Ransomware remains the “most destructive cybercrime threat” facing Australia, according to the national cybersecurity agency, despite data showing a marginal drop in official reports from victims over the past...
Accounting multinational KPMG will be paid nearly $10 million over the next eight months to assist with the implementation of the 10-year, $10 billion REDSPICE cyber program, which aims...
Australia’s signals intelligence agency is “very confident” it can fill 1900 new cyber roles after receiving a $10 billion budget boost, despite losing around one in ten of its...
You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...
In the shadow of an imminent election, this year’s federal budget included some welcome investments for Australian innovation ecosystem, but didn’t go far enough, according to a panel of...
The tech industry had few expectations of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s pre-election budget. With just weeks to go before heading to the polls, we have clearly moved on from pandemic-related...
A near-$10 billion, decade-long investment in Australia’s spy agency which will see it double in size and its cyber capabilities triple is a “game-changer” and a “significant opportunity” for...
Australian Signals Directorate director-general Rachel Noble has cautioned against proposals to establish a separate cybersecurity entity, saying that offensive cyber capabilities have now been “fully integrated” into the spy...
The federal government will move to mandate the Essential Eight cybersecurity controls in public sector entities, after it was revealed that many agencies have not even implemented the basic...
Cybersecurity threats are having a huge impact on all industries across the public and private sectors – with wide-ranging effects on company trust, the economy, and creating a host...