Security
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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...
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The government’s cyber threat sharing platform has received a 10-times funding boost just days after it was officially launched and more than four years after it was first announced....
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Imagine this scenario: 90 per cent of traffic accidents are caused by speeding, so to address the issue all cars must be roadworthy and have airbags installed. Seems straight...
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The federal government will repurpose $1.35 billion of Defence budget toward enhancing the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities over the next decade through the Australian Signals Directorate and Australian Cyber Security...
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Addressing indigenous high-school students at the Clontarf Foundation in Townsville last year Canberra Raiders National Rugby League (NRL) coach Ricky Stuart said that when faced with adversity you can...
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There are concerns the government’s rumoured plans to mandate cybersecurity standards in the private sector could lead to SMEs being punished and difficulties around enforcement. Cybersecurity experts and the...
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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...
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The remarkable intervention of the Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday in the mainstream cybersecurity conversation certainly had its desired effect. Through the use of the Prime Ministerial megaphone,...
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A lack of transparency around the federal government’s $200 million digital identity scheme and process of accrediting third-party organisations could lead to increased security and privacy risks, according to...
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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...