One of Australia’s largest consumer law firms is considering a class action against Optus after data belonging to millions of its customers was compromised. Optus on Thursday revealed a...
Cyber Security
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Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil has flagged significant reforms to the cybersecurity requirements imposed on businesses following the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million...
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Shadow home affairs minister Karen Andrews has reintroduced the former government’s ransomware bill without significant alterations and criticised the Albanese government for a lack of action on cybersecurity reform....
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An around-the-clock cyber security operation centre dedicated to protecting NSW Police systems and the data within them has been launched by the state government, more than nine months after...
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The Australian government’s announcement that it will “tear up” the past government’s 10-year $1.7 billion cybersecurity plan is important good news. It reflects the critical need to address the...
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The federal government ought to place a greater focus on “community awareness” in the fight against ransomware as the risk of attack continues to escalate, according to outgoing Telstra...
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Outgoing Telstra chief Andy Penn has criticised the implementation of the former federal government’s $1.7 billion 2020 cyber strategy he helped develop, warning “insufficient progress” had been made, even...
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To help cultivate cybersecurity leadership in Australia, cybersecurity accelerator CyRise has teamed up with the Australian Information Security Association to launch an invite-only network and peer-to-peer education program. CyRise...
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The new Labor government will significantly revise the former Coalition government’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy to account for pandemic developments and the growing threat landscape. The update will focus...
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Almost 75 percent of federal government entities were struggling to fully-implement the Essential Eight cyber security controls at the start of the pandemic, casting fresh doubts on whether they...
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The federal government has mandated vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs) to give security researchers a front door for reporting bugs they discover in digital services to agencies. The Attorney-General’s Department...
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The Department of Defence has acknowledged that the depth of cyber security expertise on existing federal government panels is lacking in a call for capabilities to support its information...
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Digital identity services are critical to trust, particularly in cyberspace, according to New South Wales Digital Government minister Victor Dominello. In the context of what he describes as a...
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Last year, Australians lost more than $2 billion to scams according to the consumer and competition watchdog’s 12th annual Targeting scams report, with the threat of cryptocurrency investment scams...