Tag: ASD

Cyber spy chief lends weight to onshore AI push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia stands to gain a first-mover defence advantage if it can secure frontier AI companies to train models onshore, the head of the country’s cyber spy agency Abigail Bradshaw...

AI Safety Institute teams with ASD to test unreleased models

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is working with the nation’s cybersecurity agency to test highly advanced artificial intelligence models not yet publicly available, its newly appointed head has revealed....

Agencies keeping ASD in the dark on cyber incidents

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Chronic underreporting of cybersecurity incidents has taken hold across the federal government, with most agencies failing to report the majority of incidents to Australia’s top cyber spy in each...

ASD veteran Jessica Hunter named cyber ambassador

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The federal government has appointed cyber veteran Jessica Hunter as Australia’s new Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, a key role that links diplomatic, national security and industry...

ASD reveals two ‘extensive’ cyber breaches as threats escalate

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Two significant cyber intrusions against the federal government and critical infrastructure providers occurred during the past financial year, resulting in what officials described as “extensive compromise” of sensitive systems....

Australia’s Top Secret cloud and the battle for sovereignty

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $2 billion Top Secret cloud is sorely needed by defence and intelligence agencies that have fallen years behind the private sector, allies and some adversaries. But the government’s...

Gig Guide: Marles appoints new cyber chief

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre is Stephanie Crowe, who replaces Abigail Bradshaw following her  promotion to director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Ms Crowe has...

Australia sees first drop in cybercrime reports

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Reports of cybercrime to national authorities fell for the first time last year, ending a half decade of surging known incidents as the Albanese government ploughs $20 billion into...