The Victorian government has launched an “Australian-first” state purchasing contract for cybersecurity goods and services which will “dramatically reduce” workloads for departments and save time and money. The new...
Cyber Security
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Australia’s national mission to become one of the world’s most cybersecure nations hinges on building public awareness and opening up the profession, the government’s cyber coordinator said on Wednesday....
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A $206.4 million Budget commitment to improved data capability and cybersecurity has been given to Australia’s two financial regulators, among a series of smaller cyber upgrades. The funding, included...
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The Albanese government has deployed its autonomous cyber sanction powers for the second time, joining the United States and United Kingdom in imposing restrictions on another alleged Russian hacker....
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Global cyber threat intel from Microsoft will feed directly into the federal government’s threat intelligence sharing platform at machine speed in a move designed to boost Australia’s cyber defences....
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Australian energy ministers will develop nationally consistent standards and a new regulatory framework for household solar and vehicle-to-grid technologies to help manage the risks, including cybersecurity, of a quickly...
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Online safety standards designed to force tech giants to scan cloud storage for illegal and harmful content in Australia set a “dangerous global precedent” that could undermine security protections...
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New cybersecurity standards for solar inverters, battery storage and electric vehicle chargers are being developed by the federal government to improve the security of Australia’s energy supply, which is...
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Australia has sanctioned a Russian hacker for his involvement in the Medibank cyber-attack, marking the first time the federal government has used Magnitsky-style powers to name and shame a...
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Proposed legal protections for businesses that share information with the government cyber responders during an attack should not stand in the way of future enforcement action by regulators, according...
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Australian businesses will continue making ransomware payments while it makes business sense, but the government’s move to force disclosure of the payments will eventually help arrest the current growth...
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The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...
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The federal government’s cyber hubs program was scrapped after an independent evaluation found the model would not have resulted in a significant cybersecurity uplift or prevented an Optus-style data...
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The government would fine businesses that fail to report ransomware attacks, including sensitive information about their systems, to cyber agencies under the initial proposal for its upcoming notification scheme....