Tag: 2020 cyber security strategy

Labor calls for national ransomware strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor has called on the government to launch a national ransomware strategy to make Australia a less attractive target for cyberattacks. Shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts...

Concern over ‘rushed’ critical infrastructure law

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New rules for critical infrastructure covering a broad range of tech firms are being “rushed” without proper scrutiny being applied, according to a number of submissions to government. The...

Telstra’s Penn to lead Australian cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A permanent 10-person advisory committee, helmed by Telstra boss Andy Penn, has been established to guide the implementation of the federal government’s $1.7 billion cybersecurity strategy. The 2020 Cyber...

Labor calls for strategic tech industry policy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must develop a strategic technology industry policy to align R&D, procurement, defence spending and policies, according to shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts. Speaking in...

Procurement power and cybersecurity capability

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government should use its significant procurement powers to improve cybersecurity across the economy and stimulate innovation, according to a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute....

The nation needs a cyber minister: Turnbull

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The lack of a specific minister responsible for cybersecurity is a key weakness in the federal government’s new strategy and overarching cyber policies, according to former Prime Minister Malcolm...

Cyber advisory panel delivers 60 recommendations

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

SMEs are the nation’s cyber underclass

Posted on   |  by Peter Maynard
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...

Threat-sharing platform now 10x funding cost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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....