In-house threat hunters based in regional New South Wales uncovered and remediated more than 22,000 vulnerabilities in state government and local council systems last year through proactive monitoring. That’s...
Cyber Security
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If cybersecurity breaches are the new normal – and they are – then it is critical that governments lead the centralised and coordinated defensive efforts at an economy-wide scale....
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Anyone who has engaged with a ‘professional’ board — be that of a listed corporation, not-for-profit, small business or startup — knows that directors qualified through the Australian Institute...
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An advisory board led by former Telstra boss Andy Penn is pressing the federal government to consider a Cyber Security Act as part of the Cyber Security Strategy refresh...
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Critical infrastructure operators could face a collective regulatory burden of $1 billion each year following the commencement of the final tranche of obligations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure...
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Tech Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder has warned that Australia should not accept growing cyber threats as the cost of doing business online, saying that greater investment...
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The New South Wales government’s cyber agency is yet to verify other agencies’ security claims and has “no plan” to realise its maturity uplift target, despite a massive funding...
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The Australian Signals Directorate is outsourcing key elements of its landmark national security uplift program, going to market this week for industry partners to help the cyber spy agency...
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A new industry association has set out to establish a cyber intelligence sharing community to help boost the cyber resilience of the largest and smallest critical infrastructure providers in...
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The Department of Defence will pay consultants more than $20,000 every day for the next 18 months to test the Navy’s cyber hygiene after years of government uplift programs....
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There is a central imperative in cybersecurity that is all about the immediate – to detect and respond to cyber threats as they emerge, very often in real time....
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Significant cyber-attacks could soon join fires, floods and tsunamis on the list of recognised disasters in Western Australia, with the state government now working to develop a specific emergency...
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A ransomware taskforce representing 37 likeminded governments and chaired by Australia on Monday commenced operation, aiming to improve global cooperation on disrupting the lucrative cyber crime. Agreed to in...
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Three law firms are pursuing compensation potentially worth billions of dollars for the Medibank customers affected by a massive data breach at the health insurer, while an investigation into...