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...
Cyber Security
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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...
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Free research and development support is now available to small and medium sized firms with cybersecurity needs through the latest round of its Innovate to Grow program. The program...
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CyberCX on Thursday announced it has acquired Tracer Cloud and Consegna, two cloud security companies based in Sydney and Auckland respectively, for an undisclosed sum. The deal means CyberCX...
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On Tuesday, Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his government’s first full ministry, with Victorian member Clare O’Neil appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security....
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We use internet-connected devices to access our bank accounts, keep our transport systems moving, communicate with our colleagues, listen to music, undertake commercially sensitive tasks – and order pizza....
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The Quad nations have finished mapping capacity and vulnerabilities in global semiconductor supply chains in the first step of an effort to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals....